Sabres avoid arbitration; reach deals with McCabe, Ullmark

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have avoided arbitration rulings by reaching agreements to sign defenseman Jake McCabe and goalie Linus Ullmark.
McCabe agreed to a two-year $5.7 million contract Saturday, a day before his scheduled hearing. Ullmark agreed to a one-year $1.325 million contract a day after his hearing, but before an arbitrator issued a decision.
Though the Sabres avoided the players potentially being awarded more expensive contracts, the deals push Buffalo about $1 m