TAMPA, Fla. - Sam Reinhart likes getting in goaltenders’ faces. He has a real knack for it, too, providing the screen for three of Buffalo’s eight goals this season. It looks like he’s filled the net-front role for years.
In reality, it’s been less than a week.
“I love that position,” Reinhart said Friday. “With that being said, I don’t recall a time that I’ve ever played it.”
The Sabres rookie was always the playmaker for his childhood and junior teams, so coaches never told him to just stand in front of the net and disrupt the goalie.