{"id":30922,"date":"2018-06-14T22:20:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T02:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=30922"},"modified":"2018-06-14T22:20:07","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T02:20:07","slug":"buffalo-sabres-trade-arizona-coyotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/06\/14\/buffalo-sabres-trade-arizona-coyotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Sabres Trade Hudson Fasching For Arizona Coyotes Brandon Hickey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sabres\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> have made their first trade of the off-season and agreed to trade forward\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/faschhu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hudson Fasching<\/a><\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/coyotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Coyotes<\/a> in exchange for defenseman <strong>Brandon Hickey<\/strong> and forward <strong>Mike Sislo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TRADE: We&#39;ve acquired defenseman Brandon Hickey from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArizonaCoyotes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ArizonaCoyotes<\/a> in exchange for forward Hudson Fasching. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6i9L3yIYhn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6i9L3yIYhn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloSabres\/status\/1007390087154368517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Buffalo Sabres Trade <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/faschhu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hudson Fasching<\/a> to the Arizona Coyotes<\/h1>\n<p>The Sabres completed the\u00a0trade today with the Coyotes. As part of this trade, Coyotes also acquired forward Mike Silso as well as defenseman Brandon Hickey in exchange for Fasching.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Players<\/h2>\n<p>In Fasching, the Coyotes get a relatively\u00a0untested young forward. This season the 22-year old only played five games with Buffalo, failing to score. His NHL career stats include 20 games and just three points in total so far. Rumoured to be out of favour with general manager\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/botteja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason Botterill<\/a><\/strong> and so primary\u00a0playing in the AHL with Rochester Americans. He was originally drafted in the 4th round, 118 overall of the 2013 NHL draft by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/kings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hickey has just finished up at Boston University, recording six goals and eight assists equalling 14 points in 35 games. As the team captain,\u00a0he led the Terriers to their second Hockey East championship during his tenure. The 22-year-old finished his collegiate career with 21 goals, 33 Assists for 54 points in 147 career games. Hickey was originally drafted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flames\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calgary\u00a0Flames<\/a> in the third round, 64 overall of the 2014 NHL draft. He needs to be signed by August 15th or will become a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Hickey, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sislomi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Sislo<\/a><\/strong> hasn\u2019t played in the NHL since the 2015-16 season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/devils\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Jersey Devils<\/a>. Where he played a total of 42 games over three seasons. The 30-year-old right winger had 23 goals and 47 points in 68 games for the Tuscon Roadrunners last season.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>The Coyotes hope that by acquiring\u00a0Fasching, they can give him a more productive role in the team. There have been conflicting views regarding the Sabres prospect, however, the Coyotes hope to inject the Wisconsin <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2017\/07\/31\/tsp-buffalo-sabres-prospects\/\" target=\"_self\">native&#8217;s power and speed into the team<\/a>. They currently lack a dependable power forward.<\/p>\n<p>This search for powerful\u00a0quick forwards continues as Arizona have also just announced\u00a0trading defenceman\u00a0<strong>Kyle Wood<\/strong> in exchange\u00a0for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sharks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Jose Sharks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2017\/08\/13\/tsp-san-jose-sharks-prospects\/\" target=\"_self\">prospect<\/a> <strong>Adam Helewka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OFFICIAL: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coyotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Coyotes<\/a> Acquire Helewka from San Jose in Exchange for Wood <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ok6aIPB31Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ok6aIPB31Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArizonaCoyotes\/status\/1007427501499379712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Buffalo Sabres can empathize. They are once again bottom of the league at the end of 2017-18 season. They hope that the youth and talent of Hickey will provide some relief to Sabres poor defensive combinations. But if Hickey cannot come to an agreement with the Sabres on a contract he\u2019ll become an unrestricted free agent in August.<\/p>\n<p>In Silo they aim to provide some experience, but also inject enthusiasm\u00a0and grit to the team.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"Kns_H-uLTD9Q4nUjPsu5DQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/943713414\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Kns_H-uLTD9Q4nUjPsu5DQ',sig:'DacHPMg2BuSilVhg0GOhcBvPCviL79qNRJFhL9szlDs=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'943713414',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Sabres have made their first trade of the off-season and agreed to trade forward\u00a0Hudson Fasching to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for defenseman Brandon Hickey and forward Mike Sislo. TRADE: We&#39;ve acquired defenseman Brandon Hickey from @ArizonaCoyotes in exchange for forward Hudson Fasching. pic.twitter.com\/6i9L3yIYhn &mdash; Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) June 14, 2018 Buffalo Sabres [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2344,"featured_media":30965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,34,309,21],"tags":[107,3410,182,1589,2217,3411,955,965],"class_list":["post-30922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sabres","category-news","category-nhl-top-prospects","category-mammoth","tag-arizona-coyotes","tag-brandon-hickey","tag-buffalo-sabres","tag-featured","tag-hudson-fasching","tag-mike-silso","tag-nhl-news","tag-nhl-trade-deadline"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2344"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}