Sabres Links: O’Reilly in negotiations, Blue Jackets land Saad, Eichel’s choice coming

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]

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]

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