‘”It was a number of factors, and the more we thought about Buffalo, the more we really liked it and loved the opportunity here,” said Lafferty in his introductory Zoom call. “I’ve always been a big fan of this hockey club and the players they have, so it got me excited to get the opportunity to play with a lot of these guys. I could just tell in the conversations with Kevyn [Adams] that this was a good fit in a situation where I can really help the team.”‘