Buffalo Sabres‘ 5th year defenseman Taylor Fedun(38) has played 9 games in the 2016/2017 eclipsing his former best of 7, when he was part of San Jose Sharks‘ organization.
He’s earned a career matching 4 assists in the current campaign with a +1 rating but will likely hit a new high mark, if he can stay put for even a bit longer.
In 20 AHL contests, he is close to a point per game producer with affiliate Rochester Americans (4-13-17).
Through the last three seasons in the minors he’s achieved over 20 assists and 30+ points.
If he gets reassigned it doesn’t look like it will be a problem for him to build on those successes.
The 28-year old spent 2015/2016 with Vancouver Canucks playing mostly for Utica Comets but in his one game had an assist.
He’s had points in each of his 4 years skating few NHL games and may have found a home in upstate New York unless another team waves a multi-year deal, one-way deal at him.
Taylor Fedun(43) San Jose Sharks
Undrafted 4th year defenseman Taylor Fedun(43) signed a one-year, two-way contract with San Jose Sharks on the second day of free agency after spending his first three seasons in Edmonton Oilers‘ prospect system, but had to sit out the entirety of what would have been his rookie campaign with a broken femur suffered in preseason.
The versatile puck-moving blue liner posted his first NHL goal in his debut and then got another two nights later playing 4 games with Edmonton in 2013/2014, but was left unqualified when it was time to re-up despite also coming off a year with affiliate Oklahoma City Barons that gave him new career bests in goals (10), assists (28) and points (38).
He also fired a new high 190 shots on net in 65 AHL games.
The small-ish looking but listed at 6′ 200 lbs. d-man is likely on his way to earning another notch up in his helper totals, as he’s at 27 in 63 games with farm team Worcester Sharks and should eclipse that mark unless he happens to stay up with the parent club.
He had always increased his numbers in four years at Princeton University and even scored 10 goals in his senior season as team captain.
The now 26-year old but will be 27 when 2015/2016 starts is unrestricted and it’s definitely a bit of a wonder where he’ll end up next. He fits in nicely where he’s at but will that be enough to keep him around for a continued look.
He’s doing nicely in his 2nd call-up with the Sharks, receiving plenty of playing time, skating over 17 minutes in each of his first two games and even got his first big league assist in a win.