Sabres Links: Sabres have top farm system, Ice GM expects Reinhart in Buffalo, Bryan Murray battling cancer

The Sabres top Sports Illustrated’s list of top farm teams in the league [SI.com]
Kootenay Ice GM Jeff Chynoweth joined the Howard Simon Show yesterday and said that he expects Sam Reinhart to be with the Sabres next season [WGR 550]
Coller: How much better will the Sabres be next season? [WGR 550]

Senators GM Bryan Murray, who has had his fair share of run-ins with the Sabres, has been diagnosed with cancer [Ottawa Sun]
Predators forward Mike Fisher will be out 4-6 months after suffering a Achilles Tendon rupture [Tennessean]
Jeff Petry signed a one-year, $3 million deal with the Oilers [Edmonton Sun]
The Blue Jackets signed former Sabre Corey Tropp to a two-year deal [Pro Hockey Talk]
The Predators signed defenseman Anton Volchenkov to a one-year, $1 million deal [TSN]
The Sharks signed Tommy Wingels to a new three-year deal [ESPN]
The Blues are going back to a classic look next season, and here’s a sneak peek [Icethetics]

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