Paper trail led Sabres to Myers

[YardRat]

http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/375807.html

Two pieces of paper with names scribbled on them are the highlight of Darcy Regier’s 2008 NHL draft.

The Buffalo Sabres general manager coveted defenseman Tyler Myers, the 6-foot-7 defenseman who could fill several needs with one large appearance. But the Los Angeles Kings wanted a defenseman, too, and before they would swap spots with the Sabres, the teams had to make sure they didn’t desire the same prospect.

So Regier and the Kings’ draft head hastily wrote down their top prospects’ names. They made an agreement to show their papers at the same time. If the names were the same, the Kings were keeping the 12th overall pick. If the names were different, L. A. was canceling its deal with another team and would move down one spot to allow the Sabres to pick 12th.

The Kings wanted Colten Teubert. The Sabres wanted Myers. They got him, and the two-day draft was a success from the start.

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

Re: Paper trail led Sabres to Myers

I don't know the whole draft thing or what happens during it, but I don't understand why the Sabres would make a deal with the Kings to move one spot ahead of them. If LA really wanted Myers they wouldn't have talked trade in the first place. Then again, Darcy's third round picks:

2006 - traded
2005 - Marc-Andre Gragnani
2004 - Andrej Sekera
2003 - Clarke MacArthur
2002 - Michael Tessier - John Adams
2001 - none
2000 - none
1999 - Tim Preston
1998 - Mike Pandolfo

[Dr. Lecter]

Re: Paper trail led Sabres to Myers

I don't know the whole draft thing or what happens during it, but I don't understand why the Sabres would make a deal with the Kings to move one spot ahead of them. If LA really wanted Myers they wouldn't have talked trade in the first place. Then again, Darcy's third round picks:

2006 - traded
2005 - Marc-Andre Gragnani
2004 - Andrej Sekera
2003 - Clarke MacArthur
2002 - Michael Tessier - John Adams
2001 - none
2000 - none
1999 - Tim Preston
1998 - Mike Pandolfo

The article said the Kings had another deal in place with a different team. So if the Sabres had not made the deal team X could have moved up and drafted Myers.

[BlackMetalNinja]

Re: Paper trail led Sabres to Myers

That explains it better, because I didn't understand trading up one spot at all before reading this.

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

Re: Paper trail led Sabres to Myers

The article said the Kings had another deal in place with a different team. So if the Sabres had not made the deal team X could have moved up and drafted Myers.

OK, that makes sense. It just looked odd that you move up one spot.

[Myers57]

Re: Paper trail led Sabres to Myers

before the sabres made their first pick, the TSN announcer stated that the final game of the season when the Sabres beat Boston 3-0 cost them the 9th spot in the draft and bumped them all the way down to 13th

[JD]

Re: Paper trail led Sabres to Myers

before the sabres made their first pick, the TSN announcer stated that the final game of the season when the Sabres beat Boston 3-0 cost them the 9th spot in the draft and bumped them all the way down to 13th

Well aint that a *****! We could have had beach