May 20, 2011 - 11:12 AM
Defenseman Brayden McNabb received a three-year deal from the Buffalo Sabres at annual salaries of $615,000, $690,000 and $840,000, according to a source at the NHL Players Association.
McNabb, whose Kootenay Ice plays its first game in the Memorial Cup, Canadian junior hockey's championship tournament, was a third-round pick of the Sabres in 2009, 66th overall. He had 27 points including 24 assists in 19 games in the Western Hockey League playoffs.
-- Fletcher Doyle
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John Vogl has been covering the Sabres since 2002-03, an era that has included playoff runs, last-place finishes and three ownership changes. The award-winning writer is the Buffalo chapter chairman for the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.
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Mike Harrington, a Canisius College graduate who began his career as a News reporter in 1987, is in his sixth season covering the Buffalo Sabres. He is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and can vouch that exposed flesh freezes instantly when walking in downtown Winnipeg in January.
