Moulson was not protected and will be exposed for the expansion draft.

EDGE Analysis

The move comes to no surprise, as the Sabres look to offload Moulson's hefty contract, which has two years remaining with a $5 million cap hit. Despite missing just seven games over the past three seasons, Moulson has been very disappointing, scoring just 35 goals during that span and saw his ice time dip to a career-low 11:36 this past season. Moulson's play and production doesn't make him particularly valuable to Vegas, but remember they have to take $45 million worth of contracts for the expansion and meet or exceed the cap floor by the start of the season, so Moulson's contract could come in handy. If Vegas passes on Moulson, it's still unlikely the Sabres will be able to move his contract, which means he'll play a bottom-six role yet again for the 2017-18 season.

Moulson could be courted by Golden Knights GM George McPhee in the upcoming expansion draft, The Buffalo News reports.

EDGE Analysis

There's a personal connection here; as noted in the report, the Vegas boss is the godfather to Moulson's wife, Alicia. The winger is a virtual lock to be exposed in the expansion draft, given that he's a 33-year-old on the books for $5 million in each of the next two seasons. Moulson showed that he could still be productive, however, as he notched 14 goals, 18 assists and 18 points on the man advantage over 81 games this year. NHL teams won't be giving up their top assets if they can help it, so a third-liner on the downslope of his career in Moulson could prove to be a perfect fit -- if he does move to Vegas, expect a significant rise in ice time over the 11:36 he mostly recently averaged with the Swords.

Moulson will return to the Buffalo lineup Wednesday against the Canadiens, the Sabres' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Sabres, who are down to their last three regular season games, will re-introduce Moulson and Nicolas Deslauriers to their lineup Wednesday, at the expense of C.J. Smith and William Carrier. Per the report, Moulson -- a healthy scratch Monday -- is projected to skate on a line with Deslauriers and Zemgus Girgensons in his return to the mix. The 33-year-old winger has recorded 14 goals and 32 points in 78 games to date.

Moulson is not in the Sabres' lineup for Monday's game against the Maple Leafs.

EDGE Analysis

With Moulson not in the lineup Monday, C.J. Smith is slated to skate on the Sabres' second line along with Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart.

Moulson registered two assists -- one on the power play -- during Monday's win over Florida.

EDGE Analysis

After scoring just eight goals and 21 points last year, Moulson has improved to 14 tallies and 17 assists this season. However, he's playing primarily in a fourth-line role and 18 of his points (11 goals) have come with the man advantage. There aren't many seasonal settings where he's a reliable asset, but Moulson is a potential low-priced flier in daily contests, considering he has two goals and nine points through his past 16 games.

Moulson stretched his point streak to three games and three points (one goal, two assists) with an assist in Tuesday's game against the Sharks.

EDGE Analysis

Moulson's game is slowing down, but he has managed a respectable six points (one goal, five assists) in his last 10 games. Proportionately, Moulson's production is more likely to occur on the power play, a place where he has accumulated 16 of his 28 points this season (and 10 of his 13 goals). He may provide sneaky late-season value if he can continue to deliver this way.

Friday's tilt against Detroit will be the 600th regular season game of Moulson's career.

EDGE Analysis

After a difficult second season with Buffalo that saw him score just eight goals and 21 points in 81 games last year, Moulson has rebounded with nine goals and 18 points in 44 games this season, including 12 on the power play. He's still buried on the fourth line most nights, but head coach Dan Bylsma has not hesitated to move him up the lineup when injuries have hit the Sabres' top-six. There's an outside chance Moulson scores 20 goals this season, which would be his highest total since 2013. He may be able to capitalize against Detroit's poor goaltending Friday, but remains of minimal fantasy value in most leagues.

Moulson dished out a pair of helpers, and added three shots Thursday against the Bruins.

EDGE Analysis

Moulson assisted on both of his team's goals in this 3-2 loss, with his second helper coming on the power play. This performance broke a five-game pointless streak for the veteran winger, who is skating on the first line and top power-play unit despite the lack of production.

Moulson notched a pair of assists in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Kings.

EDGE Analysis

He saw some time alongside Jack Eichel and Kyle Okposo, and the result was a pair of secondary helpers on Eichel goals with Okposo getting the primary assists. However, Moulson had to share that excellent duo with Evander Kane. The veteran winger had been an iceberg over the past 11 games, notching just two points and 11 shots; his ice time had been dropping, too, with less than 10 minutes in three straight games before Tuesday's bounce-back to 12:51. He's slightly outperforming expectations on the whole, but fantasy owners should still moderate theirs.

Moulson scored a power-play goal during a loss to the Devils on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

The goal snapped an eight-game goal drought, which highlights how unreliable Moulson has been as a fantasy contributor after starting the season with four goals through the first five games of the campaign. The 33-year-old veteran is off the fantasy radar in the majority of leagues, especially since he could be bumped out of a top-six role once Buffalo is completely healthy.