Penguins acquire defenseman Johnson from Sabres
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 00:02 · Archive
Pittsburgh acquired defenseman Ryan Johnson from Buffalo in exchange for Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch.
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Ryan Johnson from the Buffalo Sabres on Monday in a trade involving three defensemen. The Penguins sent Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch to Buffalo in exchange for Johnson.
Johnson, 26, is in the second year of a three-year contract with a salary cap hit of $875,000 and is scheduled to become a restricted free agent in 2028. A first-round draft pick (No. 31 overall) of the Sabres in 2019, the left-handed defenseman has spent most of his professional career in the AHL with the Rochester Americans. Over parts of three NHL seasons, Johnson has appeared in 47 games and posted seven assists while averaging 13 minutes and 48 seconds of ice time per contest. This season, he has skated in four AHL contests with no points after clearing waivers on 26 September.
Jones, 29, was a free agent signing in 2025 and was in the final year of a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $900,000. After clearing waivers, he was assigned to the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on 27 September. In four games with that club, the left-hander has three assists. Injuries and a 20-game suspension for violating the NHL's performance-enhancing substances programme wiped out most of Jones' 2025-26 campaign.
How it is being reported
- Penguins acquire defenseman Ryan Johnson from SabresThe Pittsburgh Penguins swung a trade involving a trio of defensemen on Monday, acquiring Ryan Johnson from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch.TribLIVE · 12 Oct, 23:10
- The Penguins add defenseman Ryan Johnson in a trade with the SabresPittsburgh Post-Gazette · 12 Oct, 22:55
In this story: Pittsburgh Penguins · Buffalo Sabres · Ryan Johnson · Caleb Jones · Daniel Laatsch
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