Sabres need a couple tweaks

Isles have more pressing concerns than acquiring a backup goalie right now imo.

Yeah making this trade means they can’t make any other moves. What was the point of this comment. Getting a cheap backup goalie would be a smart move.

Minnesota absolutely says no! Our coaching staff abd gm doesn't like players like victor o. It's baffling Buffalo fans keep forcing him on us

Overall, well done from Buffalo POV - I could see the 12 forwards you've outlined with only the 3rd line shuffling Krebs to the middle, Savoie to the right (he's a RH shot) and Peterka to the left like he played most of this year.

Severson is at the top of my list for free agent targets - it's just hard to know if the Devils will let him go or not. He does seem to have fallen down the depth chart behind Hamilton, Marino, Siegenthaler and Graves and has had Ruff criticize his play in the past.

As much as he professed a love for staying in Buffalo, I don't think Jost is going to re-sign for 50% less. It's probably more likely that he'll sign his QO for another year.
However, on trades # 2-4:
- I don't see the Sabres trading UPL only to land a journeyman like Lankinen who only has 88 games of NHL experience.
- I also don't see Lyubushkin, who is one of the few physical, defensive-minded blueliners the Sabres have, being dumped for a draft pick - if Seattle is the partner, Bryson would be a more logical choice to dump on Botterill and then keep Lyubushkin in a rotation on the 3rd pairing with Stillman.

They don’t have a lot of draft capital to work with this summer which is why they shouldn’t target UPL. I’d trade Johnston for Comrie if Varly decides to leave in free Agency tho.