Quoting: goodfella
Is this confirmed?
Quoting: gary_bettman
Jeff Marek/TSN said it was definitely in the works. Don't know why SJ backed out or if Sabres backed out. Sabres really wanted Eklund.
Quoting: Zuki9797
Sam Reinhart + Isak Rosen for William Eklund ...
Quoting: NHLfan10506
They were talking to Devils about moving up to #4 as well
Quoting: gary_bettman
Power and Eklund on the same team....
Quoting: glarson17
I don’t think they were, I thought there was speculation later in the draft with the devils.
Quoting: MJC13
The Sharks backed out when Eklund fell to them. If Eklund was already gone the trade probably would've happened.
Quoting: Sabres_Insider
It was on the sabres youtube as well. BUF was going to trade Reinhart+14 for 7OA, SJ backed out when a player fell, not sure if it was actually Eklund because why would SJ and BUF get into deep conversations about that pick when BUF was 100% going after Eklund
Levi, Hagg and second have marginal value, so Ristolainen and Reinhart for Eklund?
If Eklund is that good Buffalo should have taken him instead of Power.
Buffalo needs a center more than a LHD.
This is a perfect example of how stupid the Sabres are, they drafted a LHD and are now using a RW's at Center Thompson and Quinn.
Alternatively they could have traded down for the fifth OA, .