OTP - Sabres Need To Bounce Back From A Slow Start A former Buffalo Sabres forward is available for the taking, as the Tampa Bay Lightning [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/] have placed Conor Sheary on waivers. Sheary is under contract until the end of the 2025-26 season and carries a $2 million cap hit. Sheary struggled to find his fit during his first season with the Lightning in 2023-24, posting four goals, 11 assists, and a minus-3 rating in 57 games. He also has zero points in three games for the Lightning so far this season. Now, he is on waivers. Sheary spent the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons with the Sabres, where he had 23 goals and 53 points in 133 games. His time with the Sabres ended in Feb. 2020 when he was traded back to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Dominik Kahun. Conor Sheary [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjEwMTkxMzc3OTIzODQzMTAz/usatsi_13947738.jpg] Conor Sheary In 591 career games split between the Penguins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/], Sabres, Washington Capitals, and Lightning, Sheary has 124 goals, 267 points, and a plus-3 rating. He also has two Stanley Cup championships on his resume. RECENT SABRES NEWS Sabres Star Forward Is Right Back To Dominating [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/sabres-star-forward-is-right-back-to-dominating-thompson] Sabres Make Big Statement With Latest Win [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/sabres-make-big-statement-with-latest-win-buffalo] Sabres Forward Can Do Something Special Against Stars [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/sabres-forward-can-do-something-special-against-stars] Important Sabres Forward Makes Surprising Return To Practice [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/important-sabres-forward-makes-surprising-return-to-practice-aube-kubel] Former Sabres Star Rewarded For Incredible Week [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/former-sabres-star-rewarded-for-incredible-week] Former Sabres Defender Hits Massive Milestone [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/former-sabres-defender-hits-massive-milestone] New Sabres Forward Arrives In A Big Way [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/new-sabres-forward-arrives-in-a-big-way-malenstyn] Sabres Star On Track For Big Bounce-Back Season [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/sabres-star-on-track-for-big-bounce-back-season] Sabres Sign Promising Goalie Prospect To New Deal [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/sabres-sign-promising-goalie-prospect-to-new-deal] 3 Former Sabres Released By Same Team [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/3-former-sabres-released-by-same-team]