Hurricanes acquire skilled forward from Sabres in offseason trade

The Carolina Hurricanes are adding another intriguing name to their prospect pipeline.

Carolina has acquired forward Stiven Sardarian from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for future considerations, a low cost move that could end up paying off if the young winger's college production carries over to the pro game.

Sardarian was a third round pick by Buffalo back in 2021, taken 88th overall with a selection the Sabres got from Florida in the Brandon Montour trade.

He spent his draft years bouncing around, starting at the University of New Hampshire before hopping into the transfer portal and landing at Michigan Tech, where things really took off.

His numbers exploded once he settled in with the Huskies.

Sardarian led Michigan Tech in scoring in back to back seasons, capping things off with 44 points in just 37 games as a senior.

That kind of production earned him CCHA forward of the year honors and put him back on NHL radars just as his rights were about to expire.

Buffalo never got him signed to an entry level deal, and with the deadline passed, he was staring down unrestricted free agency.

Rather than let him walk for nothing, the Sabres flipped him to Carolina, a franchise that has built a reputation for squeezing value out of unheralded assets.

The Hurricanes have consistently found success developing depth players into legitimate NHL contributors, and Sardarian fits the mold of a project worth taking a flier on.

At 6 foot 2 and 187 pounds, he has the frame to handle pro hockey, and his offensive jump as a senior suggests the tools are there.

There is no roster spot waiting for him tomorrow, but for a team like Carolina that plays the long game exceptionally well, this is exactly the kind of low risk swing that sometimes turns into a real find.

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