With the 2013 NHL entry draft mere days away, the time to officially welcome the third top-three pick in Buffalo Sabres history is almost here.
But that only increases the speculation as to whom they will take with the second overall pick on Friday night.
As it stands right now, the Sabres will only have to wait for the Florida Panthers to pick, but there is more and more chatter of late that someone else may be trying to move ahead of the Sabres.
There has been a long-standing rumor that the Toronto Maple Leafs want to move up to No. 1, but the rumored package of Nazem Kadri, Jake Gardiner and the No. 8 pick was said to be insufficient to get the deal done, according to Sportsnet's Gare Joyce. Most believe, including Joyce, that the Leafs will try to take Aaron Ekblad with the pick if a trade was to be made.
The other rumored deal of a team looking to move up to the top spot in the draft, via CBC Sports' Elliotte Friedman, involves the Vancouver Canucks, who currently own the No. 6 pick. Jason Botchford of The Province claims Vancouver is interested in Sam Reinhart.
But if all stands pat, many, including ...
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Buffalo Sabres: Predicting Their Choice at No. 2 Overall
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