The offseason progresses on, and the Buffalo Sabres have yet to make a meaningful free agent signing. As all of the top talent has been swept up by top teams, they are left with what remains after the first week to sort through and decide which players could be of value to their roster.
The genesis of the Alex Lyon you’ve seen over the past four seasons – the goalie who won the Calder Cup, earned critical late-season victories for the Florida Panthers and played so well for the Detroit Red Wings that the Buffalo Sabres awarded him a two-year contract – can be traced to the 2021 offseason.
The Buffalo Sabres signed forward Ryan McLeod to a four-year contract extension on July 1, which carries a $5 million cap hit. McLeod will turn 26 years old in September and was acquired from the Edmonton Oilers last offseason.
The Buffalo Sabres have been in a constant cycle of drafting, developing, and trading young players, which often results in those players becoming key pieces to a Stanley Cup champion team; Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart, Brandon Montour, Evan Rodrigues, to name a few.
The Buffalo Sabres and Utah Mammoth will be heading to salary arbitration. Each team opted into the arbitration process to help resolve outstanding contract negotiations with top restricted free agents.
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The Buffalo Sabres have taken a calculated risk with defenseman Bowen Byram, whose contract expired on July 1, turning him into a restricted free agent.
The Buffalo Sabres have had a relatively quiet offseason. Despite missing the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season, they did not make many wholesale changes to their roster.
Bowen Byram's future in the NHL is uncertain at best, and now the team have made a shock decision regarding Byram as they have opted for arbitration, another twist in the tale of the Byram situation this off-season.
Two teams have elected for salary arbitration with their restricted free agents. According to Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman, the Buffalo Sabres have elected for arbitration with defenseman Bowen Byram, and the Utah Mammoth with center Jack McBain.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram, who has been heavily involved in trade talks, did not file for salary arbitration and remains a RFA. Multiple players
Newly acquired Buffalo Sabres defenseman Conor Timmins has filed for salary arbitration, the NHL Players’ Association announced today. Timmins, 26, is one of the Sabres’ three unsigned restricted free agents.
As trade and offer sheet rumors surrounding Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram intensify, the ability for this to become one of the bigger storylines of the summer is real.
JJ Peterka was enjoying a golf trip in Spain when he got a call that would change the course of his career. The 23-year-old forward had just been traded from the Buffalo Sabres to the Utah Mammoth, stepping into a new adventure with one of the NHL’s latest teams.
The Buffalo Sabres entered the offseason with two key restricted free agents. After failing to agree to terms with winger JJ Peterka, he was shipped to the Utah Mammoth and quickly signed an extension with his new team.
The NHL Free Agency Frenzy has just about wound down. Nikolaj Ehlers was the last big-name unrestricted free agent to sign, heading to the Carolina Hurricanes on a six-year deal.
The Buffalo Sabres have missed the playoffs in 14 consecutive seasons. Even with Lindy Ruff back behind the bench and some solid players on the roster, they were not even close in 2024-25.
The Buffalo Sabres have signed former New York Rangers defenseman Zac Jones to a one-year, two-way contract worth $900,000 in the NHL and $550,000 in the AHL.
The Buffalo Sabres and Kevyn Adams have been quiet in free agency. However, they signed Justin Danforth from Columbus to a two-year contract. The contract comes in at $1.8 million AAV.
On Tuesday, the Buffalo Sabres announced the team has re-signed defenseman Ryan Johnson to a three-year contract. The deal is a two-way contract for next season, and a one-way for the remaining two years.
The 2025 NHL Draft drew plenty of eyes this summer, and as those eyes gazed upon the Sabres to see what they would do, most people probably expected them to move some of their picks to improve their immediate roster.