UPDATE: Beck Malenstyn Officially Re-signs With Sabres

*** It is official: the Buffalo Sabres and Beck Malenstyn have agreed to a new deal***

The Buffalo Sabres are working on their lineup for next season, and it looks like another popular player will be coming back to the Blue and Gold.

Buffalo Sabres Set To Re-sign Beck Malenstyn

The latest online rumor from the website Sportsnet.ca is that the Buffalo Sabres have agreed to re-sign Beck Malenstyn to a long-term deal. The deal is reportedly going to be a six-year deal worth $18 million dollar.

Malenstyn has been in Buffalo the past two seasons since he joined the team via trade with the Washington Capitals in 2024. As a Buffalo Sabre, Malenstyn has scored 11 goals and had 13 assists for a total of 24 points in two seasons.

He also played in 13 playoff games for the Sabres, scoring one goal and adding two assists. While not official, this deal is expected to be finalized and sent to the league later today.  

This is the second long-term deal the Sabres have done in the past week. Last week, they re-signed the wildly popular Zach Benson to a 7-year deal.

Buffalo Sabres 2026 Free Agents

The Sabres still have several players who will become free agents on Wednesday, July 1st. 

• Tanner Pearson (LW)
• Logan Stanley (D)
• Luke Schenn (D)
• Josh Dunne (C)
• Trevor Kuntar (C)
• Jake Leschyshyn (C)
• Gavin Bayreuther (D)
  
• David Kempf (C)

The Sabres also have several players who will be restricted free agents on Wednesday.

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That means the Sabres can match any offer these players get from other teams or get compensation if they leave.

• Peyton Krebs (C)
• Michael Kesselring (D)
• Zac Jones (D)
• Nikita Novikov (D)
• Isaac Belliveau (D)
• Olivier Nadeau (RW)

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