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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Sure. But they traded for Thompson in the first place. They targeted him because people in their organization saw something in him. That’s not fluke. They also turned the huge problem of an unhappy Eichel into Tuch, Krebs, and Ostlund. Their recent picks outside the top 10 have been strong (Peterka @34, Kulich @28). They’ve locked down much of their core at good cap hits and avoided shortcutting the rebuild with anchor veteran signings. They haven’t just fallen into the roster they’ve built. Sabres management has been doing a lot of things right in recent years.
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Agreed on many points, but, wouldn’t Skinner and Okposo be considered anchors veteran signings?