Sabres Links: O’Reilly asked for $64 million, will be #1 center, Eichel mic’d up at draft day

Sabres Links

• The Sabres took five defensemen on the second day of the draft [Sabres.com]
• Dan Bylsma talked to the media again yesterday, declared Ryan O’Reilly will be the No. 1 center and still sounds like a kid in a candy store [Sabres TV]
• O’Reilly reportedly asked the Avalanche for an eight year, $64 million deal [Denver Post]
• Jack Eichel was mic’d up at draft day yesterday, and the best moment has to be when Tim Murray said he was shaking more than Eichel [Youtube]
• Robin Lehner says he never clicked in Paul MacLean’s system [Ottawa Sun]
• Not surprisingly, the Sabres made Pro Hockey Talk’s list of winners from the draft [Pro Hockey Talk]
• A talk with Senators writer Graeme Nichols on the trade for Lehner and David Legwand [Buffalo Wins]

Around The League

• The Wild signed Devan Dubnyk to a six year, $26 million deal [TSN]
• Vancouver opened the day’s action by trading Eddie Lack to Carolina for two picks [Sportsnet]
• The Ducks acquired Carl Hagelin from the Rangers for Emerson Etem, as well as moved James Wisniewski to Carolina for Anton Khudobin [Orange Country Register]
• Philadelphia traded Nick Grossmann and Chris Pronger’s contract to Arizona for Sam Gagner [Philly.com]
• The Stars traded for the rights to Antti Niemi and hvae already started talking contract [Dallas Morning News]
• The Rangers replaced Cam Talbot by acquiring Antti Raanta from Chicago [NHL.com]
• The Senators traded Eric Gryba to the Oilers [Fox Sports]