Confirmed: Jeff Cowan Signs With Sabres

[Declan]

I'm hearing that Cowan has signed with the Sabres.

Cowan who is a LW known for dropping the gloves was under contract w/ the Canucks last season and had a cap hit of $725K

This makes sense if true as it was expected that the team would walk away from UFA forward Andrew Peters who Cowan would undoubtedly replace in the Sabres lineup.

[Declan]

As we said late last Friday night, Jeff Cowan has been signed by the Buffalo Sabres. It was confirmed by the team today w/ this press release:

Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have signed unrestricted free agent LW Jeff Cowan.

Cowan (9/27/1976, 6’2”, 205 lbs.) is a veteran of 413 NHL games with Calgary, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Vancouver. A native of Scarborough, Ont., Cowan has collected 81 points (47+34) and 695 PIMs in eight NHL seasons. Cowan played for the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen last season, picking up 15 points (5+10) and 94 PIMs in 71 games.

Cowan was originally signed by Calgary as an undrafted free agent on October 2, 1995, following a three-year OHL career with Guelph and Barrie.

Source: sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=480032&navid=buf-home-dl

[Declan]

According to CapGeek it's a 1 yr deal worth $550k