‘As it pertains to Reinhart, though, the bridge contract gives him every opportunity to prove that he was and is every bit the player he portrayed himself as over the back half of last season. To be sure, Reinhart was excellent, too. In fact, on offense alone, he was among the best in the league. From Jan. 7 onward, a span of 41 games for the Sabres, Reinhart was not only the top scorer in the Buffalo lineup, besting the likes of Jack Eichel and Ryan O’Reilly, he was the 32nd-highest scorer in the entire NHL. He amassed more points over that span than players such as Patrick Kane, Sean Couturier and Patrik Laine. He scored more goals than all but 17 players.’