The resounding cheer that echoed through the greater Western New York area last weekend was boisterous enough to register on the Richter scale. After nearly a decade of trying - some years more actively than others - the Buffalo Sabres will have the first overall draft pick in June’s NHL draft.
The prevailing consensus indicates that Buffalo will choose standout defender Rasmus Dahlin with this pick. When this finally becomes actuality instead of popular theory, the Sabres will have acquired three Swedish players in a matter of only months.
Add this to the already Swede-heavy roster of prospects, and it is clear that general manager Jason Botterill has ‘a type.