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The Buffalo Sabres remain active after trading Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway to Chicago for the fourth overall pick, pick 45, and Louie Crevier. Today, they moved the 45th pick to Anaheim along with Anton Wahlberg to acquire Olen Zellweger. According to other reports, this is just the beginning for Buffalo. The Sabres are expected to stay active ahead of tonight’s first round of the NHL Entry Draft. Will they keep the No. 4 pick, or will they trade it? That remains the big question for the Sabres.

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Zellweger, in 76 games for Anaheim last season, had 22 points on seven goals and 15 assists. He was a plus-four with a power-play goal, a game-winning goal, and 85 blocked shots. In his three seasons with the Ducks, he has appeared in 164 games, recording 51 points on 16 goals and 35 assists. He is a minus-one with two power-play goals, a game-winning goal, and 195 blocked shots.

The soon-to-be 21-year-old Wahlberg played 68 games for the Rochester Americans this past season and recorded 37 points on nine goals and 28 assists. He was a plus-five with two power-play goals and two game-winning goals. Over three seasons with Rochester, he has appeared in 140 games and recorded 71 points on 21 goals and 50 assists. He was a plus-nine with six power-play goals, a shorthanded goal, and three game-winning goals.

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