Buffalo Sabers expected to offer No. 11 draft pick in trade talks

The NHL Draft is just under a month away from kicking off in Las Vegas and we’ve already seen the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Islanders swap picks ahead of the draft.

Today on Daily Faceoff Live, Frank Seravalli explains why the Buffalo Sabers could make their No. 11 pick available in trade talks ahead of a big offseason.

Tyler Yaremchuk: We talked earlier in the week about the Devils and the availability of the No. 10 pick, is there an emergency in Buffalo and do you think the No. 11 pick could be available?

Frank Seravalli: I had Kevyn Adams on the podcast, frankly speaking, just a few weeks ago and I asked him how this team got back together through a rebuild, you’re five years in and you really don’t have anything to show, This team is currently experiencing the longest playoff drought in professional sports since 2011. They have a lot of work to do and Adams recognized that it is time to go and that they need to be moving in the right direction. This doesn’t mean you have to become a Stanley Cup contender, but you have to be a playoff contender and be in the running. It’s amazing that if this team had had 91 points, which would have matched what they had the previous season, they would have won the tiebreaker and reached the playoffs. So for me, pick #11 could be ready in 3-5 years, Adams won’t be the GM if they don’t keep moving forward, so I don’t know why this pick would have a ton of value, but if you can find the right deal that improves your team right now, that’s what this franchise needs.