Sabres Place Ex Viper Tryout Moulson On Waivers:

The Buffalo Sabres have placed former Vernon Vipers forward Matt Moulson on waivers.

Moulson was in his fourth season with the Sabres, went pointless in 14 games this season before being placed on waivers.

Moulson has played the past eleven seasons in the NHL with four different teams (Los Angeles, New York Islanders, Minnesota and Buffalo. Moulson was drafted 263rd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 9th round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Moulson attended the 2001 Vernon Vipers training camp, was released during camp.

Former Vernon Vipers forward Justin Bourne (2001-2003) write's a good story on his blog about Matt Moulson and the two attending the Vipers training camp in 2001.

http://www.jtbourne.com/tag/vernon-vipers/

Matt Moulson's Player Profile:

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=9744

This was posted on the Sabres website:

Moulson placed on waivers by Sabres

Forward has no points, minus-9 rating in 14 games this season

NHL.com @NHL

December 4th, 2017

Forward Matt Moulson was placed on waivers by the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. If he is unclaimed by noon ET on Tuesday, he will be assigned to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Moulson, 34, has no points, 13 shots on goal and a minus-9 rating in 14 games this season. He's been scratched 13 times.

"We talked quite a bit throughout the last two weeks," Sabres coach Phil Housley told the Buffalo News. "Just the direction that our team's going, we have to make roster spots and try to push some other buttons and try to get some internal competition within our team."

Moulson is in the fourth season of a five-year, $25 million contract, with an average annual value of $5 million.

The Sabres have lost four straight games (0-4-0) and are last in the NHL with 16 points (6-17-4).

"Just with the position we're in we've got to make some decisions about our team and our lineup," Housley said. "Sometimes they're tough decisions. I think we need to focus as a group on our own game as an individual, but certainly these are the tough ones that you have to make in this business."

A three-time 30-goal scorer, Moulson has 369 points (176 goals, 193 assists) in 650 games in 11 NHL seasons with the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, Minnesota Wild and Sabres.