Sabres Links: Leino fallout, Sabres contact goalie coach candidate, Buffalo not on Spezza’s list

Sabres Links

• The Sabers waived Ville Leino yesterday for the purpose of buying him out. If he clears waivers he will be bought-out today [TSN]
• Leino‘s agent says his client wasn’t surprised by buy-out and hopes to continue his career in the NHL [Buffalo News]
• Eli Wilson is in the hunt for the Sabres goaltending coach position according to Darren Dreger [Twitter]
• A look back at some of Leino’s biggest gaffs with the media [Buffalo News]
• An ode to Leino [Buffalo Wins]

Around The League

• The Canucks placed David Booth on waivers in order to buy him out [TSN]
• Jason Spezza’s ten teams he would not accept a trade to are the Islanders, Nashville, Florida, Columbus, and the six Canadian teams according to Dreger on TSN 1260 [Yahoo!]
• The Avalanche and Ryan O’Reilly aren’t close to a deal according to his agent [Pro Hockey Talk]
• The Sharks signed Alex Stalock and Mike Brown to new contracts [Fear the Fin]
• The Predators would consider moving their first-round pick for a top-six forward [The Tennessean]
• The Canadiens signed Dale Weise to a two-year deal [Montreal Gazette]
• Carolina and Pittsburgh have both asked the Kings for permission to interview John Stevens according to Elliotte Friedman [Twitter]
• The Texas Stars beat the Toronto Marlies 4-3 to win the Calder Cup [Sportsnet]
• Fans of Hockey Night in Canada and his work on CBC’s website will be happy to hear that Friedman will be moving with the program to Sportsnet [Sportsnet.ca]