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Sabres Links: Callahan signs in Tampa, Gaborik signs in LA, Penguins name Johnston coach

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It was a busy day in the NHL yesterday as teams worked hard to get their ducks in a row before Friday's draft and free agency next week. Yesterday was the first day of the contact window, where agents can start talking to teams about individual players.

By Jack N. Goods
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Sabres Links

  • Hamilton: Recent history says the Sabres should be good at #2 [WGR 550]
  • The Sabres recent drafts have yielded some strong talent and some notable misses [Buffalo Hockey Beat]

Around The League

  • The Penguins named Mike Johnston their next head coach [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
  • Forget the Ryan Callahan to the Sabres rumors, as he signed a new six-year deal to stay in Tampa [Tampa Bay Times]
  • The Kings signed Marian Gaborik to a seven-year extension [TSN]
  • Garth Snow is once again doing everything he can to make sure the pick he sent the Sabres isn't high, and that includes making a run at Brad Richards and Matt Niskanen [Pro Hockey Talk]
  • Ryan Miller was reportedly contacted by Vancouver yesterday [Pro Hockey Talk]
  • After acquiring his negotiating rights from Columbus, Edmonton signed Nikita Nikitin to a two-year nine million dollar deal [Edmonton Sun]

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