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Hawkeye57 · 11-21-2010, 08:42 PM

SABRES PULL OFF BLOCKBUSTER WITH DEVILS AT DRAFT

LOS ANGELES, CA. – The Sabres managerial team remained quiet throughout the first six rounds of the draft, denying offers from many different teams and just making their picks. Fans were getting antsy to see what new GM Mark Williams would pull off, and they ended up waiting until the final round of the draft to see some action. And boy, what a treat they received.

Williams made a move that Regier would not have, and traded for a big name at the draft. The team parted ways with Defensemen Shaone Morrisonn and Steve Montador, Forward Cody McCormick and their 7^th round pick in the draft (acquired from San Jose) to the New Jersey Devils to Forward Travis Zajac and Defenseman Tyler Eckford.

The move shocked the Sabres fans in attendance, and even some New Jersey fans. Williams and the team seem to be happy with their acquisition…

“The way I see it, what killed us last year was our Power Play and scoring. Acquiring Travis was a huge step in the right direction. Morrisonn, Montador and McCormick will all be missed by the organization and we thank them for all of their hard work”, noted Williams.

“We also felt very strongly about Eckford, we saw how well he was doing and how he was developing and thought he would be a good fit. Our scout thought highly of him, and we all agreed this was the guy we wanted”

When he heard the news, Zajac was in shock. “I am extremely shocked that the Devils parted ways with me, I thought I was part of their core and I guess they thought otherwise. However, the Sabres see me as an integral part of their season, and that makes me excited. I can’t wait to put on the blue and gold!”. Eckford could not be queried.

When asked on how this move would affect his defense corps, Mark responded with a somewhat confident attitude, “We have a great depth at defense right now, with Myers leading the pack. We will be definitely looking to sign some guys at free agency time as well.”

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The Sabres chose eight players in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, here is the latest batch of new Sabres:

1^st Round – Jonathan Parker (F)
3^rd Round – Adam Almquist (D)
3^rd Round – Tristan Scherway (RW)
3^rd Round – Niklas Treutle (G)
4^th Round – Lukas Stoop (D)
5^th Round – Tomas Knotek ©
6^th Round – Michael KirkPatrick ©
7^th Round – Jonathon Brunelle (LW)

11-21-2010, 08:42 PM	#2
Hawkeye57 Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Buffalo, NY	Re: NOW Do You Believe!?!? - Sabres NHL 11 BAGM SABRES PULL OFF BLOCKBUSTER WITH DEVILS AT DRAFT LOS ANGELES, CA. – The Sabres managerial team remained quiet throughout the first six rounds of the draft, denying offers from many different teams and just making their picks. Fans were getting antsy to see what new GM Mark Williams would pull off, and they ended up waiting until the final round of the draft to see some action. And boy, what a treat they received. Williams made a move that Regier would not have, and traded for a big name at the draft. The team parted ways with Defensemen Shaone Morrisonn and Steve Montador, Forward Cody McCormick and their 7^th round pick in the draft (acquired from San Jose) to the New Jersey Devils to Forward Travis Zajac and Defenseman Tyler Eckford. The move shocked the Sabres fans in attendance, and even some New Jersey fans. Williams and the team seem to be happy with their acquisition… “The way I see it, what killed us last year was our Power Play and scoring. Acquiring Travis was a huge step in the right direction. Morrisonn, Montador and McCormick will all be missed by the organization and we thank them for all of their hard work”, noted Williams. “We also felt very strongly about Eckford, we saw how well he was doing and how he was developing and thought he would be a good fit. Our scout thought highly of him, and we all agreed this was the guy we wanted” When he heard the news, Zajac was in shock. “I am extremely shocked that the Devils parted ways with me, I thought I was part of their core and I guess they thought otherwise. However, the Sabres see me as an integral part of their season, and that makes me excited. I can’t wait to put on the blue and gold!”. Eckford could not be queried. When asked on how this move would affect his defense corps, Mark responded with a somewhat confident attitude, “We have a great depth at defense right now, with Myers leading the pack. We will be definitely looking to sign some guys at free agency time as well.” --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sabres chose eight players in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, here is the latest batch of new Sabres: 1^st Round – Jonathan Parker (F) 3^rd Round – Adam Almquist (D) 3^rd Round – Tristan Scherway (RW) 3^rd Round – Niklas Treutle (G) 4^th Round – Lukas Stoop (D) 5^th Round – Tomas Knotek © 6^th Round – Michael KirkPatrick © 7^th Round – Jonathon Brunelle (LW)