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Teams Best & Worst Draft Picks of the Last Decade - The Athletic
Best: Brandon Hagel
The Sabres have hit on some talent at the top of the draft, but the best value pick the franchise has made this decade is finding Hagel in the sixth round of the 2016 draft. Of course, the Sabres botched it by not signing him to an entry-level contract and letting him walk. He’s since become a 90-point player for the Lightning and was on Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Worst: Alexander Nylander
The No. 8 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, Alexander Nylander, played just 19 games and scored only three goals for Buffalo. He has just 49 points in the NHL and has now played for five different NHL teams. Mikhail Sergachev, Charlie McAvoy and Jakob Chychrun all went after him in the top half of the first round in 2016. — Matthew Fairburn”
Ofcourse the Sabres best value pick is the guy they don’t sign to an ELC who goes on to be a star in the league. Botts gift to the Sabres that keeps on giving. 😂