Sabres Links: Eichel’s draft day, Sabres talk to Talbot, Avs feel need to trade O’Reilly

Boston University coach David Quinn thinks Jack Eichel will be in the NHL all season [NHL.com]
The draft is not only the start of Eichel’s career, but the return of Sabres fans getting the passion back [Buffalo News]
The Sabres received permission to talk to Cam Talbot about whether he’d be willing to come to Buffalo according to Elliotte Friedman [Twitter]
Darren Dreger says the Rangers have received four solid offers for Talbot, including Buffalo [Today’s Slapshot]
The Sabres announced their full schedule yesterday [Sabres.com]
Capaccio: A look at the Sabres and Bills conflicting schedules and dates that could make for fun weekends [WGR 550]
Eichel met with the media one last time before the draft last night [Sabres TV]
The top prospects took a trip to the Everglades, and we learned that Eichel really doesn’t like snakes [Yahoo!]
Dedication helped Eichel become an elite talent [Buffalo Hockey Beat]
Sabres director of amateur scouting Greg Royce discusses the Sabres preparation for tonight’s draft [Sabres TV]

The Avalanche reportedly feel they have no choice but to trade Ryan O’Reilly [Sportsnet]
The Senators signed pending RFA’s Mike Stone and Mika Zibanejad to new deals [Ottawa Sun]
Boston traded the rights to Carl Soderberg for a draft pick [Sportsnet]
Mike Green and Eric Fehr will both not be returning to Washington [CSN Washington]
The Hurricanes are shopping Jeff Skinner according to Pierre Lebrun [ESPN]
Mike Ribeiro will talk to other teams [The Tennessean]
The Canucks have asked Kevin Bieksa about a possible trade [Pro Hockey Talk]

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