Former Sabres First-Rounder Quickly Demoted By New Team After Trade

This former Sabres defenseman is heading back to the AHL.

By Michael DeRosa · The Hockey News

Published: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 10:29 PM

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The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Ryan Johnson to the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Johnson was acquired by Pittsburgh in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres one week prior.
Buffalo received defensemen Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch in exchange for Johnson.

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Defenseman Ryan Johnson has been assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins just one week after acquiring him. The former first-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres was traded to Pittsburgh along with blueliners Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch going the other way.

Johnson did not make an appearance for Pittsburgh during his time on the NHL roster, sitting out as a healthy scratch. The move to the AHL allows him to resume playing game action after previously skating in four games for the Rochester Americans earlier this season.

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