SABRES ACQUIRE JONES, LAATSCH FROM PITTSBURGH
Buffalo receives two defensemen in exchange for Ryan Johnson, Both to report to Rochester
Oct 12, 2026The Buffalo Sabres acquired defensemen Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday in exchange for defenseman Ryan Johnson.
Jones, 29, has registered three assists in four games with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season, and has totaled 13 goals and 74 assists for 87 points in 186 career AHL games with the Penguins, Ontario Reign, Colorado Eagles and Bakersfield Condors.
Jones, in his 10th professional season after being drafted by Edmonton in the fourth round in 2015, has played 255 games in the NHL with the Oilers, Blackhawks, Avalanche, Kings and Penguins, totaling 14 goals and 42 assists for 56 points.
Laatsch, 24, played 10 AHL games last season. The lefty was a 2021 seventh-round pick and played four seasons at University of Wisconsin.
Johnson departs the organization after parts of four pro seasons, including 47 NHL games. He was originally a first-round pick by the Sabres in 2019.