The Buffalo Sabres have made a trade, and it’s not one that we’ve been looking forward to either. We had strongly suspected that 2019 NHL Draft third round pick Erik Portillo had no intention of inking a contract with the Sabres, and today General Manager Kevyn Adams traded away the rights to signing the goaltender to the Los Angeles Kings for a third rounder in the upcoming 2023 NHL Entry Draft.
The 67th overall pick is currently with Michigan and was expected to become a free agent at the end of this season if the Sabres did not come to an agreement with him.