NHL Draft: Revisiting the 2008 Selections, Seven Years Later

With the 2015 NHL Draft now exactly two months away, this is a great time to look back on some of the past drafts and see just how things panned out for those players and their respective teams, especially the Buffalo Sabres.

Last week, we revisted the 2007 NHL Draft, which saw the Buffalo Sabres select players like T.J. Brennan, Paul Byron and Corey Tropp. None of the Sabres’ 2007 picks are still with the franchise today.

This week, we move forward to the 2008 NHL Draft.

Held in Ottawa and hosted by the Senators, the 2008 NHL draft saw center Steven Stamkos selected first-overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Stamkos, the top-ranked prospect heading into the draft, has seen his career grow with…