Sabres Links: Buffalo TV rankings impress, Boyle unlikely to sign with Islanders, Florida leaning toward Ekblad
As a Sabres fan this season, there are many teams besides Buffalo you need to track. The Panthers and Islanders are two of those teams and were both involved in rumors that could indirectly affect the Sabres.
Sabres Links
- The Sabres announced that they'll be hosting a draft viewing party at the First Niagara Center [Sabres.com]
- Buffalo may not be tops in points, but they sure are in television rankings [New York Times]
- Building a winner takes more than just top draft picks [Two In The Box]/
Around The League
- LA won 3-0 to move to one game away from winning the Cup [NHL.com]
- A source told the Sun Sentinel that the Panthers will likely take Aaron Ekblad [Twitter]
- There is very slim to no chance Dan Boyle signs with the Islanders according to reports [Pro Hockey Talk]
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's coach John Hynes the first announced Penguins interview [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
- The first NHL 15 gameplay trailer was released, and it is looking pretty snazzy [EA Sports]
- Sam Bennett is keeping his chin up after combine [The Hockey News]
- The Lightning signed Calder candidate Ondrej Palat to a three-year extension [Tampa Bay Times]
- Jason Spezza has been removed from Senators marketing materials according to TSN Radio Host Steve Warne, fueling rumors that he'll be traded this off-season [Twitter]
- The Penguins will be getting new third jerseys, and yellow will be returning [SportsLogos.net]
- The Coyotes will officially become the Arizona Coyotes at the draft [Coyotes.com]