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Buffalo Sabres: Breaking down the 3 trades that brought a new hope

By Sion Fawkes

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 18: Jack Eichel #9 of the Vegas Golden Knights warms up before a game against the Los Angeles Kings at T-Mobile Arena on February 18, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Kings defeated the Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 18: Jack Eichel #9 of the Vegas Golden Knights warms up before a game against the Los Angeles Kings at T-Mobile Arena on February 18, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Kings defeated the Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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SUNRISE, FL – MAY 11: Sam Reinhart #13 of the Florida Panthers skates against the Washington Capitals in Game Five of the First Round of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the FLA Live Arena on May 11, 2022 in Sunrise, Florida. The Panthers defeated the Capitals 5-3. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images) /

Sam Reinhart

Rasmus Asplund can legitimately hold bragging rights over Reinhart this past season, having beaten the former first round pick in the Selke voting. Asplund doesn’t score in the same way Reinhart does, but the underrated Swede has evolved into one of the league’s better defensive forwards.

Anyway, back to the trade at hand. The Buffalo Sabres shipped Reinhart off to the Florida Panthers for Devon Levi and a first round pick that turned out to be Jiri Kulich. The latter of whom absolutely tore it up over the first three days of development camp. Check out the clip below:

And of course, we cannot forget about goaltender Devon Levi. The former seventh round pick could wind up being the steal of the 2020 NHL Draft. For his efforts at Northeastern in 2021-22, Levi earned First Team All-American honors. He was also selected for the Hockey East All-Rookie Team, and the All-Hockey East First Team.

So why return to school? Levi said in a presser from development camp that he wants to prove that he can go out and enjoy repeat results. Genius.

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