Amazing to think that had the Sabres not matched that Vanek offer sheet they would have got 4 years of 1st round picks from the Oil as compensation. Of course we will never know how bad/good they would have been with Vanek in their lineup but the Oilers 1st round picks in those 4 drafts were 12th overall in '08, 10th in '09, 1st overall in '10 and 1st overall in '11. Those 4 picks + Buffalo's own first rounders could have set up the Sabres for many years
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