“The right center ice is a priority,” Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier told BuffaloNews.com. “The real unknown here is what the trade market will hold. Nothing has started. It doesn’t get started until after the playoffs. Teams begin to talk, and then it really builds as you go into the draft. It’s tough to know what [...]

NHL signings from around the league: The Carolina Hurricanes have confirmed that Jamie McBain’s newly inked two-year deal is worth $3.6 million. McBain will make $1.7 million next season and $1.9 million in 2013-14.  McBain would have become a restricted free agent this summer. Bob Sanguinetti has signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Carolina Hurricanes. Sanguinetti will [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The seventh round traded picks are below: The Edmonton Oilersseventh-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 26, 2011 that sent Ryan Smyth to Edmonton in exchange [...]

According to Buffalo News the Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier isn’t opposed to moving some of his top picks in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft if it improves his roster. The Sabres have plenty to work with since they have two picks in the first round (12th and 26th overall) and two picks in the second [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round orderhas yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The fourth round traded picks are below: The Columbus Blue Jackets fourth-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 8, 2011 that sent Mark Letestu to Columbus [...]

According to the Buffalo News, Buffalo Sabres president Ted Black has made it clear the organization intends to stick with Darcy Regier and Lindy Ruff through 2012-13. “They’ll be back next season,” Black said. “I didn’t see a need to do anything otherwise at this juncture. We spent the better part of this week planning next year.” After [...]

The 2012 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery, a weighted system to determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, will take place live Tuesday, April 10, at 8 p.m., ET. on TSN and NBC Sports Network. The 2012 NHL Draft Lottery involves clubs that do not qualify for the [...]

Buffalo Sabres have signed college prospect goalie Connor Knapp and center Daniel Catenacci to entry-level contracts. Connor Knapp’s deal is for two years. He posted a 15-8-0 record with a 1.69 goals-against average, a .933 save percentage and five shutouts during his senior year at Miami University (Ohio) this past season. Knapp will join AHL Rochester for the remainder [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. The second round traded picks are below: The Boston Bruins second-round pick will go to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 24, [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. The first round traded picks are below: The Colorado Avalanche‘s first-round pick will go to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade [...]