Sabres take Foligno at #104

We’re having a pretty good day thus far.

The Buffalo Sabres have selected Marcus Foligno from Sudbury at #104. Son of former Sabres captain Mike Foligno, the big LW will not pot a ton of goals, but will chug and grind on every shift. He can shut big players down, and excel in areas where the smaller skill guys cannot.

This is a very good pick for the Sabres organization.

From Draft Preview v1.0:

Round 4 (104th)- Ben Chiarot (LHD, Guelph – OHL), Kevin Lynch (RW, USNTDP – NAHL), Marcus Foligno (LW, Sudbury – OHL), Simon Bertilsson (LHD, Brynas – SEL), Brennan Yadlowski (RHD, Lethbridge – WHL)

A hard-driving, consistent role player, the 6’2, 203-pound Foligno had a successful second half to his season with Sudbury after a good showing in the CHL Top Prospects Game. He doesn’t have the natural offensive knack of brother Nick, but he blends the Foligno passion with the work ethic of a wrecking ball to look like a nice middle-line LW at the professional level.

Part of Foligno’s grinding capacity is his ability to defend without gloves. As a 17-year old last season, the Buffalo-born blue collar wing had four fights in the regular season and another in the playoffs.