| June 17, 2014 |
Buffalo has placed under-performing forward Ville Leino on waivers for the purpose of buying out the remaining three years of his contract. Should Leino go unclaimed on 24-hour waivers, the Sabres would buy out Leino's contract by paying him two-thirds of what he's owed. |
Leino was set to make $13.5 million over the final three years of a six-year, $27 million contract. The move does not come as a surprise. Leino had 10 goals and 46 points in 137 games with Buffalo. |
| Nov. 30, 2013 |
Leino had two assists in Friday's win over Toronto. |
He has five points this season, all assists. |
| Oct. 3, 2013 |
Leino had an assist in his return to the Sabres in Sunday's 3-2 loss at Tampa Bay. |
Leino had been out with a cracked rib. |
| March 31, 2013 |
Leino had his first two goals of the season in a 4-3 shootout loss to Washington on Saturday. |
Leino has two goals and four assists in nine games. |
| March 20, 2013 |
Leino had two assists Tuesday. |
He has three points in three games since making his season debut from a hip injury. |
| Jan. 21, 2013 |
Leino made his season debut Saturday against the Sens. |
Leino missed the first 27 games with a hip injury. |
| Jan. 20, 2013 |
Leino is missing the team's regular-season opener against the Philadelphia Flyers because of a lower body injury. |
Listed by the team as day to day, Leino missed practice Saturday a day after he was hurt in practice. Leino was well enough to join his teammates, coaches and Sabres owner Terry Pegula to greet fans in the First Niagara Center lobby when the gates opened before Sunday's game. |
| March 4, 2012 |
Leino scored twice in the first 3:44 to help the Sabres beat the NHL-leading Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Saturday night. |
Leino had gone 14 games without a goal. The 31-year-old forward was one of Buffalo's prized free-agent acquisitions, inking a six-year, $27 million deal, but has struggled mightily with 20 points in 60 games. |
| Feb. 18, 2012 |
Leino had two assists in Friday's shootout loss to Montreal. |
Leino had gone his previous four games without a point. |
| Dec. 14, 2011 |
The Buffalo Sabres are suddenly getting healthier with defenseman Tyler Myers and forward Ville Leino anticipating they'll both be ready to return by this weekend. |
Leino said after practice Wednesday that he could be back as early as Saturday, when the Sabres host Winnipeg. Leino's missed nine games with a broken left foot. That's good news for a team that's missed as many as nine regulars to injuries this season. The injuries have contributed to a monthlong skid in which the Sabres have gone 6-10-4 in their past 20, including a 4-3 win over Edmonton on Tuesday. |
| Dec. 8, 2011 |
Leino drew a one-game suspension after throwing an elbow at Philadelphia's Matt Read on Wednesday. |
Leino has three goals and seven assists in 27 games for the Sabres this season. |
| July 1, 2011 |
The Buffalo Sabres signed Leino to a multiyear contract hours after the NHL's free agency period opened on Friday. |
Leino has been a dependable two-way forward for the Philadelphia Flyers over the past two seasons. He finished fifth on the team in scoring last season with a career-best 53 points (19 goals, 34 assists). |
