This was a pleasant Sunday evening surprise:
So now the Blues have Brayden Schenn, Ryan O’Reilly, and Tyler Bozak up the middle centering their top nine. The team went from having one competent center to having three over the course of one day. Doug Armstrong appears to have redeemed himself with one trade.
And what goes back to Buffalo?
Losing another first round pick is steep, but sending Tage Thompson, who was less than impressive last season is far better than what Sabres fans wanted (namely, Robert Thomas).