Here is the Buffalo Sabres 2021 offseason tracker. We’ll update anything that needs to be as soon as new information becomes available. Be sure to bookmark and refer to this page daily:
2021 NHL Draft picks:
Round 1 (1): Owen Power - Defense - University of Michigan (NCAA)
Round 1 (14)*: Isak Rosén - Left Wing - Leksands IF (SHL)
Round 2 (33): Prokhor Poltapov - Right Wing - Krasnaya Armiya Moskva (MHL)
Round 2 (53)**: Aleksandr Kisakov - Left Wing - MHK Dynamo Moskva (MHL)
Round 3 (88)***: Stiven Sardarian - Left Wing - Krasnaya Armiya Moskva (MHL)
Round 3 (95)****: Josh Bloom - Left Wing - Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
Round 4 (97): Olivier Nadeau - Right Wing - Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
Round 5 (159)****: Viljami Marjala - Left Wing - Québec Remparts (QMJHL)
Round 6 (161): William von Barnekow-Lofberg - Center - Malmö Redhawks' Under-20 team (Sweden)
Round 6 (188)*****: Nikita Novikov - Defense - MHK Dynamo Moskva (MHL)
Round 7 (193): Tyson Kozak - Center - Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
* - From the Philadelphia Flyers
** - From the Boston Bruins
*** - From the Florida Panthers
**** - From the Montreal Canadiens
***** - From the Colorado Avalanche
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Unrestricted free agents:
- LW - Tobias Rieder (Signed by the Ducks; Professional tryout)
- C - Riley Sheahan (Signed by the Kraken; One-year, $850,000 contract)
- LW - Drake Caggiula (Re-signed by the Sabres; One-year, $750,000 contract)
- D - Jake McCabe (Signed by the Blackhawks; Four-year, $16 million contract)
- D - Matt Irwin (Signed by the Capitals; One-year, $750,000 contract)
- G - Carter Hutton (Signed by the Coyotes; One-year, $750,000 contract)
- G - Linus Ullmark (Signed by the Bruins; Four-year, $20 million contract)
- G - Stefanos Lekkas (Signed ECHL contract with Fort Wayne Komets)
- C - J.S. Dea (Signed by the Canadiens; One-year, $750,000 contract)
- C - Steven Fogarty (Signed by the Bruins; One-year, $750,000 contract)
- LW - C.J. Smith (Signed by the Hurricanes; One-year, $750,000 contract)
- LW - Dawson DiPietro*
- D - Brandon Davidson (Re-signed by the Sabres; One-year, $750,000 contract)
- G - Michael Houser (Signed to AHL contract by Amerks)
* - Not extended qualifying offers
** - Group 6 UFA
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Restricted free agents:
- LW - Rasmus Asplund (Re-signed by the Sabres; Two-year, $1.65 million contract)
- C - Casey Mittelstadt (Re-signed by the Sabres; Three-year, $7.5 million contract)
- D - Rasmus Dahlin
- D - Henri Jokiharju (Re-signed by the Sabres; Three-year, $7.5 million contract)
- D - Casey Fitzgerald (Re-signed by the Sabres; Two-year, $1.5 million contract)
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Free agent signings:
- C - Vinnie Hinostroza (One-year, $1.05 million contract)
- C - Sean Malone (One-year, $750,000 contract)
- D - Mark Pysyk (One-year, $900,000 contract)
- D - Jimmy Schuldt (One-year, $750,000 contract)
- G - Craig Anderson (One-year, $750,000 contract)
- G - Aaron Dell (One-year, $750,000 contract)
- D - Ethan Prow (One-year, $750,000 contract)
- LW - John Hayden (One-year, $750,000 contract)
- LW - Ryan MacInnis (One-year, $750,000 contract)
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Acquired via trade:
- D - Robert Hägg (from the Philadelphia Flyers)
- G - Devon Levi (From the Florida Panthers)
- D - Will Butcher (from the New Jersey Devils)
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Traded away:
- D - Rasmus Ristolainen (to the Philadelphia Flyers)
- RW - Sam Reinhart (to the Florida Panthers)
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Entry-level signings:
- LW - J-J Peterka (Three-year, $2.775 million contract)
- LW - Linus Weissbach (Two-year, $1.85 million contract)
- RW - Lukas Rousek (Two-year, $1.66 million contract)
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New hirings:
- Don Granato - Sabres head coach
- Matt Ellis - Sabres assistant coach
- Jason Christie - Sabres assistant coach
- Marty Wilford - Sabres assistant coach
- Justin White - Video coordinator
- Adam Mair - Director of player development
- Michael Peca - Amerks assistant coach
- Tim Kennedy - Development coach
- Nathan Paetsch - Development coach
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All contract info according to CapFriendly.com.
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