He has been playing with the St. Louis Blues, mostly in their minor league system because Brian Elliott and Jake Allen had been on the Blues' roster. Then, Elliott was traded to the Flames and Allen signed a long-term deal. So this opens up the door for Anders Nilsson to acquire that backup spot, right? Wrong.
On Saturday, the Blues traded away his rights to the Buffalo Sabres and then was signed to a one-year, $1 million contract. Seems like a good deal considering that Nilsson hasn't had enough playing time to the NHL to worth having more. The Blues, however, do get a 2017 fifth-round draft pick, which means he was valuable enough for the Sabres to give up a draft pick.
The Sabres were hoping to find some experience in backup goaltending behind Robin Lehner and then losing free agent Chad Johnson to the Calgary Flames. So the Sabres found their backup goaltender. Question is will they start winning enough games next season for them to say they are trying to become elite? Who knows.
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