The Florida Panthers’ winger Sam Reinhart had a lot of reasons to celebrate his two goals in a 1-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. The Panthers not only snapped a four-game losing streak, but Reinhart also became the second player in franchise history to score 50 goals.

Reinhart has been having an outstanding 2023-24 campaign, reaching the 50-goal mark in 71 games while also adding 33 assists for a career-high 84 points. He never scored more than 33 goals since making his NHL debut in 2014-15.

“Very cool,” Reinhart said after the game. “It’s obviously a number I’ve never really thought about.”

The only other Panthers player to score 50 goals was Pavel Bure, who did it twice. Bure had 58 goals in 1999-00 and 59 goals in 2000-01.

“Such a rare thing in a player’s career,” Panthers’ head coach Paul Maurice said of Reinhart’s achievement. “That puts you in elite class. There are very few people’s names who score 50 that you don’t know. They’re superstars. We’re just so fortunate to have him.”

Sam Reinhart spent the first seven years of his career with the Buffalo Sabres before being traded to the Panthers ahead of the 2021–22 season. Reinhart, who earned his first All-Star nod in 2023-24, is currently in the final year of his three-year, $19.5 million contract.

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Buffalo Sabres managed to avoid arbitration with center Sam Reinhart and goalie Linus Ullmark at the last moment. The team announced on Sunday that both Reinhart and Ullmark inked one-year deals that will keep them with the organization through the 2020/21 NHL season.

Reinhart got a new deal worth $5.2 million after putting up 50 points (22 goals and 28 assists) in 69 games he played during shortened 2019/20. He was set to have his arbitration hearing on Monday.

Ullmark, who will get $2.6 million next season, was set to appear in front of a panel of arbitrators on Tuesday. He was a rotation piece in the Sabres’ lineup last season, playing 34 games in which he posted a 17-14-3 record.  The 27-year-old finished the campaign with a 2.69 goals-against average (GAA), and .915 save percentage.

This represents a big coup for Sabres, especially since the duo is expected to play a significant role for the team next season.

Sam Reinhart was the franchise’s second overall pick in 2014 and is currently ranked second in points for Sabres since 2015. The Canadian has 109 goals and 146 assists for a total of 255 points in 400 NHL games he played so far.

Linus Ullmark is projected to make a two-piece goalkeeping choice on Buffalo’s goal with Carter Hutton. Ullmark has been with Sabres since 2016 and has 97 games for the franchise.

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Buffalo Sabres can finally resume their training camp with the full roster as of Wednesday. The team signed forward Sam Reinhart, who was a restricted free agent, to a two-year deal worth $7.3 million.

This new deal means that Reinhart will end his holdout, which caused him to miss the start of the training camp, and will rejoin the team soon.

BREAKING: We've signed forward Sam Reinhart to a two-year deal. pic.twitter.com/E0dodwJdFs

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) September 19, 2018

The issue with Sam Reinhart’s new contract was reportedly the fact that he was showing a great deal of inconsistency during his time in the league. The 22-year-old was taken second overall by the Sabres in 2014 NHL Entry Draft but didn’t manage to back up this selection on ice. He also struggled in the first part of the last season but ended up scoring 18 goals and 19 assists in the final 38 games, which brought him to a career-high 50 points in a single season. Reinhart played 249 NHL career games, scoring 65 goals and providing 75 assists.

Even though Sabres had to think twice before giving Reinhart this kind of a deal, general manager Jason Botterill insists that the young Canadian will play a significant part on the team.

“He is part of the rebuild. That’s the bottom line,” – said Botterill. “It’s evident that he’s worked very hard this summer.”

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The Florida Panthers’ winger Sam Reinhart had a lot of reasons to celebrate his two goals in a 1-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. The Panthers not only snapped a four-game losing streak, but Reinhart also became the second player in franchise history to score 50 goals.

Reinhart has been having an outstanding 2023-24 campaign, reaching the 50-goal mark in 71 games while also adding 33 assists for a career-high 84 points. He never scored more than 33 goals since making his NHL debut in 2014-15.

“Very cool,” Reinhart said after the game. “It’s obviously a number I’ve never really thought about.”

The only other Panthers player to score 50 goals was Pavel Bure, who did it twice. Bure had 58 goals in 1999-00 and 59 goals in 2000-01.

“Such a rare thing in a player’s career,” Panthers’ head coach Paul Maurice said of Reinhart’s achievement. “That puts you in elite class. There are very few people’s names who score 50 that you don’t know. They’re superstars. We’re just so fortunate to have him.”

Sam Reinhart spent the first seven years of his career with the Buffalo Sabres before being traded to the Panthers ahead of the 2021–22 season. Reinhart, who earned his first All-Star nod in 2023-24, is currently in the final year of his three-year, $19.5 million contract.

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Buffalo Sabres managed to avoid arbitration with center Sam Reinhart and goalie Linus Ullmark at the last moment. The team announced on Sunday that both Reinhart and Ullmark inked one-year deals that will keep them with the organization through the 2020/21 NHL season.

Reinhart got a new deal worth $5.2 million after putting up 50 points (22 goals and 28 assists) in 69 games he played during shortened 2019/20. He was set to have his arbitration hearing on Monday.

Ullmark, who will get $2.6 million next season, was set to appear in front of a panel of arbitrators on Tuesday. He was a rotation piece in the Sabres’ lineup last season, playing 34 games in which he posted a 17-14-3 record.  The 27-year-old finished the campaign with a 2.69 goals-against average (GAA), and .915 save percentage.

This represents a big coup for Sabres, especially since the duo is expected to play a significant role for the team next season.

Sam Reinhart was the franchise’s second overall pick in 2014 and is currently ranked second in points for Sabres since 2015. The Canadian has 109 goals and 146 assists for a total of 255 points in 400 NHL games he played so far.

Linus Ullmark is projected to make a two-piece goalkeeping choice on Buffalo’s goal with Carter Hutton. Ullmark has been with Sabres since 2016 and has 97 games for the franchise.

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Buffalo Sabres can finally resume their training camp with the full roster as of Wednesday. The team signed forward Sam Reinhart, who was a restricted free agent, to a two-year deal worth $7.3 million.

This new deal means that Reinhart will end his holdout, which caused him to miss the start of the training camp, and will rejoin the team soon.

BREAKING: We've signed forward Sam Reinhart to a two-year deal. pic.twitter.com/E0dodwJdFs

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) September 19, 2018

The issue with Sam Reinhart’s new contract was reportedly the fact that he was showing a great deal of inconsistency during his time in the league. The 22-year-old was taken second overall by the Sabres in 2014 NHL Entry Draft but didn’t manage to back up this selection on ice. He also struggled in the first part of the last season but ended up scoring 18 goals and 19 assists in the final 38 games, which brought him to a career-high 50 points in a single season. Reinhart played 249 NHL career games, scoring 65 goals and providing 75 assists.

Even though Sabres had to think twice before giving Reinhart this kind of a deal, general manager Jason Botterill insists that the young Canadian will play a significant part on the team.

“He is part of the rebuild. That’s the bottom line,” – said Botterill. “It’s evident that he’s worked very hard this summer.”

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