Sabres trade Eric Staal to Montreal for two draft picksSource: WGR-AM ‘The Sabres are retaining $1.625 million of Staal’s cap hit and are saving $565,000 in real dollars with the move.’ Related posts: Sabres Spiral to Bottom of the East Numbers In For Tallinder And Spacek The Eric Staal Trade Helps the Sabres in More Ways Than One Armia wrote at Buffalo Larkin: Strongly believe the Sabres ‘need to pay Jeff Skinner whatever he wants’