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For Edge in a Faster N.H.L., Players Turn to Figure Skaters

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BUFFALO — Sam Reinhart was at a rookie showcase in Toronto two years ago, months after the Buffalo Sabres drafted him second over all. There to have his photo taken for the sports-card maker Upper Deck, he took part in a video promotion in which a figure skating coach put him and other teenage prospects through pirouettes and pairs routines while they were wearing hockey equipment.

The setup was meant to create comedy. But when Reinhart returns home to Vancouver for the off-season, he will work with a figure skater to prepare for a more serious role as an N.H.L. leading man.

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