Colton Gillies has agreed to terms with the Rochester Americans. The Americans are the Buffalo Sabres' AHL affiliates. Gillies had two points and 17 penalty minutes in 27 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets last season.

Colton Gillies has been released from his professional tryout offer. Gillies was the 16th overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, but he's had difficulty establishing himself in the NHL. He has six goals, 12 assists, and 72 penalty minutes in 154 career NHL games.

Colton Gillies will attend the Buffalo Sabres' training camp on a tryout basis. Gillies was originally taken by the Minnesota Wild with the 16th overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He's struggled and at this point should be regarded as a journeyman player, but it still wouldn't be shocking to see him make the team. Just don't expect him to have any fantasy value in standard leagues.

Colton Gillies returned to action on Sunday April 21.

Forward Colton Gillies may return to the Columbus lineup after the injury to Matt Calvert opened up a vacancy. Gillies has been a healthy scratch on multiple occasions this year, but he may be called upon now while the Blue Jackets try to force their way into a playoff spot. His addition to the lineup could be a temporary one, as Columbus hopes to have center Artem Anisimov (concussion) back shortly.

Colton Gillies was too sick to practice on Thursday. It remains to be seen if Gillies will be available for Friday's contest. He has two points and 17 penalty minutes in 25 games this season.

Colton Gillies got into his first game of the season Monday. Gillies was a healthy scratch in the Blue Jackets first five games of the season. He played 5:39 minutes on the fourth line alongside Mark Letestu and Jared Boll. "I thought Colton was good," coach Todd Richards said. "He used his size. He used his speed. He managed the puck well. He gave us some good shifts." He has no fantasy value despite the nice comments by Richards.

Coach Todd Richards has been impressed with the play of Colton Gillies. Gillies received a bit of a break when the Blue Jackets named Richards as the new head coach once they fired Scott Arniel as Richards was the head coach of the Wild the last two seasons, the organization Gillies played for before he was claimed off waivers a couple of weeks ago. Richards loved one game Gillies played last season for him in a 5-0 loss to the Canucks. "He was all over the ice in that game, around the puck all night, and that's what I think he was like (on Wednesday against the Kings when he scored his first goal of the season)," Richards said. "The way he worked away from the puck to get the puck was really good on his part. You can see his feet and his aggressive play, being the first guy in on the forecheck, playing the body and creating turnovers. That's what I've liked about his game since he's been here, but especially on Wednesday."

Colton Gillies scored his first goal of the season on Wednesday. Gillies has played in 44 games between Minnesota and Columbus this season. He has four goals and 12 points in 96 career contests.

Colton Gillies played in his first game as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Gillies was claimed off waivers on Saturday after recording two points in 37 games with the Minnesota Wild. He registered an assist and logged 11:07 minutes of ice time in his Blue Jackets debut.