Sam Carrick

Sam Carrick

34-Year-Old CenterC
Buffalo Sabres
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Carrick was a bright spot for the Rangers in 2024-25, as he posted a career-high 20 points over 80 regular-season appearances. He was firmly in a bottom-six role, frequently as the fourth-line center, though his function occasionally changed as the Rangers tried to keep their season on track. Carrick also had 137 hits, 42 blocked shots, 58 PIM and a plus-4 rating. Realistically, there's not much of a fantasy spin for most fourth liners -- Carrick is fine on the ice and adds a bit of grit, but he's not going to produce enough consistent offense to be on most fantasy rosters. He's also going into his age-33 campaign, so don't expect another career year. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a three-year, $3 million contract with the Rangers in July of 2024.
Tallies in frantic third period
CBuffalo Sabres
March 9, 2026
Carrick scored a goal on three shots, added five PIM, doled out three hits and went minus-2 in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Lightning.
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Carrick's goal in the third period kept the Sabres within striking distance, and they ultimately pulled off a comeback. This was the 34-year-old's second game with his new team, and he's already settled in as the fourth-line center. Carrick is up to five goals, 11 points, 60 shots on net, 91 hits, 58 PIM and 30 blocked shots through 62 appearances between the Sabres and the Rangers.
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2025–26 Time On Ice Stats
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    7:29
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:04
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
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    10:25
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After splitting the 2023-24 season between Anaheim and Edmonton, Carrick made the move to the Big Apple, signing a three-year, $3 million contract with the Rangers. The gritty forward's role figures to be fairly straightforward - dish out hits and offer depth scoring while filling out a bottom-six role. In terms of special terms, Carrick figures to see significantly more ice time with the penalty kill than the power play. All that points to a player with minimal fantasy upside - though he could provide some categorical help in banger leagues that require hits and PIM.
No one can claim Carrick hasn't paid his dues. Taken by Toronto with the No. 144 overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Carrick started his pro career in the ECHL and didn't log more than 20 NHL contests in a single season until 2021-22, when he had 11 goals, 19 points, 85 PIM and 122 hits in 64 appearances with Anaheim. He followed that up with three goals, seven points, 86 PIM and 98 hits in 52 outings last season. The 31-year-old's gritty play has helped him stay in the Ducks' lineup, but he's not expected to serve in more than a fourth-line role.
Carrick has only appeared in 25 games at the NHL level, but he could be a late bloomer. He posted 61 points in as many games with AHL San Diego last season, and with the Ducks suddenly thin up the middle, the 27-year-old center should get a chance to compete for a bottom-six role this fall. However, even if he does land a spot on the parent club's roster for Opening Night, Carrick likely won't make much of an impact in the fantasy arena in 2019-20.
Carrick has character -- he captained the OHL Brampton Battalion last year -- but he's not a top-end offensive talent. He profiles as a two-way energy type in the pros, but he'll be riding the buses for a while before he sees NHL ice.
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Joining Buffalo in trade
CBuffalo Sabres
March 5, 2026
Carrick was traded to the Sabres from the Rangers in exchange for a 2026 third-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick Thursday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
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Out for trade-related reasons
CNew York Rangers
Not Injury Related
March 5, 2026
Carrick will miss Thursday's game against Toronto for roster-management reasons, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post.
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Finds twine Thursday
CNew York Rangers
February 27, 2026
Carrick scored a goal on his only shot and added five PIM in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Flyers.
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Scores lone goal in loss
CNew York Rangers
January 23, 2026
Carrick scored a goal in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Sharks.
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Rare goal in loss
CNew York Rangers
January 12, 2026
Carrick scored a goal Monday in a 4-2 loss to Seattle.
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Linked to Sabres
CNew York Rangers
March 5, 2026
Carrick is expected to be traded to the Sabres, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports Thursday.
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Carrick was scratched by the Rangers on Thursday versus the Maple Leafs due to a potential trade. It looks like he'll land with the Sabres, where he'll beef up the bottom six as a valuable defensive center.
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