Sabres trade Gaustad, gain first round pick
By: John Kucko
Updated: February 27, 2012
BUFFALO, NY (February 27, 2012) --- Buffalo
Sabres
General Manager Darcy Regier today announced that the Sabres have
acquired center Cody Hodgson and defenseman Alexander Sulzer from the
Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Zack Kassian and defenseman
Marc-Andre Gragnani.
Hodgson
(2/18/1990, 6'0", 185 lbs.) had 33 points (16+17) and a plus-8 rating
in 63 games with the Canucks this season. His 16 goals tie for
second-most among NHL rookies this season, and his 33 points rank him
fifth among all rookies. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Hodgson was
selected by Vancouver in the first round (10th
overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Sulzer
(5/30/1984, 6'1", 204 lbs.) has played in 12 games for the Canucks this
season, tallying one assist, two penalty minutes and a plus-six
rating. In 74 career games played with the Canucks, Panthers and
Predators, Sulzer has totaled eight points (1+7) and 20 penalty minutes.
The Kaufbeuren, Germany native was drafted in the third round (92nd
overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators.
The
Sabres also announced that they have acquired a first-round pick in the
2012 NHL Entry Draft from the Nashville Predators in exchange
for center Paul Gaustad and Buffalo's fourth-round pick in the 2013
draft.
