Buffalo Sabres 2016 Trade Deadline Primer - Draft Picks & Expiring Contracts

Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY SportsUnder two weeks to go to the trade deadline, and here's the ammunition the Sabres are working with.

The NHL trade deadline is at the end of this month, 3pm EST on 29th February to be precise. With just under two weeks to go to that date, now is as good a time as any to review the draft picks that the Buffalo Sabres and the rest of the NHL teams have in the upcoming 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

The Sabres have been better this season than in the last two abysmal seasons that ended in netting Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel close to the top of the respective drafts. However, despite the better possession and defense being preached by coach Dan Bylsma, Buffalo still has some…