Nearly 12 hours after the team named Jeremiah Crowe and Jason Nightingale the new Director of Scouting and Assistant Director of Scouting, respectively, the newly promoted duo, along Buffalo Sabres General Manager Kevyn Adams, were awarded the 8th overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. This marks the 8th consecutive year that the club has landed a top 10 pick at the draft lottery, bringing some familiarity to an otherwise unusual and extended offseason for Sabres fans.
The lottery winners were announced, with an undetermined team to be handed the first overall pick, likely to be consensus number one prospect Alexis Lafreniere.