Thanks for your effort and time in putting this together....

I am not one who is looking to move Risto but I have to say you knocked this out of the park.

1. I am solid with the Montreal deal. You send Drouin & a prospect for ROR . I am sure the Montreal fans will shout not giving Drouin up for anything less than a #1 C;

2. Girgensons and Larsson need a change of scenery;

3. The Minnesota deal I think gives both sides something that they can build off of.... Minnesota will say we are giving up too much but I think you have offered them fair value;

4. Chad Johnson is on record that if he knew what he was getting into coming back to the Sabres he never would have signed last year. I can not see him back in the Blue & Gold;

5. You still have decent cap space I would suggest signing a Calvin De Haan or a similar Dman as Beaulieu can not be on your 2nd Pair;

6. Charlie Coyle should be your 2nd C over Mittelstadt as Casey needs to be in that 3rd C position to allow him to develop;

7. If Nylander is going to be odd man out then he needs to stay in Rochester to develop;

Nicely done with the trades.

Why Ostrander? The Brady Tkachuk at 2 thing?

Just a joke. I know he likes to look over these for his column.