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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
Sabres In Case You Missed It
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- Buffalo’s Top Prospects – #30: Ethan Miedema
- Buffalo’s Top Prospects – #29: Aaron Huglen
- Buffalo’s Top Prospects – #28: Viljami Marjala
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- Sabres Deal Lyubushkin To Anaheim
- Buffalo’s Top Prospects – #27: Matteo Costantini
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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
Hockey Now Network
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Carolina: Hurricanes Sign 20-Year Lease Extension (Carolina Hurricanes)
Chicago: Three Hawks Prospects Make NHL Network’s Top 50 (Chicago Blackhawks)
Colorado: Former Avalanche Prospect Heads To KHL (Colorado Avalanche)
Detroit: Red Wings Join In Hossa’s Night Of Celebration (Detroit Red Wings)
Florida: Panthers Luostarinen From Unknown To Key Piece (Florida Panthers)
Los Angeles: Where Do Kempe & Fiala Rank Among the League’s Best? (Los Angeles Kings)
Montreal: Canadiens Options For Trading DeSmith (Montreal Canadiens)
Nashville: Glass Knows He Belongs In NHL (Nashville Predators)
New Jersey: Devils Sign Cal Foote To One-Year Deal (New Jersey Devils)
NY Islanders: Isles Exaggerations and Expectations; Ryan Pulock (New York Islanders)
Philadelphia: Foerster Could Do Big Things For Flyers (Philadelphia Flyers)
Pittsburgh: Penguins Potential PTO Invites (Pittsburgh Penguins)
San Jose: First Look At Karlsson In Penguins Gear (San Jose Sharks)
Vegas: Golden Knights Must-See Home Games (Vegas Golden Knights)
Washington: Mantha Hoping To Play Faster (Washington Capitals)