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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Would probably come down to if they want to make a hockey trade (Tkachuk) or a futures trade (3rd overall). But at 3rd overall they aren't likely to get a franchise or even 1st line player in this year's draft. A good player, but not a game changing piece.
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Friedman has commented that the Sabres feel they have an advantage in how thoroughly they’ve scouted the top of this draft. If they get the Duck’s #3OA, they’ll be able to come away from the draft with Powers and whichever one of Beniers, Guenther, or Eklund they like best. That’s going to have a lot more value to them than whoever they can get with the 8th (LA), 15th (NYR) or 21st (MIN) picks. Even in this draft, the #3OA pick is a huge asset.