The red flag went up when Brandon Montour didn’t take the ice with his teammates at practice today and shortly after that it was reported by David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period that he was dealt to the Florida Panthers
Kevin Weekes of NHL Network first reported the return for Montour will be a third-round pick and Darren Dreger of TSN confirmed that the Sabres did not retain any salary in this trade.
Montour becomes the second player dealt ahead of Monday’s deadline after Eric Staal was shipped to the Montreal Canadiens a little over a week ago.