WASHINGTON (AP) The Buffalo Sabres held out forward Evander Kane from Saturday night’s matchup against the Washington Capitals.Kane acknowledged this past week he expects to be dealt before the NHL trade deadline on Monday.Kane is second on Buffalo with 20 goals behind the injured Jack Eichel and is third in points (44) behind Eichel and Ryan O’Reilly.The productive left wing has scored at least 20 goals in all three seasons with the Sabres.The Sabres are last in the Eastern Conference.”Management thought it was the best decision moving forward and the best decision for Evander Adidas Leo Komarov Jersey ,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said before the game.Kane becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer.”It’s always difficult when you come to these situations when you’re taking 20 goals out of the lineup,” Housley said. ”I understand the business part of it.”— BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Brian Gionta is returning for a 16th NHL season after the Boston Bruins signed the United States Olympic team captain to a one-year $700 Adidas Valtteri Filppula Jersey ,000 contract.The Bruins announced the signing on Sunday, a few hours after they acquired veteran forward Rick Nash in a multiplayer trade with the New York Rangers.Gionta joins the Bruins after competing at the Pyeongchang Winter Games, where the U.S. was eliminated following a 3-2 shootout loss to the Czech Republic in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday. The 39-year-old held off signing with an NHL team in free agency last summer in order to pursue an opportunity to compete at the Olympics.Gionta spent the previous three seasons as captain of the Buffalo Sabres. He was also captain of the Montreal Canadiens Adidas Dylan DeMelo Jersey , and won a Stanley Cup with New Jersey in 2003.Overall, he has 289 goals and 588 points in 1,006 NHL games.The Bruins are in Buffalo to play the Sabres on Sunday.The signing marks a homecoming of sorts for Gionta Adidas Paul Carey Jersey , who spent four seasons playing for Boston College. Gionta is from nearby Rochester, New York, and has a home in Buffalo.The Bruins also placed defenseman Paul Postma on waivers.—