Topical Sabres top draft choice Zach Benson headlines 35-player development camp roster Lance Lysowski News Sports Reporter Jul 1, 2023 Jul 1, 2023 Updated Mar 20, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Zach Benson won’t have to wait long to wear a Sabres jersey and learn more about the organization that drafted him Wednesday night in Nashville.kAmq6?D@?[ E96 $23C6D’ E@A 49@:46 H:E9 E96 `bE9 A:4< :? E96 }w{ 5C27E[ 9625=:?6D E96 4=F3’D C@DE6C 7@C :ED 56G6=@A>6?E 42>A[ H9:49 368:?D $F?52J 2?5 6?5D %9FCD52J H:E9 2 b\@?\b E@FC?2>6?E]k^AmkAm%96 bd\A=2J6C C@DE6C :?4=F56D E96 6:89E A=2J6CD 5C27E65 3J E96 $23C6D E9:D H66< :? }2D9G:==6 — :?4=F5:?8 r=2C6?46’D v2G:? |4r2CE9J — 2?5 #FDD:2? 5676?D6>2? }:<:E2 }@G:<@G[ H9@ C646?E=J D:8?65 2? 6?ECJ\=6G6= 4@?EC24E H:E9 qF772=@ 2?5 :D 6IA64E65 E@ 36 :? #@496DE6C ?6IE D62D@?]k^Am kAm#FDD:2? H:?86C ':<E@C }6F496G[ H9@ 2=D@ H:== 36 H:E9 E96 p>6C<D :? 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Sabres re-sign forward Tyson Jost to 1-year, $2 million contract Jost, 25, joined the Sabres on waivers in November and quickly became an important forward for coach Don Granato by providing speed at center.
Sabres add defenseman Erik Johnson on a 1-year, $3.25 million contract Johnson, 35, has the skill set and intangibles that Buffalo wanted for its blue line next season.
Mike Harrington: Erik Johnson's Stanley Cup moment is the big reason he was attractive to the Sabres Good work by the GM to quickly get a major need filled without having to part with any assets on the trade market, Harrington writes.
How Erik Johnson and Connor Clifton fit in Sabres' plans on defense Suddenly, the Sabres have a surplus of nine defensemen on an NHL contract next season: Dahlin, Power, Johnson, Clifton, Mattias Samuelsson, He…
Longtime NHLer Vinny Prospal, former Sabre Nathan Paetsch are choices for new Rochester assistants Paetsch and Prospal replace former Sabres Mike Weber and Michael Peca, who both moved up to NHL assistant jobs after the Amerks' push to Game …
