Jason Pominville, F: The 34-year-old spent the first eight seasons of his NHL career with the Sabres before he was traded to the Minnesota Wild on April 3, 2013. He was traded back to Buffalo from Minnesota on June 30. Pominville had 47 points (13 goals, 34 assists) in 78 games with the Wild last season. … Benoit Pouliot, F: The 30-year-old signed a one-year, $1.15 million contract on July 1 after the Edmonton Oilers bought out the final two years of his contract. Pouliot had 14 points in 67 games last season. … Jacob Josefson, F: The 26-year-old signed a one-year, $700,000 contract on July 1. He had 10 points with the New Jersey Devils last season. … Marco Scandella, D: The Sabres acquired Scandella along with Pominville from the Wild in the June 30 trade. The 27-year-old had 13 points in 71 games last season and 89 points (27 goals, 62 assists) in 373 games in seven seasons with Minnesota. … Nathan Beaulieu, D: Buffalo acquired Beaulieu from the Montreal Canadiens on June 17 for a third-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. Beaulieu, 24, had 28 points (four goals, 24 assists) in 74 games with the Canadiens last season. He is a restricted free agent who has filed for salary arbitration. ... Chad Johnson, G: The 31-year-old signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract on July 1. Johnson won an NHL career-high 22 games for the Sabres in 2015-16, when he had a 2.36 goals-against average and .920 save percentage in an NHL career-high 45 games (40 starts).