It appears that another thrity-something veteran no longer has a place in the NHL. 33-year-old RW Drew Stafford was released from his PTO with the Minnesota Wild today. Stafford was scoreless in his three preseason games.
Stafford was taken 13th overall in 2004 NHL draft by the Buffalo Sabres. He had a couple of 50+ point season with them in 2010-11 and 2011-12, but then his production began to decline. Stafford was part of a large trade between the Sabres and the Jets, which also involved Tyler Myers, Evander Kane, and Zach Bogosian. After a couple of years in Winnipeg and Boston, Stafford spent the last two season being an under 15-point guy for the Devils. In his 841 NHL career, Stafford has 196 goals and 232 assists with a -58 and 415 PIMS.
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