The Buffalo Sabres have signed defenseman Conor Timmins to a two-year, $4.4MM contract per a team release. Michael Augello of The Hockey News first reported the move. The two sides will avoid an arbitration date with this move, after previous reports claimed they were still far apart on a new deal. Buffalo acquired Timmins and Isaac Belliveau from the Pittsburgh Penguins during … [Read more...] about Sabres Sign Conor Timmins To Two-Year Deal
Sabres, Conor Timmins Unlikely To Settle Before Arbitration Hearing
The Sabres and restricted free agent defenseman Conor Timmins are not close on a new contract with his arbitration hearing eight days away, according to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period.Buffalo acquired Timmins from the Penguins on draft day in something of a salary dump, sending older, more expensive righty Connor Clifton to Pittsburgh. The Sabres were his third team in a … [Read more...] about Sabres, Conor Timmins Unlikely To Settle Before Arbitration Hearing
International Notes: Vecchione, Andersson, Ratkovic-Berndtsson, Jurmo, Dickinson
Veteran farmhand Mike Vecchione has signed on with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League, Tony Androckitis of Inside AHL Hockey reports. The Hershey Bears, where Vecchione had spent the last four seasons on both two-way deals with the Capitals and AHL-only contracts, said Monday that he would be heading overseas. Vecchione, 32, last played in the NHL in a … [Read more...] about International Notes: Vecchione, Andersson, Ratkovic-Berndtsson, Jurmo, Dickinson
Arbitration Schedule For Remaining Cases Finalized
The arbitration hearing dates for the few remaining unsettled cases have been finalized, PuckPedia reports: F Kaapo Kakko, Kraken: July 25 G Arvid Soderblom, Blackhawks: July 28 F Maxim Tsyplakov, Islanders: July 29 D Dylan Samberg, Jets: July 30 D Conor Timmins, Sabres: Aug. 2 F Nicholas Robertson, Maple Leafs: Aug. 3 D Jayden Struble, Canadiens: Aug. 3 There are only seven … [Read more...] about Arbitration Schedule For Remaining Cases Finalized
Nathan Beaulieu Announces Retirement
Former first-round pick Nathan Beaulieu has announced his retirement from professional hockey, according to the NHLPA. Beaulieu, 32, hangs up his skates after playing 471 NHL games for the Canadiens, Sabres, Jets, and Ducks. The longtime bottom-pairing defenseman last appeared with Anaheim in the 2022-23 season, spending the last two campaigns in Europe but playing sparingly … [Read more...] about Nathan Beaulieu Announces Retirement