Tyler Ennis

Tyler Ennis re-signed with the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, giving the play-making forward one less worry about his immediate future with the threat of an NHL lockout looming.Ennis signed a two-year contract worth $5.625 million, according to a person familiar with the contract. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the financial terms were not disclosed by the Sabres.Ennis had been a restricted free agent whose rights had been retained by the team in June.The deal was reached on a day in which the NHL is prepared to lock out its players if a new collective bargaining agreement is not reached by midnight, when the current deal expires.General manager Darcy Regier said the threat of a labor disruption played a key role in getting Ennis signed because the team would've been barred from negotiating with the player in the event of a lockout."I think with the uncertainty, what it does is it removed one additional piece," Regier said. "Whenever it is we start, Tyler's signed ...

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