Sabres Daily: Hagel Signs With Tampa; Pacific Puckdoku Cheatcodes

The Tampa Bay Lightning continued their practice of locking up players on max contracts, as they announced an eight-year extension for forward Brandon Hagel on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Hagel is a 2016 draft pick of the Buffalo Sabres who made his mark in Chicago in 2021 and scored 30 goals for the Lightning last season.

Hagel will earn $6.5 million per season on a deal that will run through the 2031-32 season. 

EIGHT 👏 MORE 👏 YEARS 👏

We’ve signed forward Brandon Hagel to an eight-year contract extension worth an AAV of $6.5 million.

📝: https://t.co/rBHDnqHmQS pic.twitter.com/DKdqixKTcA

— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) August 22, 2023

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Puckdoku Cheatcodes

The game Puckdoku seems to be a hit with hockey fans, especially during the summer when there is little or no hockey news. The object of the game is to match up a player who played for two teams, but to pick the most obscure or unique player to increase your uniqueness score. Here are a few ex-Sabres that would help you in that pursuit. Today we’ll tackle the Pacific Division:

Anaheim and Buffalo –  Brandon Montour, Robert Hagg, Brendan Guhle

Calgary and Buffalo – Don Edwards, Cody Eakin, Dwayne Roloson

Edmonton and Buffalo –  Zack Kassian, Lee Fogolin, Tyler Ennis

Los Angeles and Buffalo –  Don Luce, Nicolas Deslauriers, Jhonas Enroth

San Jose and Buffalo –  Aaron Dell, Christian Ehrhoff, Craig Rivet

Seattle and Buffalo –  Will Borgen, Riley Sheahan, John Hayden

Vancouver and Buffalo – Riley Stillman, Tyler Myers, Taylor Pyatt

Vegas and Buffalo –  Brayden McNabb, Peyton Krebs, Robin Lehner

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Pittsburgh: Penguins Potential PTO Invites (Pittsburgh Penguins)

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