Sabres Links: Sabres make moves, Vanek signs with Wild, Miller signs in Vancouver
It was a crazy day yesterday, as it seems the contact window really did speed up the free agency process. Are you happy with how day one went down?
Sabres Links
- It was a very busy day for the Sabres, as they signed Matt Moulson, Brian Gionta, Andrej Maszaros, and Cody McCormick as well as traded for Josh Gorges [Buffalo News]
- Tim Murray met with the media yesterday after the signings [Sabres TV]
- Hamilton: Murray says it's time to hop on the bandwagon [WGR 550]
- The Canadiens put together a video tribute for Gionta [Habs TV]
- Pierre Lebrun says that trading Gorges was an unpopular move, and that the loss of both him and Gionta creates a leadership void in Montreal [ESPN]
- Watch Sam Reinhart's first visit to Buffalo, where he made the media rounds and toured a bit of the city [Sabres TV]
Around the League
- A lot of signings happened, and I couldn't possibly link to all of them. Here's the TSN Tracker.
- Ryan Miller signed a three-year deal with the Canucks [Vancouver Sun]
- Thomas Vanek surprised no one by signing a three-year deal with Minnesota [ESPN]
- After being bought out by the Sabres earlier this week, Christian Ehrhoff signed a one-year deal with the Penguins [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
- The Senators traded Jason Spezza to the Stars for Alex Chiasson, a second-round pick, and two prospects [TSN]
- The Sharks traded Brad Stuart to Colorado for a pair of picks [CSN Bay Area]