The Buffalo Sabres signed free agent defenseman Cody Franson to a two-year contract reportedly worth around $6.6 million.

The six-year veteran set career highs with a total of 36 points and 29 assists in 79 games last season. He began the season with the Toronto Maple Leafs before being traded to the Nashville Predators on Feb. 15.

The Sabres had been seeking another veteran defenseman, and Franson provides a right-shot blueline option with good size. Originally a third-round pick by Nashville, the 6-foot-5, 213-pound Franson turned 28 last month. He was a third-round pick by Nashville in 2005 and made his NHL debut in the 2009-10 season before being traded to Toronto the next year.

For his career, Franson has 169 points (35 goals, 134 assists) and 134 penalty minutes in 400 regular-season games and 15 points (4, 11) and two penalty minutes in 28 playoff games.