![Buffalo Sabres Justin Falk (41) defends Tampa Bay Lightning forward Yanni Gourde (37) during the third period of an NHL hockey game,Tuesday Nov. 28, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes Buffalo Sabres Justin Falk (41) defends Tampa Bay Lightning forward Yanni Gourde (37) during the third period of an NHL hockey game,Tuesday Nov. 28, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MPNR5R/buffalo-sabres-justin-falk-41-defends-tampa-bay-lightning-forward-yanni-gourde-37-during-the-third-period-of-an-nhl-hockey-gametuesday-nov-28-2017-in-buffalo-ny-ap-photojeffrey-t-barnes-2MPNR5R.jpg)
Buffalo Sabres Justin Falk (41) defends Tampa Bay Lightning forward Yanni Gourde (37) during the third period of an NHL hockey game,Tuesday Nov. 28, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes
![The Dallas Stars' Radek Dvorak (20) and the Minnesota Wild's Justin Falk (44) fight for control of the puck at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Saturday, July 21, The Dallas Stars' Radek Dvorak (20) and the Minnesota Wild's Justin Falk (44) fight for control of the puck at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Saturday, July 21,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F0218Y/the-dallas-stars-radek-dvorak-20-and-the-minnesota-wilds-justin-falk-44-fight-for-control-of-the-puck-at-the-xcel-energy-center-in-st-paul-minnesota-on-saturday-july-21-2012-photo-by-marlin-levisonminneapolis-star-tribunemctsipa-usa-2F0218Y.jpg)
The Dallas Stars' Radek Dvorak (20) and the Minnesota Wild's Justin Falk (44) fight for control of the puck at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Saturday, July 21,
![Buffalo Sabres on Twitter: "NEWS: Sabres sign defenseman Justin Falk to one-year extension: https://t.co/osg3sjZMuH https://t.co/4thMLsdKMW" / Twitter Buffalo Sabres on Twitter: "NEWS: Sabres sign defenseman Justin Falk to one-year extension: https://t.co/osg3sjZMuH https://t.co/4thMLsdKMW" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3_TwI9WQAAqB-O.jpg)