In July 2021 the Buffalo Sabres acquired a first round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft that turned into Isak Rosen in the Rasmus Ristolainen trade.
The Rasmus Ristolainen trade will finally reach its conclusion in this year’s NHL Draft. And while the Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart trades gave the Buffalo Sabres a slew of building blocks that included Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, Noah Ostlund, Jordan Greenway, Devon Levi, and Jiri Kulich, the Rasmus Ristolainen trade took a back seat.
Nearly two years ago, the Sabres traded Ristolainen to the Philadelphia Flyers for a rental in defenseman Robert Hagg, a first round pick that turned into Isak Rosen, and a second round pick for 2023.