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With the eighth and 16th overall picks, the 2013 NHL Draft was the third in six years where the Buffalo Sabres have selected twice in the opening round. This year, general manager Darcy Regier decided to load up on the blue line, adding some much needed size and grit.
With 11 picks in the draft, including five in the first two rounds, the Sabres knocked it out of the park. Finland's Rasmus Ristolainen, the highest ranked European defenseman in the draft, was taken eighth overall. Nikita Zadorov, widely considered the meanest and most physical defenseman available, was drafted 16th overall from the London Knights.… read more
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