Ducks acquire defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin from Sabres for draft pick
- Anaheim Ducks traded a 2025 fourth-round draft pick to Buffalo Sabres for defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin.
- The 29-year-old Lyubushkin signed a two-year, $5.5 million contract with Buffalo in July 2022.
- Lyubushkin is known as a physical defensive defenseman good at penalty killing.
- The Ducks have been remaking their defense this offseason, also adding Radko Gudas and Robert Hägg.
- The trade bolsters Anaheim's blue line depth and provides veteran experience.