BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres have avoided a salary arbitration hearing with Conor Timmins by signing the newly acquired defenseman to a two-year, $4.4 million contract on Sunday.
Timmins, 26, was a restricted free agent and was acquired along with defenseman Isaac Belliveau in a trade that sent Connor Clifton to the Pittsburgh Penguins on June 28. The Sabres are Timmins’ fifth team in six NHL seasons since the player, a second-round pick in the 2017 draft, made his league debut with Colorado in the 2019-20 season.
Last season, Timmins achieved a personal best of three goals and 15 points in 68 games, split between Pittsburgh and Toronto. Overall, he has six goals and 46 points in 159 games.
Timmins’s signing leaves the Sabres with goalie Devon Levi as their only restricted free agent without a contract.
