Sabres coach Don Granato, D Mattias Samuelsson sign extensions

The Buffalo Sabres signed head coach Don Granato and defenseman Mattias Samuelsson to multi-year contract extensions on Wednesday.

While the Sabres did not divulge terms of the deal for Granato, they did announce Samuelsson's extension as a seven-year pact worth $30 million.

Granato, 55, replaced Ralph Krueger behind the Buffalo bench on March 17, 2021. He went 9-16-3 in the final 28 games of that season before the Sabr