The Buffalo Sabres hire former NHL forward Milan Lucic as a pro scout, the team announces. The move is part of a broader set of hockey operations changes that include additional hires and promotions. Lucic, 38, recently announces his retirement after a 17-year NHL career and now joins the Sabres in a scouting role focused on professional talent. He comes to Buffalo following his most prominent years with the Boston Bruins, where he played for the first eight seasons of his career and won a Stanley Cup in 2011. The Athletic notes that Lucic’s NHL history includes a moment that made him unpopular with some Sabres fans, after a hit on Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller in 2011. While reactions from fans have varied, all reporting frames the appointment as a post-retirement shift into Sabres hockey operations. The Sabres do not describe, in the provided accounts, the specific scope of Lucic’s scouting responsibilities beyond the pro scout title.
Sabres hire former NHL forward Milan Lucic as pro scout
The Buffalo Sabres hire former NHL forward Milan Lucic as a pro scout, the team announces. The move is part of a broader set of hockey operations changes that include additional hires and promotions....
- The Buffalo Sabres hire former NHL player Milan Lucic as a pro scout.
- The hiring is announced as part of a series of hockey operations moves, including other hires and promotions.
- Lucic retires from the NHL after a 17-year career before taking the Sabres job.
- He previously plays for the Boston Bruins for his first eight NHL seasons and wins the Stanley Cup in 2011.
- One earlier 2011 incident involving a hit on Sabres goalie Ryan Miller is noted by at least one outlet.
Former NHL player Milan Lucic has gone from being a one-time Buffalo Sabres' antagonist to landing a job as a pro scout, the team announced as part of a series of hirings and promotions on Tuesday. Lucic joins the Sabres weeks after announcing his retirement in ending a 17-year NHL career. The 38-year-old spent his first eight seasons with Boston, where Lucic won a Stanley Cup in 2011.
2 hours agoLucic wasn’t popular among Sabres fans during his Bruins career after a hit on Sabres goalie Ryan Miller in 2011.
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