Buffalo Sabres' 1st round choice (18th overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Player Notes:
2006 PLAYOFFS: Two points (0+2) in eight games... Suffered broken foot in Game 2 @ Ottawa (5/8).
2005-06: Had one assist vs. Toronto (4/16)... Scored goal @ Ottawa (4/8)... Was +1 @ Montreal (12/1)... Had one assist and was +2 @ Pittsburgh (11/29)... Scored his first goal of the season vs. Washington (11/17)... Had one assist vs. Carolina (11/9)...Had two assists vs Toronto (11/11)... Had one assist @ NY Islanders (10/29)... Assisted on Briere's goal @ NJ (10/28)... Recorded one assist vs. NY Rangers (10/22)... Assisted on Kotalik's game-winner @ Boston (10/20)... Picked up first point of the year (assist) @ Tampa (101/3)... Skated 9:11 with one shot in season debut vs. Pittsburgh (10/10)... Missed first three games with groin injury.
2003-04: Led Buffalo defensemen in goals (10) for second-straight seasonSet career-high totals for assists (24), points (34) and goals.
CAREER: 2000-01: Finished season with 22 (4+18) points ... Finished second among rookies with +5 plus/minus rating in 2001 playoffs ... Selected to the AHL All-Rookie team in 1999-2000.
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