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Brennan Re-Signs; BizTarnasky Signed

July 17, 2012, 3:11 PM ET [465 Comments]
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T.J. Brennan has been an intriguing prospect for the Sabres for the past four seasons. Ive always compared TJ's game to that of Brian Campbell. The kid's got wheels, has a heavy-accurate shot, and isn't afraid to stick his face in a pile of trouble. Today, Darcy Regier re-upped the Jersey native to a contract extension.


Brennan scored 16 goals and added 14 assists in Rochester last season.





Brennan is Buffalo's 9th Dman. The Ott trade brought Pardy into the fold, thus dropping Brennan a run. Here's how Buffalo's top six looks right now:

Myers
Ehrhoff
Regehr
Leopold
Sekera
Weber
Pardy
McNabb

I smell a trade coming. Buffalo have too many D and they need a skilled forward, be it a centre or winger, who can score.

Trading Sekera or Leopold right now makes a lot of sense to me.



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Regier also dipped into the toughness pool and pulled out badass, Nick Tarnasky. The 6'2 225 pound tough guy played in the KHL last season.

Tarnasky earned 173 PIMs in the KHL last season.

He's the perfect guy to call-up and battle Lucic and the Bruins.






The Sabres address a HUGE area of concern from last season in adding bar fighters Ott, Scott, and now BizTarnasty. Marcus Foligno and Cody McCormick like to chuck the knocks, too.

Tarnasky and Mancari will add a ton of sandpaper and grit to the Rochester lineup.

If this signing is not a big F-you to Boston, I don't know what is.






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Here's the official release from the team:


Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier today announced that the team has agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent forward Nick Tarnasky and defenseman TJ Brennan on one-year contracts.

Tarnasky (6’2”, 224 lbs., 11/25/84) joins the Sabres after spending a season in the Kontinental Hockey League playing for Vityaz Chekov. In one KHL season, Tarnasky recorded 12 points (5+7) and 173 penalty minutes in 36 games. Tarnasky, a native of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 9th round (287th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. In parts of five NHL seasons, Tarnasky has compiled 30 points (13+17) and 297 penalty minutes in 245 games with Tampa Bay, Nashville and Florida.

Brennan (6’1”, 214 lbs., 4/3/89) was Buffalo’s second-round pick (31st overall) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. After spending the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons with the Portland Pirates (AHL), Brennan scored a goal in his NHL debut on Nov. 23, 2011 vs. Boston. The Willingboro, New Jersey native appeared in 11 games for the Sabres in 2011-12.

Brennan finished the 2011-12 season with 30 points (16+14) and 39 penalty minutes in Rochester. His 16 AHL goals were a career high and led all Amerks defensemen, despite appearing in only 52 games for the Americans.


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