In a summer blockbuster, the Buffalo Sabres have sent Marcus Foligno, Tyler Ennis, and a third round pick to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defenseman Marco Scandella, Jason Pominville, and a fourth rounder.
Holy moly.
First reported by TSN’s Bob McKenzie and then confirmed by Michael Russo of the Minnesota Star Tribune, this trade gets the Sabres the higher-end defensive help they still needed in Scandella, while essentially swapping some bottom-six forwards and mid-round draft picks.
The big piece in the trade is the acquisition of Scandella, a 27-year old left-handed defenseman who plays an aggressive, all-around game at both ends of the ice.