MONTREAL, QC — With the No. 9 pick in the NHL Draft, the Buffalo Sabres took Matthew Savoie from Winnipeg in the Western Hockey League.
The Sabres need to add size. Savoie is only 5 feet, 9 inches tall, but he's playing in a tough, aggressive league in the WHL and knows how throw his body around.
The Sabres also owned the No. 16 pick from the Jack Eichel trade to the Vegas Golden Knights and the No. 28 pick from the Sam Reinhart trade to the Florida Panthers.
For their next pick, Buffalo took center Noah Ostlund from Sweden with the No. 16 pick in the NHL Draft, acquired along with forwards Alex Tuch and Peyton Krebs in the Jack Eichel trade back in November.
While the Sabres are in need of more size, Ostlund would have a shot to make the Sabres' NHL roster in the next few years, between his speed and with how quickly Swedish-born players typically develop.
At No. 28, Buffalo took forward Jiri Kulich from Czechia.
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