‘”It’s still the draft and there’s a lot of things that have to happen after the draft where you’ve got to put a player in a good position and give him every opportunity to succeed. We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves and put the cart ahead of the horse here,” Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan said. “We knew we were going to get a good player 1 through 4. Having the ability to pick first, obviously, we’re going to pick whoever we think is the best.”‘
Sabres to pick 8th overall at 2016 NHL draft
Source: Sabres.com