Sam Reinhart takes shot at Sabres after winning Stanley Cup

Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart. Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Sam Reinhart takes shot at the Buffalo Sabres after winning the Stanley Cup

Originally posted on House of Hockey | By Tom Banks | Last updated Jun 19, 2025 9:04 AM ET

Sam Reinhart was one of many players traded by the Sabres during their struggles, and now, he's taken a shot at them after back-to-back Stanley Cup wins.

The Florida Panthers are the second team from the Sunshine State to win back-to-back Stanley Cups in the last six years, and in their second straight victory over the Edmonton Oilers, there were many great, compelling stories.

One of those was the play of Sam Reinhart, as the star forward continued his incredible run in the Final by capping off this series win with four goals in Game 6, including two empty-net goals that broke the heart of his opponents.

The celebrations for Reinhart and the Panthers rolled on Wednesday morning, with the veteran forward taking a shot at his former team when he was asked to sign a Sabres jersey.

As the caption shows, he signed the jersey, but clearly wasn't happy with it, tossing it off the balcony back to the fan in disgust, firing a shot at the team that once traded him away for barely anything, as he has once again shown how amazing he can be in big moments.

Given what the Sabres have become while Reinhart has gone on to all this success, he should certainly be grateful that the team traded him away, but as we saw with Seth Jones and Brad Marchand at the same celebration, there was plenty of time for players to call out their former teams.

Ultimately, Reinhart was one of many players on this team who were traded to these Florida Panthers. While sometimes big trades don't work out, this was a home run for the Panthers, with the Sabres no doubt regretting giving up on the star forward now.

This article first appeared on House of Hockey and was syndicated with permission.

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