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