Sabres Acquire Experienced Defensemen Jones, Laatsch in Key Trade

The Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins completed a trade entirely involving defensemen on Monday, as the Sabres acquired Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch in exchange for Ryan Johnson, the teams announced. Johnson, 25, is a left-hander who the Sabres chose with the No. 31 overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft. He has compiled 47 NHL games over three years while recording seven points, all assists. The most action he saw at the NHL level came in the 2023-24 season, during which he made 41 of his career appearances. Jones, another lefty, has extensive experience at…