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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Team: Buffalo Sabres
- Vrana, Jakub (RW) NHL
- Fantilli, Adam (C) ECHL
Team: Minnesota Wild
- Necas, Martin (RW) NHL
- Seider, Moritz (D) NHL
- Doan, Josh (C) AHL
- Chibrikov, Nikita (RW) AHL
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Fantilli was my best prospect since I've became a GM and I was loathe to even think about trading him. I believe he is a future #1 C and that's something we've never really had on our team. Recently though, I changed my mind on how I wanted to run the team and realized that, for me, it's more fun to win in the CPHL than to consistently lose games while slowly building and developing youth. This team is not 1 Fantilli away from being a contender. I needed a better core and that's why I made the trade.
Seider immediately steps in as our #1 dman at 22 years of age. Necas, at 24, is a top 6 forward for the Sabres and will line up on Tkachuk's other wing for a long time I hope. The two prospects are opportunities. Maybe they pan out but if not, we have added two young, top players to build upon. Vrana was a throw in to balance salaries.
Thanks to Jiri for the easy negotiation. Here's hoping it's a win-win for us.