Another former Buffalo Sabers player will hoist the Stanley Cup in 2024

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — While we don’t know which team will win the Stanley Cup, we do know that one or more former Sabers will have their name engraved on the trophy after the 2024 season.

As the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers meet in the 2024 Stanley Cup, seven former Sabers players are on both rosters. The Panthers are essentially Southern Sabres, with six players on their roster who previously played in Buffalo.

The list is led by Sam Reinhart, the Sabres’ second overall pick in 2014, who played 454 games with the Sabres. Kyle Okposo, who captained the Sabers the past two seasons, played 516 games with the Sabers after joining the team as a free agent in 2016.

Reinhart was traded to Florida three years ago for Devon Levi and the 28th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, while Okposo was sent to Florida just a few months ago for a seventh-round pick.

The Panthers roster also includes:

Evan Rodrigues – 192 games with BUF
Brandon Montour – 112 games with BUF
Dmitry Kulikov – 47 matches with BUF
Rasmus Asplund – 164 games with BUF

As for the Oilers, the only former Saber on their roster is Evander Kane, who played 196 games with the blue and gold. Combined, the seven former Sabers played 1,681 games in Buffalo.