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On Friday night, the team selected Mikhail Grigorenko with the 12th pick and Zemgus Girgensons with the 14th selection.
In the 2nd round, the Sabres have selected D Jake McCabe from the University of Wisconsin.
Here is TSN's Craig Button with analysis of McCabe:
Jake is more of a defending type player but may be able to contribute a measure of offense in time because he has no hesitation in jumping into the play and trying to make a difference offensively. His skating base is decent but his agility and quickness will have to improve to be able to have success at the NHL level. He competes and plays a determined style of game but he doesn't possess a punishing aspect to his game or one that gets the attention of opponents and can keep them off balance. Without an improvement in his skating, he will find himself off balance and challenged vs. speed and in a quick pace. He has good sense and makes plays with the puck that are solid and safe. He isn't hesitant to try to initiate things with the puck but his game is defensive positioning and trying to make it challenging for opponents to get scoring chances. Has time to improve and there isn't any major drawback that indicates he can't improve.
McCabe scored 3 goals and 12 points for the University of Wisconsin last season.
The Sabres then used their 3rd round pick to select center Justin Kea of the Saginaw Spirit in the 3rd round of the NHL Entry Draft.
Kea is related to former NHLer Jeff Beukeboom, who was drafted 19th overall in 1983 by the Edmonton Oilers.
Kea scored 3 goals and 14 points in 65 games last season. The big guy (6'4", 212 lb.) registered 76 penalty minutes last season.
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The Sabres used the 133rd overall selection in the 5th round to select Logan Nelson, a center currently with Victoria of the WHL. He's previously spent time with Des Moines of the USHL in the 2010-11 season, and Russell Stover of the MWEHL in the 2009-10 season.
Nelson scored 23 goals in 71 games played for Victoria this past season.
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The team then used the 163rd overall pick in the 6th round to select Linus Ullmark, a goalie currently playing with Modo Jr. of the Swedish Junior league.
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The Sabres used the 193rd overall pick to select defenseman Brady Austin of Belleville of the OHL. The Lindsay, Ont. native just turned 19 and has played previously with Erie of the OHL.
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For their final pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, the Sabres used the 204th overall selection to pick Judd Peterson, a C, RW from Duluth Marshall.