Reports from Elliotte Friedman and other reporters on Saturday afternoon indicate that the Buffalo Sabres have traded goaltender Jonas Johansson to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick.
Johansson is going from BUF to COL for a sixth-rounder
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 20, 2021
Speculation about a possible trade began earlier in the week. Johansson wasn’t at practice on Friday, and many suggested that meant a trade was imminent or had already happened. (It hadn’t, yet.) It’s likely that the hold-up was to make sure the Sabres, or at least Johansson, was clear from any potential COVID-19 issues before the trade was finalized.