Signing
The Sabres have re-signed Linus Ullmark to a one-year, $1.325 million contract.
Ullmark appeared in 37 games during his first full year with the Sabres, going 15-14-5 with a 3.11 GAA and .905 SV%. Ullmark will likely play a similar number of games in 2020 as he heads into the season as Carter Hutton’s backup.
Source: Sabres 08/7/19, 2:33 pm EST
The Sabres signed Jake McCabe to a two-year contract extension worth $5.7 million ($2.85M AAV).
McCabe appeared in less than 60 games for the second straight season, posting 14 points (4G / 10A) in 59 games in his fourth full year in Buffalo. On the defensive-side of the puck, McCabe averaged 1.7 hits and 1.7 blocked shots per game while ranking third among Sabres’ defensemen in SH TOI/gm (2:09) and fifth in total ice-time (18:57).
Signing
The Sabres have signed Remi Elie to a one-year, two-way contract.
Elie split the 2019 season between the AHL and NHL. He had one assist in 16 games with Buffalo and 14 points (8G / 6A) in 25 games in Rochester. Elie is likely heading to Rochester (AHL) to start the 2020 season.
The Sabres signed Evan Rodrigues to a one-year deal worth $2.0 million (via arbitration).
Rodrigues had nine goals and 20 assists (29 points) in 74 games during his first full NHL season in 2018-19. With bigger named prospects faltering around him, Rodrigues settled into a middle-6 role with the Sabres and finished the season ranked fourth among Buffalo forwards in TOI/GP (15:49). Entering the 2020 season, Rodrigues will once again be battling with Casey Mittelstadt for the No.2 centre role.
Signing
The Sabres have signed Dylan Cozens to an entry-level contract.
Source: Sabres 07/15/19, 1:04 pm EST
the Sabres have re-signed Johan Larsson to a one-year extension worth $1.55 million.
Source: John Vogl 07/12/19, 6:23 pm EST
The Sabres have acquired Henri Jokiharju from the Blackhawks for Alex Nylander.
The Sabres have signed Marcus Johansson to a two-year contract worth $9.0M ($4.5M AAV).
Source: @SabresPR 07/8/19, 5:37 pm EST
The Sabres have re-signed Zemgus Girgensons to a one-year extension worth $1.6 million.
Source: John Vogl 07/8/19, 5:32 pm EST
The Sabres have signed C.J. Smith to a two-year, $1.4M contract ($700K AAV).
The Sabres have signed John Gilmour to a one-year deal worth $700K.
The Sabres have signed Curtis Lazar to a one-year deal worth $700K.
The Sabres have signed Andrew Hammond to a one-year contract worth $700K.
The Sabres have signed J-S Dea to a two-year deal worth $1.4M ($700K AAV).
The Sabres have acquired Jimmy Vesey from the Rangers for a 2021 third-round pick.
The Sabres have acquired Colin Miller from the Golden Knights for a 2021 second-round pick and a 2022 fifth-round pick.
The Golden Knights have run into some cap issues and Miller is the second player to fall victim to that this week. Miller isn’t the best in his own-end but provides a lot in the offensive-zone and possesses a massive point-shot that is a weapon on the power-play. Miller had three goals and 26 assists (29 points) in 65 games last season, but had a 10-goal, 41-point campaign in 2017-18. Miller has three years left on his deal and joins a blueline that already has offensive-minded defensemen in Rasmus Dahlin, Rasmus Ristolainen and Brandon Montour.
Drafted
With the No.7 Pick in the 2019 NHL Draft the Buffalo Sabres select Dylan Cozens.
The Buffalo Sabres have signed Jeff Skinner to an eight-year contract worth $72.0 million ($9.0M AAV).
Skinner was set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1st but is now signed through the 2026-27 season. Skinner set a new career-high and led the Sabres with 40 goals and ranked third on the team with 63 points in 82 games. Skinner spent 70 percent of his 5v5 minutes on the top-line with Jack Eichel and the duo outscored the opposition 53-to-43 (per naturalstattrick.com).
The Sabres have signed Arttu Ruotsalainen to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Ruotsalainen, 21 is a Finnish Forward who has played the last four years in the Finnish Ligga, the last two with Ilves Tampere. Ruotsalainen led the team in goals (21) and points (42) in 59 games.
Source: Sabres 05/9/19, 2:18 pm EST
Johansson (illness) will be a game-time decision for Game 4.
Source: @NHLBruins 04/16/19, 9:24 pm EST