2012-13:
• Finished first among all NHL sophomores and second among Sabres skaters in goals (15) and points (34)
• Registered 31 points (12+19) over his final 42 games
• Opened Sabres season with a three-game goal-scoring streak (1/20-1/24)
• Tallied three points (1+2) at BOS (1/31) and vs. FLA (2/3)
• Three-game point streak (2+1) from 2/15-2/19
• Registered a pair of points (1+1) and was a plus-2 at TBL (2/26)
• Notched two goals, seven shots and was a plus-2 at CAR (3/5)
• Scored two goals at WSH (3/17)
• Logged a career-high 23:16 TOI and three assists vs. TOR (3/21)
• Won 13 of 17 faceoffs vs. NYI (4/26)
OHL First All-Star Team (2009) OHL Player of the Year (2009) Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (2009) Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year (2009)
Traded to Buffalo by Vancouver for Zack Kassian, February 27, 2012.