The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms on a one-year contract with veteran forward Mike Grier. Grier, who could have become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, reached the deal with the Sabres on Monday. The gritty forward scored 10 goals and had 22 points in 73 games for Buffalo this past season. He also had a pair of goals in the Sabres' six-game loss to Boston in the first round of the...
The Sabres have signed defenseman Nick Crawford to a three-year entry level contract. Crawford finished second in voting for the Ontario Hockey League defenseman of the year, after a career high 70 points in 68 games split between Barrie and Saginaw. Among Canadian junior defensemen, Crawford was fourth in points last season.
Antti Niemi made 31 saves and Dustin Byfuglien's hat trick lifted the second-seeded Chicago Blackhawks over the third-ranked Vancouver Canucks 5-2 in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal.