‘As usual, the Sabres didn’t have any lottery luck Saturday and were shipped back to the No. 8 slot by the time the draw was done. That’s where they took Alex Nylander last year and Rasmus Ristolainen in 2013 and it’s where they would again get a good future prospect. But even with a new GM and coach on the horizon, there better not be a lot of down-the-road and let’s-be-patient thinking preached for a team that hasn’t won a playoff series since 2007.’