Sabres extend Eichel for 8 years

The Buffalo Sabres have reached an agreement to sign their franchise player,

Jack Eichel, to an eight-year, $80 million contract. The team announced the signing on its Twitter account in a deal reached two days before Buffalo opens the season hosting the Montreal Canadiens. The 20-year-old Eichel is entering the final year of his three-year entry level contract and only eligible to become a restricted free agent next summer. The new contract won't kick in until next season . ... After four seasons of playing on the edge without incurring a suspension, Tom Wilson has now been disciplined twice in less than two weeks and is on notice. The NHL suspended the Capitals right winger for the first four games of the regular season for boarding Blues forward Sammy Blais on Sunday. Wilson will forfeit $97,561 in salary as a repeat offender . ... The Predators set their roster for Thursday night's season opener at Boston by assigning Frederick Gaudreau and Vladislav Kamenev to their AHL affiliate and designating center

Nick Bonino and defenseman Ryan Ellis as non-roster as they recover from injuries. ... The Avalanche reinforced their defense by claiming

Patrik Nemeth on waivers from Dallas . ... The Canucks acquired defenseman Derrick Pouliot from the Penguins for defenseman Andrey Pedan and a fourthround selection in the 2018 draft.