Sabres Daily: Panocha Picked; Canadiens Comings/Goings

The Buffalo Sabres made eight picks at the 2023 NHL Draft in Nashville last week. With their final selection, the Sabres took German defenseman Norwin Panocha in the 7th Round.  The 6’1″, 185 lb. blueliner played at two levels in the German League last season and scored two goals for Germany at the 2023 U-18 World Juniors.

The Buffalo Sabres have selected defenseman Norwin Panocha with the 205th overall pick in the 2023 NHL draft. pic.twitter.com/gk7Ygf11ri

— Sabres PR (@SabresPR) June 29, 2023

Panocha was expected to play in Germany again this season, but he was selected 32nd overall in the CHL Import Draft by the Chicoutimi Sagueneens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

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Canadiens Comings And Goings

In keeping track of the transactions of the Sabres Atlantic Division rivals, the Montreal Canadiens are still in the midst of a rebuild, accumulating future core pieces like 2022 top overall pick Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki, and Cole Caufield.

Goings

Jonathan Drouin (signed as a free agent with Colorado)

Joel Edmundson (traded to Washington)

Denis Gurianov (non-tender restricted free agent)

Comings

Alex Newhook (acquired from Colorado in a trade)

Lias Andersson (signed as a free agent)

The teams are set for today's 3v3 tournament!

Who's playing, where to watch & more: https://t.co/aF54mObBns pic.twitter.com/GGfD0auzv4

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) July 6, 2023

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