Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa25 Chikumi 2016, Kulikov akatengeswa kuBuffalo Sabres, pamwe chete nechisarudzo chechi33 chose mu
2016 NHL Draft mukutsinhana nemudziviriri Mark Pysyk uye anosarudza 38 uye 89 mu 2016 draft. Mumwaka wa2016/17, nguva yaKulikov neSabres yakanyanya kukanganiswa nekukuvara. Mugore rokupedzisira rechibvumirano chake, akaonekwa mumitambo 47 kuti abudise basa rakaderera 2 zvinangwa uye 5 mapoinzi.