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Sabres captain Jason Pominville is on his way to Minnesota.
Today, the Sabres say goodbye to its 30 year old captain Jason Pominville. Two great young prospects are headed to Buffalo in exchange for the veteran forward.
Since March 15th, the Sabres have reduced its payroll by $13+ million (Pominville, Regehr, Leopold, Brennan).
#mnwild has acquired Jason Pominville. Larsson and Hackett going the other way. Hear this trade could include high draft picks, too
Hackett is in year three of his entry level deal, while Larsson is in year one of his entry level contract.
Pominville has one year remaining in his Buffalo deal at $5.3 million.
The Wild have been scouting Buffalo for the past few weeks. They are looking for a top six forward who can play 5 on 5, PK, and PP.
Larsson is a skilled forward (5'11 200 lbs) who captained Sweden at the WJCs.
2012-13 HIGHLIGHTS
*Made NHL debut vs. DET (2/17), skating 14:02
*Has collected 27 points (13-14=27), 5 PPG and 24 PIM in 50 games with Houston
2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS
*Notched 36 points (12-24=36) and 34 PIM in 49 games with Brynas IF Gavle in Sweden’s Elite League
*Added nine points (2-7=9) in 16 playoff games to help lead Brynas to the playoff championship.
*Captained Sweden’s gold medal team at the 2012 World Junior Championship and tallied six assists in six games (alongside teammate Jonas Brodin)
*Skated in seven games for Sweden at the World Championship and recorded two assists
Hackett is a former Windsor Spitfire star. His 6'2 and 170.
2012-13 HIGHLIGHTS
*Made season debut stopping 28 shots at DAL (3/29)
*Recalled from Houston (AHL) 3/28 for 2nd time this season
*Posted 19-20-3 record, 2.66 GAA and .907 SV% in 43 games with the Aeros; had started 8 straight games since Feb. 12 at time of original 3/8 recall, posting a 5-3-0 record, 1.85 GAA and .934 SV% in that span
2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS
*Went 3-6-0 with a 2.37 GAA and .922 SV% in 12 games with Wild
*Named NHL's Second Star on Dec. 12 as he stopped 76 -of-78 shots in first two NHL games for 1.01 GAA, .974 SV% and two wins
*According to Elias, set NHL record for longest shutout streak to start a career at 102:48
*Won his first career shootout at PHX (3/8)
*Made 42 saves in a 4-2 win at LA (12/8)
*Earned a win in relief in his first NHL game, stopping all 34 shots faced at SJ (12/6)
*Led Houston to Calder Cup Finals in 2011, going 14-10 with 2.50 GAA in playoffs
I wanna wish Jason Pominville and his family all the best, Great Man, Player, Leader. He played his ass off. #Respect#FirstClass @mnwild
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