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Jordan Greenway(Left Wing)(LW)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Injury

Greenway (upper-body) is expected to miss the first 5-to-10 games of the season.

Greenway underwent offseason surgery on an upper-body injury and is expected to be sidelined for at least the first couple of weeks of the regular season. With that said, Wild GM Bill Guerin said that Greenway is in the "home stretch" of his rehab.

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Michael Russo 2022-09-22T22:11:23.889Z

Ryan McLeod(Center)(C)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Oilers have signed Ryan McLeod to a one-year contract worth $798K.

McLeod was essentially a full-time NHLer in 2022, scoring nine goals with 12 assists (21 points) in 71 games with the Oilers. Entering his age-23 season, McLeod will serve as Edmonton's No.3 centre behind Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl/Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. However, he did see some playing time on the wing in the top-6 down the stretch last year.

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Daniel Nugent-Bowman 2022-09-22T20:44:56.615Z

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(Goalie)(G)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Sabres signed Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to a two-year contract worth $1.675 million ($837.5K AAV).

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@SabresPR 2022-09-02T13:03:56.870Z

Tage Thompson(Center)(C)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Sabres have signed Tage Thompson to a seven-year, $50.0 million extension ($7.143M AAV).

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Buffalo Sabres 2022-08-31T00:48:32.957Z

Tyson Kozak(Center)(C)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Sabres have signed Tyson Kozak to a three-year, entry-level contract.

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Buffalo Sabres 2022-08-19T20:33:12.321Z

Jake Leschyshyn(Center)(C)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Golden Knights have re-signed Jake Leschyshyn to a three-year contract.

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Vegas Golden Knights 2022-08-13T21:36:52.679Z

Jiri Kulich(Center)(C)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Sabres have signed Jiri Kulich to a three-year, entry-level contract.

The Sabres selected Kulich with the No.28 overall pick in this summer's NHL Draft. The Czech centre scored nine goals with five assists (14 points) in 49 games with Karlovy Vary HC (Czech Extraliga) in 2022.

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Buffalo Sabres 2022-07-16T16:14:05.385Z

Noah Ostlund(Center)(C)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Sabres have signed Noah Ostlund to a three-year, entry-level contract.

The Sabres selected Ostlund with the No.16 overall pick in this summer's NHL Draft. The Swedish centre had nine goals and 33 assists (42 points) in 32 games with Djurgardens Jr. (J20 SuperElit) in 2022.

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Buffalo Sabres 2022-07-16T16:04:10.724Z

Josh Norris(Center)(C)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Senators have re-signed Josh Norris to an eight-year, $63.6 million contract.

Norris was an RFA and signed an eight-year deal that carries a $7.95M AAV cap-hit and a limited no-trade clause in the final four years. Norris is coming off of a breakout campaign, leading the Senators in goals (35) and third in points (55) in just 66 games. With the additions of Alex DeBrincat and Claude Giroux this offseason, Norris will have no shortage of talented wingers to play with next season.

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Ottawa Senators 2022-07-15T00:28:26.600Z

Alex Lyon(Goalie)(G)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Panthers have signed Alex Lyon to a one-year, two-way contract.

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Florida Panthers 2022-07-13T22:56:29.358Z

Mason Geertsen(Left Wing)(LW)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Devils have re-signed Mason Geertsen.

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Chris Johnston 2022-07-13T22:38:41.151Z

Jacob Bryson(Defenseman)(D)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Sabres have signed Jacob Bryson to a two-year, $3.7 million contract extension.

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Buffalo Sabres 2022-07-11T01:12:47.877Z

Alexandar Georgiev(Goalie)(G)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Avalanche have signed Alexandar Georgiev to a three-year, $10.2 million contract extension.

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Colorado Avalanche 2022-07-10T21:20:22.220Z

Alexandar Georgiev(Goalie)(G)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Trade

The Avalanche have acquired Alexandar Georgiev from the Rangers for 2022 3rd and 5th round draft picks and a 2023 5th round draft pick.

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Colorado Avalanche 2022-07-07T16:54:20.572Z

Carson Meyer(Right Wing)(RW)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Blue Jackets have signed Carson Meyer to a one-year, two-way contract extension.

Meyer was a sixth-round pick in the 2017 NHL draft and made his NHL debut during the 2022 season, scoring one goal with two assists (three points) in 13 games with the Blue Jackets. During his time in Cleveland (AHL), he was seventh on the team with 27 points (16G / 11A) in 57 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets 2022-07-04T18:55:53.539Z

Josh Dunne(Center)(C)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Blue Jackets have signed Josh Dunne to a one-year, two-way contract extension.

Dunne signed a two-year, entry-level contract in March 2021 and appeared in six NHL games with the Blue Jackets in 2022. His two-way contract suggests he'll be a fringe roster player for the Blue Jackets again in 2022-23.

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Columbus Blue Jackets 2022-07-04T19:20:05.195Z

Beck Malenstyn(Left Wing)(LW)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Capitals have signed Beck Malenstyn to a two-year contract extension.

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Washington Capitals 2022-06-20T15:36:42.854Z

Isak Rosen(Right Wing)(RW)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Sabres have signed Isak Rosen to a three-year, entry-level contract.

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Buffalo Sabres 2022-05-31T21:01:18.876Z

Olivier Nadeau(Right Wing)(RW)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Signing

The Sabres have signed Olivier Nadeau to a three-year, entry-level contract.

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Buffalo Sabres 2022-05-22T14:07:06.740Z

Jason Zucker(Left Wing)(LW)|Buffalo Sabres BUF

Injury

Zucker (lower-body) will be a game-time decision for Game 2.

Zucker missed the final game of the regular season and Game 1 of the playoffs with a lower-body injury. In Game 2, he'll replace Rickard Rakell (upper-body) if he's healthy enough to play.

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Seth Rorabaugh 2022-05-05T17:14:50.898Z