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          Trade Grades: Kulikov an upgrade for Sabres defense

          Dmitry Kulikov can provide a boost at both ends of the ice. Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports
          • Craig Custance, ESPN Senior WriterJun 25, 2016, 11:54 AM ET
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            • Senior NHL writer for ESPN The Magazine
            • Wrote for Atlanta Journal-Constitution
            • Wrote for The Sporting News
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          The deal

          Buffalo Sabres get: Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov, pick No. 33 overall (center Rasmus Asplund)

          Florida Panthers get: Defenseman Mark Pysyk, pick No. 38 (left wing Adam Mascherin), pick No. 89 (defenseman Linus Nassen)

          Sabres: