This offseason, the Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with defenseman Lawrence Pilut. The 22-year-old was an alternate captain for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League and was named the SHL’s best defenseman. He had eight goals and 30 assists last season.
I recently interviewed Carl Ljungquist, sports journalist for the newspaper Jönköpings-Posten, who covers HV71 for his insight on Pilut.
Q: It’s been mentioned the Sabres were coveting Pilut for awhile. Do you have any information on that?
A: I know that there was NHL interest surrounding Lawrence Pilut at an early stage of the last season, but I don’t exactly know how long the Sabres showed interest.