The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed defenseman Ryan Johnson to a three-year contract worth an average annual value of $775,000, the team announced Tuesday. The deal is two-way for the first year and one-way for the remaining two years.

Right before free agency started t noon on Tuesday, the Buffalo Sabres re-signed defenseman Ryan Johnson to a three-year $2.33 million contract. Johnson will receive $775,000 per season, but the last two years are one-way.