Staal is reunited with Adams, who were teammates on the 2006 Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup-winning team. And he played 32 games for the Sabres in 2021 before being traded to Montreal.

The Sabres have added NHL veteran Eric Staal to the front office as a special assistant to general manager Kevyn Adams, his former teammate with the Carolina Hurricanes. “Eric was one of the first people I thought of when I originally became general manager,

"As I looked for ways to enhance our existing staff, I wanted to add somebody to our group that has a fresh perspective and the direct experience of winning at all levels of hockey," Sabres GM Kevyn Adams said in a news release.