Sabres Daily: Fitzgerald Signs In Florida; Bedard Gets Birthday Present

Former Buffalo Sabres defenseman Casey Fitzgerald agreed to a one-year, two-way deal with the Florida Panthers on Monday. Fitzgerald was a third-round pick of Buffalo in 2016 and after four years at Boston College, he split time the next four seasons with AHL Rochester and the Sabres.

Just a beautiful heads-up pass from Casey Fitzgerald (@CaseyFitz97). 👏 pic.twitter.com/YmwPnvnEUj

— NHL (@NHL) February 16, 2022

Fitzgerald was claimed by the Panthers when the Sabres placed the 26-year-old on waivers in early January but only played four regular seasons and two playoff games for Florida.

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