Sabres Links: O'Reilly in negotiations, Blue Jackets land Saad, Eichel's choice coming
Not surprisingly, the Sabres are already talking about extending O'Reilly as the team looks to spend even more money in Free Agency.
Sabres Links
- The Sabres are already in contract negotiations with Ryan O'Reilly according to Pierre LeBrun [Twitter]
- Jack Eichel will announce where he'll play next season before the prospects camp according to ESPN Boston's Jeff Cox [Twitter]
- Craig Button says pieces are in place for Buffalo [Sabres.com]
- How competitive can the Sabres be next season? [Puck Daddy]
- Robin Lehner is happy to be in Buffalo and recovering from his concussion [Buffalo Hockey Beat]
- Brian Gionta joined the Howard Simon Show to talk about how excited he is about the Sabres latest moves [WGR 550]
- Matthew Coller wrote an incredibly long feature on Matt Ellis, the tank era veteran who left an impact [WGR 550]
- Sabres raise expectations for quick success [Pendicton Herald]
Around The League
- Chicago traded Brandon Saad to Columbus for Artem Anisimov, Marko Dano, Jeremy Morin and Corey Tropp [TSN]
- The Arizona Coyotes will be moving to Las Vegas after this season according to Josh Kosman, with the league eyeing Seattle and Toronto as expansion franchises [New York Post]
- The Jets signed Drew Stafford to a two-year deal worth an average of just over $4 million [Winnipeg Sun]
- Montreal re-signed Brian Flynn to a two year deal worth $950k annually [ESPN]
- Calgary signed Dougie Hamilton to a six year, $34.5 million deal [Calgary Herald]
- The Bruins traded Martin Jones to the Sharks for a first-round pick and a prospect [TSN]
- The Flyers won't buyout Sam Gagner after all [CSN Philly]
- The Ducks acquired Kevin Bieksa from the Canucks [Ducks.com]
- The Hurricanes waived Alexander Semin in order to buy him out [Sportsnet]