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Sabres trade Vanek to Islanders for Moulson, first- and second-round picks

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File - This Feb. 23, 2013 file photo shows Buffalo Sabres\' left winger Thomas Vanek (26), of Austria, eyeing the puck with New York Islanders\' defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky, (11) of the Czech Republic, and goaltender Evgeni Nabokov (20), of Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y. The New York Islanders announced Sunday Oct. 27, 2013, that they have acquired Vanek from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Matt Moulson, a first round selection in the 2014 NHL draft and a second round selection in 2015. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert, File)

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres have traded Thomas Vanek to the New York Islanders for Matt Moulson and two draft picks.

Vanek and Moulson are set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. The Islanders sent a 2014 first-round pick and a 2015 second-round pick to the Sabres in the deal.

Vanek, 29, has four goals and five assists in 13 games. He has a cap hit of US$7,142,857 for the rest of the season.

Moulson, 29, has six goals and three assists in 11 games. He has a cap hit of US$3.133 million.

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