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All of which spent time with the team last season.<p></p><p></p><p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">We\'ve tendered qualifying offers to these restricted free agents: Forwards Remi Elie, Zemgus Girgensons, Johan Larsson, Evan Rodrigues, C.J. Smith; defenseman Jake McCabe; goaltender Linus Ullmark. <a href="https://t.co/ZQEyOjhSo7" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/ZQEyOjhSo7</a></p>— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1143613683962130434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow">June 25, 2019</a> <p>Zemgus Girgensons and Johan Larsson come back for their fourth contracts with the Sabres, despite some speculation that the team would move on from one or both players.</p>', 'isIframe': False}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/migrate-wgr550-37350-0@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'All seven players are arbitration eligible.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-wgr550-37350-1@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The most surprising player to be extended a qualifying offer is Remi Elie. After the Sabres claimed Elie on waivers from the Dallas Stars, he spent most of the season in Buffalo as a healthy scratch. 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