Ristolainen agreed to terms on a new six-year contract with the Sabres on Tuesday worth an annual average value of $5.4 million, Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ristolainen's show of good faith by attending training camp despite not being under contract appears to have paid off as the two sides were able to reach a new deal on the eve of Opening Night. Buffalo will now enter the season with their top defenseman in the lineup and fantasy owners who were willing to risk an extended holdout will be rewarded for sticking with the blueliner.