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BUFFALO Phil Kessel Jersey , N.Y. (AP) Sabres general manager Jason Botterill is drawing from his championship past in Pittsburgh to provide a boost in Buffalo.The Sabres improved their top-six forward ranks by acquiring Conor Sheary and defenseman Matt Hunwick in a trade with Pittsburgh on Wednesday. The Penguins obtained a conditional 2019 fourth-round pick that could improve to a third-rounder in move that frees up $5.5 million of space under their salary cap before the NHL’s free-agency period opens Sunday.Sheary was the key to the deal for Botterill. He’s the former Penguins assistant GM who watched the undrafted player develop in making the jump from signing a minor-league tryout contract to winning two Stanley Cup titles playing alongside Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby.”When people were saying he couldn’t do it, he found a way,” said Botterill, who had a hand in signing Sheary in 2014. ”That sort of determination and compete and work ethic something we’re looking to bring to our group.”Sheary is a dependable two-way forward who will be given an opportunity to play wing on one of Buffalo’s top lines centered by Jack Eichel or Ryan O’Reilly.Botterill valued Sheary’s playoff experience and ability to perform against other teams’ top defenders.After scoring 23 goals and 53 points in 61 games in 2016-17, Sheary’s production dropped last year, when he finished with 18 goals and 30 points in 79 games.Sheary has one year left on his contract before he is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent.The Penguins are shaking up their lineup after failing to win a third consecutive title. The trade came a day after Pittsburgh signed forward Bryan Rust to a four-year contract extension. The Penguins on Wednesday evening used some of their newfound cap space to re-sign forward Riley Sheahan to a $2.1 million, one-year contract.Hunwick is an 11-year veteran Sidney Crosby Jersey , who signed a two-year contract with the Penguins in free agency last summer. He finished with four goals and 10 points in 42 games last season. The Sabres become his fifth team in six years.Drafted in the seventh round by Boston in 2004, Hunwick played three-plus seasons with the Bruins, and has also played with Colorado, Toronto and the New York Rangers. He has 25 goals and 117 points in 521 career games.Hunwick joins Buffalo’s already crowded defensive ranks, which are expected to include 18-year-old Swedish blue-liner Rasmus Dahlin, who was selected with the No. 1 pick in the draft last week.Buffalo’s returning defensemen include Rasmus Ristolainen, Zach Bogosian Dougie Hamilton Jersey Womens , Marco Scandella and Jake McCabe.Dahlin drew a crowd of about 1,800 fans Wednesday, when the Sabres opened a four-day rookie development camp.The Sabres are coming off a disappointing season in which they finished last for the third time in five years.Botterill won’t say if he’s done attempting to improve his lineup through trades, including ongoing chatter involving O’Reilly.Botterill has acknowledged receiving interest in O’Reilly, but dismissed a report he had a deal in place to trade the center to Montreal during the draft.”I understand why people are calling on him, but the validity of a lot of the rumors are simply untrue,” Botterill said. ”I would just say from Day 1 http://www.officialsharks.com/authentic-adidas-brent-burns-jersey , we’ve been very happy with Ryan being part of our group.”— DETROIT (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche stayed hot on the ice and kept their cool when things got physical.Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves for his 24th career shutout and first of the season in Colorado’s 2-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night. The Avalanche stretched their point streak to 11 games (9-0-2) and have won seven of their last eight.“They got off to a good start, but our defense really picked it up after that,” Varlamov said. “We knew they were going to come out flying, but they only got five shots in the third. That shows you what a great job our defense was doing. They played smart and took away Detroit’s speed.”The third period — which featured several big hits, two fights and a scrum along the boards next to the Red Wings bench — evoked memories of the intense rivalry between the teams from the mid-1990s to early 2000s.“When a game gets physical like that, you have to play smart hockey,” Colorado defenseman Ian Cole said. “There are times where you get punched in the face and you have to take it Julien Gauthier Jersey Womens , because you can’t give up a power play when you are protecting a 1-0 lead in the third period.”Cole fought Detroit’s Tyler Bertuzzi early in the second period after laying a big hit on Andreas Athanasiou.Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, and Gabriel Landeskog also scored.Jonathan Bernier stopped 27 shots for Detroit.“I thought our effort was really good and we were physical,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. “I thought we created chances, but we didn’t put any of them away.”The NHL’s top scorer combined with the league’s second-leading point producer for a power-play goal to give the Avalanche a 1-0 advantage 4:54 into the second. Mikko Rantanen set up MacKinnon in the slot and he ripped a one-timer past Bernier.MacKinnon has 19 goals and 43 points. Rantanen has 44 points.The goal came six seconds after Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson went off for holding.Landeskog, who plays with MacKinnon and Rantanen on perhaps the most dangerous line in the NHL, added an empty-net goal in the final minute. It was his 16th goal.It was the second of back-to-back games for the Red Wings, who won 4-2 in Boston on Saturday night.NOTES: Colorado was without D Tyson Barrie because of a lower-body injury. … MacKinnon was the NHL’s Second Star for November with 23 points (nine goals Womens Evander Kane Jersey , 14 assists). … Detroit D Trevor Daley did not play due to a lower-body injury. … Detroit outshot Colorado 13-7 in the first period.UP NEXTAvalanche: At the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.Red Wings: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.