‘Gionta played 230 games in Buffalo and was their captain throughout. He scored 40 goals and 63 assists for 103 points. He is going to help out with the development of young players, but his main focus is going to be on his family, “We’re from here and we live in Rochester in the summers and you hope to build the correct relationships, so maybe further down the road, you can still be part of the game and the Sabres have been great in allowing me to feel out this first stage of retirement, but also being a part of things.”’