 However, some praised the fans for how they reacted, saying that they "did the right thing".The Sabres clinched last place (and therefore a top-two pick) with a loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 10 (this was later confirmed to be a number-two pick after the team, for the second year in a row, lost the draft lottery); the team used the pick to select Eichel.Murray fired Nolan at the end of the season, citing a lack of chemistry and lukewarm relations between them.