I'm pretty confident that the Sabres would be happy to get, say, a 5th or 6th-round draft choice for Jochen Hecht on or before April 3rd. Hey, John Scott was dealt for a 5th-rounder last season at the trade deadline, so who knows?
To all of you Sabres fans who think such a return would be worthless, and can't understand why Buffalo would demote Brian Flynn or Marcus Foligno instead of waiving Hecht, I have 10 reasons for you: Continue reading "10 Reasons Why The Sabres Won’t Waive Jochen Hecht"
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