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Sportsnet hockey insider <a href="https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1815732446727446747">Elliotte Friedman</a> was the first to report the signing.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clyyg0nse000e01vrzmqavxtm@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/SabresPR/status/1815757832462970981', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Buffalo Sabres have agreed to terms with forward Beck Malenstyn on a two-year contract with an AAV of $1.35 million. <a href="https://t.co/SluzAJK8Iu">pic.twitter.com/SluzAJK8Iu</a></p>&mdash; Sabres PR (@SabresPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/SabresPR/status/1815757832462970981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2024</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/clyyirlnc001d357k6bxidri7@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The Sabres acquired Malenstyn on Day 2 of the 2024 NHL Draft when Buffalo shipped a 2024 second-round pick (43rd overall) to the Washington Capitals.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clyygs1s00027357khfus17mz@published'}, {'data': {'tag': None, 'fill': None, 'items': [{'uri': 'www.audacy.com/_components/article/instances/cly0autfp000f01seudsp23kz@published', 'url': 'http://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/sabres-acquire-forward-beck-malenstyn-from-capitals', 'lead': 'dailymotion', 'pageUri': 'http://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/sabres-acquire-forward-beck-malenstyn-from-capitals', 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/USATSI21728943-bde58537-9efb-4de3-8413-28da41ae4786.jpg?crop=16:9', 'urlIsValid': True, 'contentType': 'article', 'canonicalUrl': 'http://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/sabres-acquire-forward-beck-malenstyn-from-capitals', 'overrideImage': None, 'overrideTitle': None, 'primaryHeadline': 'Sabres acquire forward Beck Malenstyn from Capitals', 'ignoreValidation': False}], '_version': 2, 'articles': [{'uri': 'www.audacy.com/_components/article/instances/cly0autfp000f01seudsp23kz@published', 'url': 'http://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/sabres-acquire-forward-beck-malenstyn-from-capitals', 'lead': 'dailymotion', 'pageUri': 'http://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/sabres-acquire-forward-beck-malenstyn-from-capitals', 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/USATSI21728943-bde58537-9efb-4de3-8413-28da41ae4786.jpg?crop=16:9', 'urlIsValid': True, 'contentType': 'article', 'canonicalUrl': 'http://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/sabres-acquire-forward-beck-malenstyn-from-capitals', 'overrideImage': None, 'overrideTitle': None, 'primaryHeadline': 'Sabres acquire forward Beck Malenstyn from Capitals', 'ignoreValidation': False}], 'missingItems': False, 'sectionFront': 'sports', 'componentVariation': 'inline-related'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/inline-related/instances/clyyhf7ns003i357kyzl7aq6u@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'After spending several years coming up through the ranks and paying his dues in the American Hockey League with the Hershey Bears, Malenstyn finally cemented a spot for himself at the NHL level in Washington last season, scoring six goals and adding 15 assists for 21 points in 81 games.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clyyiugfa0020357kuptc5a3k@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The 2023-24 campaign also saw Malenstyn being a force defensively, being on the ice for 562 defensive-zone faceoffs at 5-on-5, which ranked third in the NHL. 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