As evidence that the Buffalo Sabres and owner Tom Golisano are trying to save money any way possible, the team has shockingly waived forward Tim Kennedy, just days after he was awarded a one-year, $1-million dollar contract through arbitration.

In a report by Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News, Kennedy’s agent expressed shock over the move.

“It makes no sense to me,” said Allain Roy, Kennedy’s agent to Gleason.. “You’ll have to talk to Darcy on that one. It’s an enigma to everybody in hockey.”

The move can’t be salary cap relate.  Buffalo was close to $9 million under the $59.7 million salary cap before Kennedy’s arbitration reward.

He was also improving on the ice.  Kennedy had 10 goals and 26 assists as a rookie last season.  He was also one of Buffalo’s few bright spots among the forwards in their first round playoff loss to Boston this spring.

Couple that with the fact that he’s a hometown boy, and there has to be more to this story than meets the eye.  Releasing Kennedy after his arbitration merely to save the organization money will turn a lot of fans against the organization.

We’ll await more details and an explanation from Darcy Regier.  He’s unlikely to speak until after the waiver period ends Tuesday at noon.  At that time, it appears the Sabres will buy out Kennedy’s deal and he’ll become an unrestricted free agent.

The Sabres haven’t made any official announcement. In fact, the only news currently released were highlights from Patrick Kaleta’s Beach Volleyball event this past weekend on Sabres.com.

Stay tuned.