The Buffalo Sabres on Thursday added more depth and size up front, signing winger Aidan McDonough to a one-year, two-way contract.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound McDonough, 26, is likely ticketed for the Rochester Americans.
McDonough played with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins last season on an AHL contract, setting career highs across the board by registering 23 goals, a team-high 44 points, a plus-18 rating and 24 penalty minutes in 65 games.
Overall, the Massachusetts native has compiled 49 goals, 79 points and 49 penalty minutes in 139 career AHL games
He played six games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2022-23 after leaving Northeastern University, scoring one goal and three points.
The Canucks drafted him in the seventh round in 2019, 195th overall.
Update: The Amerks have also signed forward Matthew Peca to a two-year AHL contract.