Today, Ristolainen popped up in reports from two different reporters on opposite sides of the continent. Ristolainen has three years remaining on his contract with Buffalo at $5.4MM per season, however, and could just as easily be forced to stay where he is if the team cannot get the asking price it is looking for. Brandon Montour| Buffalo Sabres| Calvin de Haan| Carolina Hurricanes| Chris Kreider| Colin Miller| Gustav Forsling| Haydn Fleury| Henri Jokiharju| Jake Gardiner| Jake McCabe| Joel Edmundson| John Gilmour| Justin Faulk| Lawrence Pilut| Los Angeles Kings| Marco Scandella| Minnesota Wild| New York Rangers| Rasmus Ristolainen| San Jose Sharks| St. Louis Blues| Tampa Bay Lightning| Toronto Maple Leafs| Trevor Van Riemsdyk| Tyler Toffoli| Zach Bogosian, August 24, 2019 at 9:45 am CDT | by Brian La Rose 1 Comment. While plus-minus obviously has its flaws as a metric, it’s still hard to overlook the -41 mark that Ristolainen recorded last season or the -143 he has for his six-year career. The trade market appears to be heating up early this season and the odds of a deal – or several – before the holiday trade freeze are high. The 24-year old has three years left on a contract that carries a $5.4MM cap hit, and has carried a heavy load for the Sabres over the last few seasons. Over 2 million monthly readers now come to THW for their hockey fix. Scorpio is ruled by Pluto, the planet that governs both destruction and transformation. Boston Bruins| Buffalo Sabres| Calgary Flames| David Pastrnak| Oliver Kylington| Rasmus Ristolainen, August 11, 2019 at 10:31 am CDT | by Holger Stolzenberg 5 Comments. Buffalo Sabres| Detroit Red Wings| Rasmus Ristolainen| Toronto Maple Leafs, Pro Hockey Rumors is not affiliated with National Hockey League, NHL or NHL.com, New York Rangers Expected To Buy Out Henrik Lundqvist, Tampa Bay Lightning Win 2020 Stanley Cup Championship, Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers Complete Trade, Snapshots: Phase 3, Draft Pick Deadline, Ristolainen, According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, Morning Notes: Ristolainen, Goldobin, Eller, Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News notes, told NBC Sports Washington’s J.J. Regan, Evening Notes: Ristolainen, Pastrnak, Andersson, according to Buffalo News’ Mike Harrington, The Athletic’s Darren Haynes (subscription required) writes, Rasmus Ristolainen Implies He’s Asked To Be Traded, Eastern Notes: Leddy, Ristolainen, Carcone, Shalagin, Brett Cyrgalis of the New York Post mentions, The Athletic’s Joe Smith (subscription required) writes, Sabres Trying To Trade Rasmus Ristolainen, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic (subscription required), Atlantic Notes: Ristolainen, Turgeon, Kivihalme, reports Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press, San Jose Sharks Name Bob Boughner Head Coach, Talks Break Off Between Blues And Alex Pietrangelo, Chicago Blackhawks Loan Brandon Hagel To Switzerland, Trade Rumors: Ekman-Larsson, Mrazek, Virtanen, Tampa Bay, Calgary Flames Loan Juuso Valimaki To Ilves, USA Hockey Invites 39 Players To World Junior Evaluation Camp, Alexei Toropchenko Assigned To HC Kunlun Red Star, There was some confusion today when reports from several sources, Several Buffalo Sabres players were obviously frustrated today when speaking to reporters about another failed season, and like always, While it may take a bit of time for the Canucks to get a deal done with winger, In a roundtable discussion on what the chances are that the Tampa Bay Lightning might acquire Buffalo defenseman, There were many moving parts two week ago when the Ottawa Senators acquired. Even after moving Faulk and Calvin de Haan in the off-season, the additions of Edmundson, Jake Gardiner, and Gustav Forsling has created yet another logjam on defense. Ristolainen’s a good young defenseman and his $5.4 million contract for the next three seasons isn’t out of line. The team can demote Lawrence Pilut and even Henri Jokiharju, but will still need to make room on the blue line. The free agent market for impact right-shot defenders was pretty thin to begin with and took a big hit when Erik Karlsson re-signed in San Jose.  P.K. Updated daily with news and features from over 130 writers worldwide. The New York Islanders have made quite a few moves this offseason, re-signing Anders Lee, Jordan Eberle and Brock Nelson as well as adding goaltender Semyon Varlamov to their franchise, but the team may not be done yet.