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  • Locke and load

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    When the Sabres selected 19-year old Eric Locke in the seventh round of the 2013 draft, it marked the fifth-straight year that they used a late pick on an overage skater. The previous picks targeted size and physicality, resulting in Maxime Legault, Riley Boychuk, Brad Navin, and Brady Austin entering the pipeline, but this year’s…

  • 2013 Bounty: Bigger is better on the blue

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    The below is just a quick summary to get the conversation started. More video and deeper explanations to come throughout the week…  *** Bigger. Stronger. Faster. Meaner. The Sabres did some early shopping in the beef aisle on Sunday, adding a pair of hulking defenders with 6-foot-4 Rasmus Ristolainen at 8th overall and even larger…