Sabres sign defenceman Crawford

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have signed defenseman Nick Crawford to a three-year entry level contract. The Sabres selected Crawford in the sixth round (164th overall) of the 2008 Entry Draft.

Crawford (6’1”, 183 lbs., shoots left, 2/23/1990) led all Ontario Hockey League defensemen in scoring this season, finishing with career highs in points (70), assists (59) and goals (11) in 68 games with the Barrie Colts and Saginaw Spirit. Crawford was named to the OHL’s First All-Star Team, and finished second in voting for the OHL’s Defenseman of the Year. In addition, Crawford was selected as the league’s Best Offensive Defenseman in the annual OHL Coaches Poll.

http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=528307

[trapezeus]

Re: Sabres sign defenceman Crawford

Nick Myers??? hopefully.

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

Re: Sabres sign defenceman Crawford

TSN has him ranked third in their player rankings

No. Player Pos. Team Rating NHL rights
1. Taylor Hall LW Windsor 102.58 '10 Draft Eligible
2. Nazem Kadri C London 93.27 Toronto
3. Nick Crawford D Barrie 92.96 Buffalo

http://www.tsn.ca/fantasy_news/feature/?ID=11685

[Nighthawk]

Re: Sabres sign defenceman Crawford

Oh boy, here is the Sabres organizations justification for not pursuing a legitimate PP defenseman...AWESOME!

[chernobylwraiths]

Re: Sabres sign defenceman Crawford

And he'll have to play a year or maybe two to "earn" a spot up here.

[Nighthawk]

Re: Sabres sign defenceman Crawford

And he'll have to play a year or maybe two to "earn" a spot up here.

Ha, ha...so true!