‘Hutton stopped 70 of 73 shots against the Lightning and Capitals, including 31 against the defending Stanley Cup champions. His spectacular saves energized his teammates and kept the Sabres’ fading playoff hopes alive.’
Archives for February 25, 2019
Sabres acquire defenseman Brandon Montour from Anaheim for Brendan Guhle, 1st-round pick
‘Montour has played on Anaheim’s top pairing this season and is averaging 22 minutes, 40 seconds per game. He ranked fourth on the team in power-play ice time.’
Mike Harrington: Sabres stray from the norm as deadline day approaches
‘The Sabres’ restricted free agents are Beaulieu, Zemgus Girgensons, Johan Larsson, Evan Rodrigues, Jake McCabe and Linus Ullmark. They are almost certainly going to want to retain the latter three.’
Sabres’ acquisition of Brandon Montour shows they want to win now
‘Botterill’s move sends a strong message the 10th-place Sabres, who have suffered a stunning fall, dropping from first overall to out of a playoff spot, want to win this season.’
Monday’s Toronto Coverage
Gameday: Sabres at Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Monday NHL game preview: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs (Toronto Star)
Sabres, Leafs start get-to-know-you stretch (The Sports Xchange)
Sabres at Maple Leafs preview (NHL.com)
Monday’s Anaheim Coverage
Ducks trade defenseman Brandon Montour to Sabres for draft pick and prospect (Orange County Register)
Ducks trade Brandon Montour to Sabres for a first-round pick and a prospect (Los Angeles Times)
Ducks Acquire Guhle, First-Round Pick From Sabres in Exchange for Montour (AnaheimDucks.com)
Sabres acquire defenseman Montour in trade with Ducks
‘Buffalo elected to land a proven player in the third-year and 24-year-old Montour rather than wait for the 21-year-old Guhle to continue developing in the minors.’
Ducks trading Brandon Montour to Sabres for 1st-round pick, prospect
‘Montour, 24, has a $3.3875 million cap hit and is under contract through the 2019-20 season. The right-handed-shooting defenseman has five goals and 20 assist in 62 games this season while averaging a career-high 22 minutes, 40 seconds per game.’
NHL trade news: Sabres acquire Brandon Montour from Ducks
‘”Brendan Guhle is an excellent skater who is ready to take the next step in his career,” Ducks GM and interim coach Bob Murray said in a statement. “Adding Guhle and a first-round pick is an important step as we retool our team moving forward.”‘
Wild-card contending Sabres don’t stand pat, acquire Montour from Ducks for Guhle, first-round pick
‘That’s a great addition for Buffalo, too. Barring a subsequent deal that sends recently rumored trade chip Rasmus Ristolainen packing, the Sabres will now trot out a top-four that includes Ristolainen, Mountour, Jake McCabe and rookie standout Rasmus Dahlin. Already with a defense that was 16th-ranked in the NHL in terms of goals against and had mid-range underlying metrics, Montour is the type of defender who can help turn the tide further in Buffalo’s favor.’