Breaking: 26-year-old forward headed back to his old team after being claimed on waivers.

A young National Hockey League forward is going back to the team that arguably gave him his best opportunity at the NHL level.

On Monday the Buffalo Sabres claimed center Derek Grant off of waivers after the Nashville Predators placed him on waivers, a little less than one month since claiming him themselves when the Sabres made the decision to send him to the waiver wire.

Grant played in just six games for the Predators after being claimed on January 11th where as he had already appeared in 35 games this season for the Sabres by far the most playing time of his career at the NHL level since being drafted in the 4th round of the 2008 draft.

It seems clear that the Sabres didn't want to lose Grant when waiving him but they will likely soon face a similar scenario. Unless the Sabres are the only team to have placed on claim on Grant, they will not be able to send him back down to the AHL without once again submitting him to the waiver process.

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