Vladimir Sobotka came over to the Buffalo Sabres in their biggest trade of the off-season when he came to the Sabres along with Tage Thompson, Patrik Berglund, and 2 draft picks in exchange for Ryan O’Reilly.
The Boston Bruins drafted the Czech left-wing in the fourth round of the 2005 NHL draft. After shuffling back and forth between Providence in the AHL and one full season with the Bruins, Sobotka was traded to the St. Louis Blues for the rights to Boston University forward David Warsosfky. During his time in Boston, Sobotka never developed into a top 6 forward thus he became expendable for the Bruins.