Lance Lysowski: The Buffalo Sabres gained some flexibility after signing forward Marcus Johansson. They have around $6.6 million in salary cap space and could revisit trading defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen for more scoring help.
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Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Newly acquired Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tyson Barrie has a year left on his contract. It’s believed that he could be looking for an eight-year contract at around $8 million on his next deal.