The Buffalo Sabres weren’t so lucky this year in the NHL Draft Lottery. They entered the drawing with the fifth pick and an 8.5 percent chance at winning first overall. At the end of the lottery, they dropped two spots and will pick seventh overall at the draft in Vancouver come June.
At the moment NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly flipped the card to reveal the Sabres were picking seventh overall, the clamors to trade the pick began. If a team wants to blow your doors off in a trade, of course, it should be considered.