It's opening night for a new group of NHL stars. Or at least that's what the league's general managers are anticipating.
The KeyBank Center in Buffalo—home of the resurgent Sabres—will host a weekend welcoming party that begins with entry draft selections on Friday at 7 p.m.
And B/R will be on hand with a live blog of first-round happenings.
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Forward Jason Robertson is looking to cash in, but not in Seattle.
The Dallas Stars arranged a trade for the soon-to-be restricted free agent and gave the Kraken permission to work out a long-term deal, but Robertson turned down an eight-year contract worth $15 million annually.
Minnesota owner Craig Leipold put the brakes on trade talk surrounding defenseman Quinn Hughes, who's entering the final year of a contract, saying the Wild are "going to re-sign him."
The picks haven't started but that doesn't mean the league isn't at work.
The host Sabres have made significant moves—including sending forward Alex Tuch to Washington for David Kampf and a 2027 pick, and shipping defenseman Bowen Byram and forward Jordan Greenway to Chicago for defenseman Louis Crevier and the fourth and 45th overall picks in this draft.
Washington also got forward Jordan Kyrou from St. Louis for forwards Connor McMichael and Milton Gastrin, and the 16th pick in this draft.
Also on the move have been forward William Eklund from San Jose to Ottawa, forward Valeri Nichushkin from Colorado to Columbus, and defenseman Simon Nemec and forward Maxim Tsyplakov from New Jersey to Calgary.
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