Age: 24
Contract: $1.125 million, under contract through 2016-17 then RFA
Introduction: Mark Pysyk has been in the Sabres system for what seems like forever (he was drafted in the first round in 2010) but over the past three seasons, he cracked the 100 NHL games plateau and with a consistent season in 2015, has earned a spot among the Sabres top-six.
Key Stat: Pysyk has long been lauded as a good Corsi player, and he certainly proved it this season, leading all Sabres players with a 51.