Sabres Links: Reinhart officially a Sabre, Ekblad goes first, Kesler and Neal on the move
The anticipation is finally over, and fans are rewarded for the Sabres' poor season. Now we welcome Sam Reinhart to Buffalo, and await the rest of Tim Murray's picks today.
Sabres Links
- The Sabres took Sam Reinhart second overall in the draft, as they got their pick of the litter when it came to forwards [Buffalo News]
- Reinhart met with the media after the pick, and explained how excited he was to be a Buffalo Sabre [Sabres TV]
- After the scheduled press conference with the media, Reinhart spoke separately with Kevin Sylvester and Andrew Peters [WGR 550]
- Tim Murray questions the fairness of the draft lottery changes for next year [Buffalo News]
Around The League
- Aaron Ekblad when first overall to Florida in the draft, while Leon Draisaitl and Sam Bennett followed the Reinhart pick [TSN]
- The Canucks were finally able to move Ryan Kesler, sending him to Anaheim for Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa, a first round pick, and a third round pick [Sportsnet]
- The Pittsburgh Penguins traded James Neal to Nashville for Patric Hornqvist and Nick Spalding [TSN]
- The Canucks also cleared up some room by moving Jason Garrison to Tampa Bay [Pro Hockey Talk]
- Mike Ribeiro was bought out by Arizona, who cited his "behavioral issues" [Arizona Republic]
- The Sharks are using one of their buy-outs on Martin Havlat [CSN Bay Area]
- The Ducks unveiled their new uniforms yesterday [Sportslogos.net]