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The Buffalo Sabres traded defenseman Ryan Johnson to the Pittsburgh Penguins last week in exchange for Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch.
Johnson never appeared in a game for Pittsburgh. The Penguins scratched him for all contests on their NHL roster during his one-week stint before assigning him to the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Buffalo selected Johnson 31st overall in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He spent three seasons with the Sabres, recording seven assists and a plus-1 rating in 47 games from 2023-24 to 2025-26. Johnson also played four AHL games with the Rochester Americans this season. In 56 games with Rochester last season, he scored five goals and tallied 19 points.
Jones and Laatsch will add defensive depth to a Sabres organization looking to build through its prospect pipeline.
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).