Former NHL forward Eric Staal is rejoining the Buffalo Sabres, this time in a front-office role as special assistant to general manager Kevyn Adams.

The Buffalo Sabres hired Eric Staal as a special assistant to the general manager, the team announced Wednesday. Staal, 40, will report directly to general manager Kevyn Adams.

The Sabres have added NHL veteran Eric Staal to the front office as a special assistant to general manager Kevyn Adams, his former teammate with the Carolina Hurricanes. “Eric was one of the first people I thought of when I originally became general manager,