The Buffalo Sabres have acquired defenseman Gavin Bayreuther from the Carolina Hurricanes in alternate for ahead Viktor Neuchev.
Bayreuther has recorded 4 objectives and 9 assists in 33 video games with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves this season.
The ninth-year professional has skated in 271 video games within the AHL with Chicago, Texas and Cleveland, recording 29 objectives and 101 assists for 130 factors. He reached the Calder Cup Finals as a rookie with Texas in 2017-18.
Bayreuther has additionally performed 122 video games within the NHL with Dallas and Columbus, tallying 5 objectives and 23 assists for 28 factors.
Neuchev, a third-round choose by Buffalo within the 2022 NHL Draft, is in his third North American season and has six objectives and 10 assists in 34 contests for the AHL’s Rochester Individuals in 2025-26.
The 22-year-old ahead has totaled 24 objectives and 42 assists for 66 factors in 130 AHL video games with the Amerks.
