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Sam Carrick

Position	Center / Right Wing	Current Team	Buffalo Sabres
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	3 years ($1,000.0K CapHit)
Height	6'0"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	202	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	35
Age (DOB)	34 (Feb 4, 1992)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2010, Round 5, Overall 144 (TOR)

Date	Team	Transaction
Mar 6, 2026	Buffalo Sabres	Acquired from New York Rangers
Mar 6, 2026	New York Rangers	Traded to Buffalo Sabres
Jul 1, 2024	New York Rangers	Signed 3 years @ $1.000M AAV starting in 2024-25
Apr 26, 2022	Anaheim Ducks	Signed 2 years @ $850K AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 13, 2021	Anaheim Ducks	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
May 9, 2020	Anaheim Ducks	Signed 1 year @ $700K AAV starting in 2020-21
Jun 27, 2019	Anaheim Ducks	Signed 1 year @ $700K AAV starting in 2019-20
Jun 5, 2017	Anaheim Ducks	Signed 2 years @ $650K AAV starting in 2017-18
Jul 1, 2016	Chicago Blackhawks	Signed 1 year @ $575K AAV starting in 2016-17
May 28, 2015	Toronto Maple Leafs	Signed 1 year @ $600K AAV starting in 2015-16
Mar 31, 2012	Toronto Maple Leafs	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2015-16	TOR	3	-	-	-	-1.58	-2.10	-2.06	-	1.39
2018-19	ANA	6	-0.13	3.62	-1.57	-1.91	-2.24	-2.02	-	1.31
2019-20	ANA	9	-1.86	-0.65	-1.47	-1.52	-2.06	0.54	-	-3.03
2020-21	ANA	13	-1.00	-0.31	-1.05	-0.12	-2.02	-1.74	-	0.67
2021-22	ANA	64	0.19	-0.66	1.01	0.93	-0.54	-1.07	-0.76	0.82
2022-23	ANA	52	-1.68	-1.40	-0.86	-0.03	-1.80	-1.90	-1.12	0.21
2023-24	ANA, EDM	77	-0.84	-1.09	-0.08	0.15	-0.28	0.10	-0.43	0.61
2024-25	NYR	80	-1.13	-0.44	-1.13	-1.32	-0.42	-1.01	-1.05	1.68
2025-26	BUF, NYR	73	-0.92	-1.43	0.43	0.42	-0.20	-1.09	-0.91	0.42

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2015-16	TOR	3	-1.30	-2.03	-0.35	-1.65	-0.81	2.53	-
2018-19	ANA	6	-1.54	-2.02	-1.46	-3.57	-3.05	0.82	-
2019-20	ANA	9	-0.14	-0.61	-1.43	3.18	0.88	-4.54	-
2020-21	ANA	13	-0.52	-0.90	-1.99	-1.36	-0.87	1.38	-
2021-22	ANA	64	-1.33	-1.80	-0.62	-0.60	-0.40	0.53	49.4
2022-23	ANA	52	-1.53	-1.72	-0.87	-1.42	-0.72	1.72	49.3
2023-24	ANA, EDM	77	-1.62	-1.35	0.83	-0.25	-0.56	-0.46	53.4
2024-25	NYR	80	-1.07	-1.96	-0.37	-0.98	-1.41	-0.48	54.2
2025-26	BUF, NYR	73	-1.73	-1.85	-0.53	-0.75	-0.59	0.34	54.8

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	TOR	3	29:38	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.36	-0.36	0.00	5.95	-5.95	0.00	0.00
2018-19	ANA	6	57:16	0.00	1.05	1.05	0.35	-0.35	0.00	6.63	-6.63	0.00	0.00
2019-20	ANA	9	106:05	0.00	0.57	0.57	0.48	-0.48	0.00	5.61	-5.61	5.00	0.00
2020-21	ANA	13	154:02	0.39	0.78	1.17	0.42	-0.03	5.00	5.41	-0.41	0.00	0.00
2021-22	ANA	64	652:41	0.83	0.64	1.47	0.61	0.22	12.33	9.02	3.31	1.90	4.76
2022-23	ANA	52	491:41	0.37	0.37	0.73	0.40	-0.04	6.25	6.90	-0.65	0.00	1.56
2023-24	ANA	61	536:54	0.45	0.22	0.67	0.43	0.02	7.55	7.29	0.26	4.94	3.70
2023-24	EDM	16	156:41	0.77	1.15	1.91	0.66	0.11	14.29	12.29	2.00	0.00	23.53
2023-24	ANA, EDM	77	693:35	0.52	0.43	0.95	0.48	0.04	8.96	8.34	0.62	4.08	7.14
2024-25	NYR	80	845:02	0.28	0.71	0.99	0.56	-0.27	5.26	10.35	-5.08	0.88	6.19
2025-26	BUF	13	123:58	2.42	0.48	2.90	0.92	1.50	27.78	10.60	17.18	0.00	0.00
2025-26	NYR	60	555:23	0.32	0.43	0.76	0.58	-0.26	6.12	11.00	-4.88	1.23	9.88
2025-26	BUF, NYR	73	679:21	0.71	0.44	1.15	0.64	0.06	11.94	10.89	1.05	0.93	7.48

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	TOR	3	29:38	30.37	0.00	1.19	56.69	4.05	2.84	0.00	29.59	-0.48	-0.41	-4.39
2018-19	ANA	6	57:16	28.29	1.05	1.44	48.20	2.10	3.94	33.33	26.80	-1.02	1.17	-20.30
2019-20	ANA	9	106:05	42.42	1.70	2.17	34.50	3.39	1.92	33.33	53.01	0.10	-1.27	13.70
2020-21	ANA	13	154:02	35.06	2.34	1.75	44.80	1.56	2.81	60.00	38.35	-0.36	0.30	-7.35
2021-22	ANA	64	652:41	39.16	1.75	2.07	44.86	2.48	2.53	41.30	44.96	-0.42	-0.09	-3.77
2022-23	ANA	52	491:41	34.17	1.59	1.64	57.48	3.54	3.56	30.95	31.51	-0.77	0.16	-10.02
2023-24	ANA	61	536:54	37.77	1.01	1.68	42.47	2.35	2.51	30.00	40.10	-0.66	-0.07	-7.53
2023-24	EDM	16	156:41	36.38	2.30	2.07	37.14	2.30	1.80	50.00	53.52	-1.19	-0.55	-4.57
2023-24	ANA, EDM	77	693:35	37.46	1.30	1.77	41.26	2.34	2.35	35.71	42.95	-0.78	-0.18	-7.28
2024-25	NYR	80	845:02	35.93	1.78	2.09	41.61	1.85	2.54	49.02	45.19	-0.39	-0.18	-2.60
2025-26	BUF	13	123:58	48.88	3.87	3.16	45.01	1.94	3.79	66.67	45.48	0.31	1.34	-8.34
2025-26	NYR	60	555:23	33.92	1.62	1.99	40.30	2.16	2.27	42.86	46.70	-0.42	-0.25	-2.19
2025-26	BUF, NYR	73	679:21	36.65	2.03	2.20	41.16	2.12	2.54	48.94	46.37	-0.29	0.04	-3.43

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

2026 Rangers Report Card: Sam Carrick at Blue Shirt Banter (Tue May 12, 2026)
La LNH sévit à l'endroit d'Arber Xhekaj pour son geste sur Sam Carrick at HABSolument Fan (Mon May 11, 2026)
Arber Xhekaj's expected NHL punishment for Sam Carrick incident revealed at Habs Fanatics (Mon May 11, 2026)
Arber Xhekaj could face possible NHL sanction for late punch on Sam Carrick in Game 3 at Habs Fanatics (Mon May 11, 2026)
Sabres notes: Buffalo changes lineup by inserting Sam Carrick; Beck Malenstyn keeps playing after cut at Sabres Space (Mon May 11, 2026)
VIDÉO : Arber Xhekaj détruit Sam Carrick en fin de match at Dans Les Coulisses (Sun May 10, 2026)
Cole Caufield et Zachary Bolduc débloquent dans une victoire du CH at Dans Les Coulisses (Sun May 10, 2026)
Sabres notes: Buffalo changes lineup by inserting Sam Carrick; Beck Malenstyn keeps playing after cut at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Sun May 10, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres prepare to unleash a more physical fourth line in Montreal with Sam Carrick at Sabres Noise (Sun May 10, 2026)
Sabres' lineup changes set up physical Game 3 clash with Canadiens at Bell Centre at Habs Fanatics (Sun May 10, 2026)
Lindy Ruff makes important lineup decision involving key forward before Game 2 vs Canadiens at Habs Fanatics (Fri May 8, 2026)
With Sabres’ Tyson Kozak playing well, Sam Carrick has extra time to recover from injury at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Fri May 8, 2026)
Sabres Could Get Key Boost With Sam Carrick Closing In On Return at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed May 6, 2026)
Buffalo gets much-needed depth boost that gives Canadiens a bottom-six challenge at Habs Fanatics (Wed May 6, 2026)
Sabres News: Sam Carrick injury update, Zach Benson hype video, Alex Lyon at Sabres Noise (Wed May 6, 2026)
Sabres center Sam Carrick returns to practice ahead of second round against Montreal at Sabres Space (Wed May 6, 2026)
Sabres’ Sam Carrick expected to play in second round versus Canadiens; Konsta Helenius joins practice at Sabres Space (Wed May 6, 2026)
Sabres expect to welcome back center Sam Carrick for 2nd-round playoff series against Montreal at NBC Sports (Tue May 5, 2026)
Sabres’ Sam Carrick expected to play in second round versus Canadiens; Konsta Helenius joins practice at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Tue May 5, 2026)
Sabres expect to welcome back center Carrick for 2nd-round playoff series against Montreal at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue May 5, 2026)
Sabres’ Sam Carrick could return from arm injury in second round; Rasmus Dahlin finalist for Masterton at Sabres Space (Tue May 5, 2026)
Lindy Ruff provides surprising injury update that could be great news for the Sabres at Sabres Noise (Mon May 4, 2026)
Sabres’ Sam Carrick could return from arm injury in second round; Rasmus Dahlin finalist for Masterton at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Mon May 4, 2026)
Sabres defenseman Logan Stanley returns, centers Noah Ostlund, Sam Carrick out of second round at Sabres Space (Mon May 4, 2026)
Sam Carrick, Noah Ostlund ruled out for Sabres’ second-round series at Sabres Space (Mon May 4, 2026)
Lindy Ruff confirms Sabres will be without Noah Ostlund, Sam Carrick for start of Round 2 at Sabres Noise (Sun May 3, 2026)
Sam Carrick, Noah Ostlund ruled out for Sabres’ second-round series at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Sun May 3, 2026)
Sam Carrick's Rangers tenure was a "win-win" for Letter 2.0 at Blue Line Station (Tue Apr 28, 2026)
New York Rangers fan guide to 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs: who, what to root for at Forever Blueshirts (Sat Apr 18, 2026)
Sabres’ Sam Carrick injury news isn’t good for Bruins playoff series at Sabres Space (Fri Apr 17, 2026)
Sabres injuries: Sam Carrick unlikely for first round, Noah Ostlund ‘definite possibility’ at Sabres Space (Fri Apr 17, 2026)
Josh Dunne is the ideal candidate to replace the injured Sam Carrick in Buffalo at Sabres Noise (Sat Apr 4, 2026)
Week-to-week loss of Sam Carrick is a blow to Sabres’ fourth line at Sabres Space (Fri Apr 3, 2026)
Sabres’ Sam Carrick week to week with arm injury; Josh Dunne set to play at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Thu Apr 2, 2026)
Sam Carrick injury update creates massive question mark for Buffalo Sabres at Sabres Noise (Thu Apr 2, 2026)
Game 76 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres vs. Ottawa Senators at Die by the Blade (Thu Apr 2, 2026)
Ex-Rangers center who’s ‘been amazing’ for Sabres sustains worrisome injury at Forever Blueshirts (Wed Apr 1, 2026)
Sabres center Sam Carrick suffers left arm injury in fight with Islanders’ captain Anders Lee at NBC Sports (Wed Apr 1, 2026)
Sabres center Sam Carrick suffers left arm injury in fight with Islanders’ captain Anders Lee at Sabres Space (Wed Apr 1, 2026)
Sabres' Carrick injures arm in fight with Isles' Lee at ESPN (Wed Apr 1, 2026)
Sabres center Sam Carrick suffers left arm injury in fight with Islanders' captain Anders Lee at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Mar 31, 2026)
Sam Carrick brought a bonus when he joined the Sabres: He’s suddenly become a goal scorer at Sabres Space (Thu Mar 26, 2026)
Sabres Are Getting Full Value Out of Sam Carrick at The Hockey Writers (Tue Mar 24, 2026)
Sam Carrick is living his best life while the Rangers' season nosedives at Blue Line Station (Sun Mar 22, 2026)
3 Takeaways from the Sabres’ 5-0 Win Over the Sharks at The Hockey Writers (Fri Mar 20, 2026)
After trades, recalls, newcomers Sam Carrick, Noah Ostlund and others play huge roles in Sabres’ success at Sabres Space (Tue Mar 17, 2026)
After trades, recalls, newcomers Sam Carrick, Noah Ostlund and others play huge roles in Sabres’ success at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Mon Mar 16, 2026)
4 takeaways from the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals at Sabres Noise (Thu Mar 12, 2026)
Before trade, Sabres’ Sam Carrick paid dues to stick in NHL: ‘Never … gave up the belief’ at Sabres Space (Thu Mar 12, 2026)
Before trade, Sabres’ Sam Carrick paid dues to stick in NHL: ‘Never … gave up the belief’ at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Wed Mar 11, 2026)
New Sabres Logan Stanley, Sam Carrick ready to help in playoff chase at Sabres Space (Tue Mar 10, 2026)
5 takeaways from the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators at Sabres Noise (Sat Mar 7, 2026)
Evaluating the Rangers’ Carrick & Othmann Trades at The Hockey Writers (Sat Mar 7, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres trade for Logan Stanley, Luke Schenn, Sam Carrick in multi-player deal at Sabres Space (Sat Mar 7, 2026)
Sabres acquire forward Sam Carrick from Rangers at Sabres Space (Sat Mar 7, 2026)
The Rangers’ Supreme Leader Ayatollah Chris Drury Fails To Deliver on “Retool” Letter; The ZOOM ZOOM GM That Nobody Likes Comments On The Mess He Created, Vincent Trocheck Remains a Blueshirt; Relegated to Lame Duck Status, Belated NYR/TOR 3/5 GAME REVIEW: CZAR IGOR Continues To Piss on Tanking; Ends Regulation Time Drought Streak at M$G, Crappy Centennial Celebrations; Failed Opportunities, Captain Culture on IR; Does “Fat Mouth” Count as an “Upper-Body Injury?” Carrick Robbed of McDonald Award; Sent to Buffalo, The Othmann Era Ends; Dealt to Hockey Purgatory, There’s Nothing To Look Forward To Until Dolan Eliminates Drury, Duguay Update & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Sat Mar 7, 2026)
Sabres News: Lindy Ruff updates on Sam Carrick, Logan Stanley, Luke Schenn at Sabres Noise (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Trade Grades: Rangers deal Sam Carrick to Sabres, add 2 more draft picks at Forever Blueshirts (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Sam Carrick brings a pivotal element to the red-hot Buffalo Sabres at Sabres Noise (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Rangers trade Sam Carrick to Buffalo for draft picks at Blue Seat Blogs (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Report: Sam Carrick Traded to Sabres After Being Held Out of Game vs. Maple Leafs at Blue Shirt Banter (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Who is Sam Carrick? Sabres trade for 34-year old center from Rangers at Sabres Space (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Report: Sabres acquiring center Sam Carrick from Rangers at Sabres Space (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Rangers ship veteran Sam Carrick to Buffalo Sabres in latest deadline move at Blue Line Station (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Rangers reportedly trade ‘great teammate’ Sam Carrick to Sabres at Forever Blueshirts (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Sabres in talks for three trades – Sam Carrick, Logan Stanley & Luke Schenn at Die by the Blade (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Trade signals intensify as Rangers scratch Vincent Trocheck and Sam Carrick at Blue Line Station (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Carrick, Trocheck out tonight for roster management at Blue Seat Blogs (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
The Rangers must trade Sam Carrick at the deadline at Blue Seat Blogs (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Will Rangers deal ‘ultimate teammate’ ahead of NHL trade deadline? at Forever Blueshirts (Sat Feb 28, 2026)
NYR/PHI 2/26 Review: Heaven & Hell! The Same Old “Find-A-New-Way-To-Lose” Rangers Ruin Olympic High; CZAR IGOR & Sam Carrick Steal a Point, Drury Jeers Overwhelm Trocheck Cheers, Meekly Minus Mika Blows Game-Ending Power-Play; Trade The Swedish-Iranian To Toronto For USA’s Auston Matthews, Adam Fox Returns; Doesn’t Rule Out Leaving The Big Apple in the Summer, GET WELL SOON RON DUGUAY; Doogie Fighting Biggest Battle Yet & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Fri Feb 27, 2026)
Rangers return from break, blow 2-goal lead, lose 3-2 in OT to Flyers at Forever Blueshirts (Fri Feb 27, 2026)
Four things New York Rangers must address ahead of NHL trade deadline at Blue Line Station (Thu Feb 19, 2026)
Trade One, Keep One: Jonny Brodzinski vs. Sam Carrick at Blue Shirt Banter (Tue Feb 3, 2026)
Mike Sullivan should be preparing for this player's eventual trade exit at Blue Line Station (Wed Jan 28, 2026)
NYR/SJS 1/23 Review: California Culture Dreamin’ FAT CAT Blueshirts Get Swept on The West Coast; Don’t Show Up To Play Again, Same Old Rangers; Same Old Post-Game Quotes Too, Silly Sully Gets Stupid in Practice; Forgets About His Timeout in a Game, Celebrini Shows Us What a True #1 Pick Is; Trade Lafreniere “Wright” Away, Tanking At The Shark Tank, Miserable M$GN, Snow Storm Impact; Postpone the Alumni Game/Forfeit The Bruins’ Game & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Sat Jan 24, 2026)
NYR/SEA 1/12 Review: Kakko’s Krakheads Cruise by “FIRE DRURY’S” Country Culture Club of FAT CATS; Blueshirts Have No Response After “The Boston Tea Bag Party,” Three Big Takeaways, Same Old Rangers/Broken Record Blueshirts Whine During Post-Game Interviews, Another Terrible Loss; But Sadly – Not Even a Top-Five Worst Loss This Season, Don’t Pull a N.Y. Giants (And Last Year Too), Get Well Turk, New Line-Up No Better; Team Propaganda For “The Appendix,” Poor JQ32, Lazy Lafreniere; Called Out By Maloney, Silly Sully, Miller Needs To Rest, Interesting M$GN Broadcast & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Tue Jan 13, 2026)
The 2025-26 New York Rangers Mid-Season Report Card: Grades & Detailed Reviews of Every Blueshirt, Thoughts at the 50% Mark of the Season, The Highs & Lows, Predictions, Looking at Last Year, “Same Old Rangers,” The Lack of Scoring, What Is Drury Doing, NYR v. NYI & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Mon Dec 29, 2025)
The 2025-26 New York Rangers Quarter-Pole Progress Report Card: Goalies, Top-Pair and Carrick Head The Class; FAT CATS (Especially Miller & Panarin) Need To Do More, Detailed Grades, Bios & Analyses of Every Blueshirt, NYR v. DET Aftermath – And a Huge Photo Gallery From M$G Too, Larry Brooks Laid To Rest; An Account of the Service, David Quinn Creates a “Twilight Zone” Moment; Sully Away For Real-Life Reasons, Give Perreault a Chance, Sin City Next & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Tue Nov 18, 2025)
How Sam Carrick ‘drags us into the fight’ to spark Rangers win at Forever Blueshirts (Sun Nov 16, 2025)
NYR/CBJ 11/15 Review: Rangers Rip-Off Their Second Three-Game Winning Streak of the Season; Pick Up First Shootout Victory Too, Sam “I DAM AM” Carrick Goes Above-And-Beyond Again; Sully’s Squad 3-0 Whenever He Drops The Gloves, CZAR IGOR Silences The Cannons, R.I.P. Larry Brooks; One Of The Last Gunslingers Sadly Passes Away, Untold Brooks Stories & Testimonials – And What We Haven’t Heard Yet About the HOFer, M$GN, Talbot v Quick II On Deck & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Sun Nov 16, 2025)
NYR/VAN 10/28 Review: Jonathan Quick’s Shutout Puts Out The Fire in Rangerstown, USA – But How Long Before The Burn Returns? Miller v. Pettersson Doesn’t Live Up To The Hype – But Both Are Long Behind It, Another Big Game For Sam I DAM AM Carrick, Sully’s Logical Line-Up Decisions Pay Off; Othmann Experiment Already Over, Rempe Injury Update, Best Sport/Worst Promoters: The NHL Frozen Frenzy Gimmick, M$GN & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Wed Oct 29, 2025)
Rangers show resilience at the Bell Centre with thrilling comeback win over Canadiens at Blue Line Station (Sun Oct 19, 2025)
NYR/MTL 10/18 Review: Sam “I DAMN AM” Carrick Sparks First Rangers’ Comeback Win of the Season; Panarin, Miller & Zibanejad All Score In The Same Game For The First Time in 2025-26 Too, Special Teams Swing Games, Sully Defends Rempe to The Umpteenth Degree (Lateralette Would Have Never!), The Top-Two “Tide-Turning” Moments, Quick’s First Victory, Maloney, M$GN, Major Monday Ahead & More From An Electrifying & Exciting Match in Montreal at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Sun Oct 19, 2025)
Rangers News & Rumors: Home Ice Struggles, Carrick, Trocheck, Shesterkin at The Hockey Writers (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
NYR/EDM 10/14 Review: Centennial Rangers Make NHL History; First Team To Get Shut-Out In First Three Home Games, Blueshirts Say No To All of Their HOF Alumni; Kreider Making An Ass Out of Bozo Drury Too, The Biggest Difference Between Miller & Zibanejad; Very Telling Post-Game Interviews, The New Third Line/Old Fourth Line – Edstrom, Carrick & Rempe Stand Tall Among All, Another Pissed-Away CZAR IGOR Start; All Games Count, NDArtemi Unable To Assault Oilers, WE MISS CHRIS; CK20 Leads League in PPG’s, Lundqvist’s New Book, M$GN & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
Rangers ‘err on side of caution’ with injured J.T. Miller, Sam Carrick at Forever Blueshirts (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
NYR/BOS 9/23 Review: Same Old Rangers! Sully’s Squad Give Up Four Unanswered; Fall in OT – But There’s A Lot of Good To Talk About Too (Baby Buck Blueshirts Beam Bright!), Adam Fox Mars a Bunch of Strong Performances & Robs Many Positive Lede Stories; Perreault and Laba Shine Again, The T.F.W. Law Firm Makes His Case, Kenny Albert & Dave “Riiiiiiight” Maloney Make The M$GN Transition Absolutely Flawless; A “FABULOUS” Broadcast, Giacomin & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
2025 Rangers Season Previews: Sam Carrick at Blue Shirt Banter (Mon Sep 1, 2025)
2024-2025 Sam Carrick report card at Blue Seat Blogs (Fri Aug 22, 2025)
How Matt Rempe, Sam Carrick, Adam Edstrom could give Rangers modern-day ‘Crash Line’ at Forever Blueshirts (Fri Aug 8, 2025)
The center Rangers let slip away might be key to their 2025 success at Blue Line Station (Fri Jul 4, 2025)

Current Contract

Sam Carrick signed a $3,000,000 3-year contract with the New York Rangers and General Manager Chris Drury on July 1, 2024 with an AAV of $1,000,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.14% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	32	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	-	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	UFA
2025-26	33	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	-	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	UFA
2026-27	34	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	-	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: New York Rangers

GM: Chris Drury

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.14

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Sam Carrick signed a $1,700,000 2-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks and General Manager Pat Verbeek on April 26, 2022 with an AAV of $850,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.03% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	30	$850,000	$850,000	-	-	$850,000	$850,000	$850,000	UFA
2023-24	31	$850,000	$850,000	-	-	$850,000	$850,000	$850,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$1,700,000	$1,700,000	$1,700,000

Signed: Apr 26, 2022

Team: Anaheim Ducks

GM: Pat Verbeek

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.03

Retained Salary: Anaheim Ducks retained 50.0% of total salary on March 6, 2024

Sam Carrick signed a $750,000 1-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks and General Manager Bob Murray on July 13, 2021 with an AAV of $750,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.92% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	29		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000

Signed: July 13, 2021

Team: Anaheim Ducks

GM: Bob Murray

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.92

Sam Carrick signed a $700,000 1-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks and General Manager Bob Murray on May 9, 2020 with an AAV of $700,000. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.86% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	28		$700,000	$700,000	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$700,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$700,000

Signed: May 9, 2020

Team: Anaheim Ducks

GM: Bob Murray

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.86

Sam Carrick signed a $700,000 1-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks and General Manager Bob Murray on June 27, 2019 with an AAV of $700,000. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2019-20 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.86% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	27		$700,000	$700,000	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$700,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$700,000

Signed: June 27, 2019

Team: Anaheim Ducks

GM: Bob Murray

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.86

Sam Carrick signed a $1,300,000 2-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks and General Manager Bob Murray on June 5, 2017 with an AAV of $650,000. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2018-19 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.87% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	25	$650,000	$650,000	-	-	$650,000	$650,000	$200,000	UFA-Grp6
2018-19	26	$650,000	$650,000	-	-	$650,000	$650,000	$225,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,300,000	$1,300,000	$425,000

Signed: June 5, 2017

Team: Anaheim Ducks

GM: Bob Murray

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.87

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary in 2017-18 is $270,000 and in 2018-19 is $275,000.

Sam Carrick signed a $575,000 1-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks and General Manager Stan Bowman on July 1, 2016 with an AAV of $575,000. This contract will start in 2016-17 and end after the 2016-17 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.79% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	24		$575,000	$575,000	-	-	$575,000	$575,000	$300,000	UFA-Grp6
Total					-	-	$575,000	$575,000	$300,000

Signed: July 1, 2016

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

GM: Stan Bowman

Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6

Cap %: 0.79

Sam Carrick signed a $600,000 1-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs and General Manager on May 28, 2015 with an AAV of $600,000. This contract will start in 2015-16 and end after the 2015-16 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.84% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2015-16	23		$600,000	$600,000	-	-	$600,000	$600,000	$150,000	RFA
Total					-	-	$600,000	$600,000	$150,000

Signed: May 28, 2015

Team: Toronto Maple Leafs

GM: None

Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6

Cap %: 0.84

Sam Carrick signed a $1,890,000 3-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs and General Manager Brian Burke on March 31, 2012 with an AAV of $631,667. This contract will start in 2012-13 and end after the 2014-15 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.05% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2012-13	20	$631,667	$631,667	-	$55,000	$550,000	$605,000	$60,000	ELC
2013-14	21	$631,667	$631,667	-	$55,000	$575,000	$630,000	$60,000	ELC
2014-15	22	$631,667	$631,667	-	$55,000	$600,000	$655,000	$60,000	ELC
Total				-	$165,000	$1,725,000	$1,890,000	$180,000

Signed: Mar 31, 2012

Team: Toronto Maple Leafs

GM: Brian Burke

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2007-08	GTHL	Tor. Red Wings	55	40	30	70		130
2008-09	OHL	Brampton	61	10	11	21	-2	47				21	1		1	-3	16
2009-10	OHL	Brampton	66	21	21	42		96				8	2	2	4	+1	8
2010-11	OHL	Brampton	59	16	23	39	-15	74				4		1	1	-3	4
2011-12	OHL	Brampton	68	37	30	67	+9	104				8	4	4	8	-1	16
2012-13	ECHL	Idaho	50	16	21	37	+15	70
2012-13	AHL	Toronto	19	2	2	4	-2	18	27	741.0		5				-2		6	0.0
2013-14	AHL	Toronto	62	14	21	35	+17	115	142	990.0		14	5	4	9	+2	10	40	1,250.0
2014-15	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	16	1	1	2	+1	9	17	5.9	6:29
2014-15	AHL	Toronto	59	9	18	27	-1	112	123	730.0		5	1	2	3	+3	4	14	710.0
2015-16	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	0	0	0	-2	4	4	0.0	11:28
2015-16	AHL	Toronto	52	16	18	34	+11	90	113	1,420.0		12		5	5	-3	19	20	0.0
2016-17	AHL	Rockford IceHogs	57	11	17	28	-14	85
2016-17	AHL	San Diego Gulls	15	3	8	11	+3	20				10	4	3	7	-2	14
2017-18	AHL	San Diego Gulls	67	13	28	41	+2	83
2018-19	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	6	0	1	1	-1	2	5	0.0	10:13
2018-19	AHL	San Diego Gulls	61	32	29	61	+7	90				16	7	7	14		21
2019-20	AHL	San Diego Gulls	46	23	20	43	+27	40
2019-20	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	9	1	1	2	-3		16	6.3	13:46
2020-21	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	13	2	4	6	+4	28	23	8.7	12:55
2020-21	AHL	San Diego Gulls	27	14	10	24	+5	19				3	2	1	3	-3
2021-22	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	64	11	8	19	-12	85	80	13.8	11:28
2021-22	AHL	San Diego Gulls	2	1	0	1		14
2022-23	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	52	3	4	7	-17	86	50	6.0	10:34
2022-23	AHL	San Diego Gulls	4	0	0	0		4
2023-24	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	61	8	3	11	-11	90	77	10.4	12:38
2023-24	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	16	2	3	5		12	15	13.3	10:41	10		1	1	-1	12	4	0.0	9:15
2024-25	NHL	New York Rangers	80	6	14	20	+5	58	84	7.1	11:56
2025-26	NHL	New York Rangers	60	4	6	10	-2	53	56	7.1	10:25
2025-26	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	13	5	1	6	+4	12	19	26.3	10:45	1					2	2	0.0	6:17
NHL Career			393	43	46	89	-34	439	446	9.6	11:17	11		1	1	-1	14	6	0.0	8:58