There was one big deal, another sign and trade. The Washington Capitals have upped the price you have to pay for these.
We have acquired a third-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft and forward David Kampf from the Washington Capitals in exchange for forward Alex Tuch.
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) June 24, 2026
Details → https://t.co/OrMC9fpO8i pic.twitter.com/PEZVeyBtLJ
Buffalo also re-signed Zach Benson.
SEVEN MORE YEARS OF BENNY ⚔️
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) June 25, 2026
We have signed Zach Benson to a seven-year contract with an AAV of $7.5 million.
Details → https://t.co/GWcREJzmxC pic.twitter.com/7OHpLtjZeN

In other news:
NHL Draft note - The 4 year signing window equalization begins with this draft class. NHL teams will have 4 years to sign players drafted from either the CHL or NCAA.
— Jeff Marek (@JeffMarek) June 24, 2026
Previously it had been 2 years for players drafted out of the CHL.
Simon Benoit on time in Toronto: "It was great. They're a good organization. They treated me so well. I have great memories for me, my wife & my kid. I had my kid there so it's always going to be special. The guys there were just so welcoming to me. We really had a good group."
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) June 24, 2026

La Victoire de Montréal convoque les médias demain matin, jeudi, pour faire le point sur de l’état de santé de la capitaine Marie-Philip Poulin. #LPHF
— Mikaël Lalancette (@MikLalancette) June 25, 2026

I'm just going to end with this. A sombre tone to this one from Luke Fox, but realistic too.

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