7th year center Brian Flynn(32) decides to opt out of his 1 year two-way deal with St. Louis Blues after being mostly injured and reassigned to affiliate San Antonio Rampage. scoring a goal and 8 assists in 21 AHL games.
The 30-year old veteran of 275 NHL games (27-34-61) decides to sign for the remainder of the season with EV Zug of NLA, where he’ll likely be pretty happy playing.
Under contract last season with Dallas Stars he played exclusively in the minors with Texas Stars and grabbed career highs 18 goals, 29 assists, 47 points with a +13 rating, then added another 15 points in 22 Calder Cup Playoff game, bowing out in the Finals.
He played pretty much equal time with original signing team Buffalo Sabres, then a pair of decently successful 10 points campaigns for Montreal Canadiens.
Playing overseas might be the best route for the former University Of Maine captain, who came in undrafted and eked out a spot.
Brian Flynn (10)
Buffalo Sabres‘ undrafted rookie right wing Brian Flynn(10) signed a very conservative one-year entry level contract with the team following an NCAA college career that saw him as basically a point per game player.
Starting on reassignment with their affiliate Rochester Americans, while the NHL goes on prolonged lunch break, the 6’1″ 185 lbs. forward is continuing in the pro ranks where he left off. In 20 AHL games he’s well in front of all first year players with 9 goals and 8 assists and is 3rd overall in team scoring, ahead of a roster that is stacked with proven talent. His totals also put him in the top 10 of rookie point totals thus far.
If he stays on this pace, the Sabres would be wise to extend his contract for at least a couple more seasons as he’ll probably fill out that still undersized frame and looks to become a nice power forward pick-up with plenty of scoring punch.