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pws85nyr
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Absolutely the Sabres can, and they need/want veteran scoring to play with Eichel. Ference has no future in Edmonton, at least this way he gets a fresh chance a la Richards who ended up on a 1yr $2M deal with Chicago and won a cup. Edmonton's defence is awful, albeit the future is brighter, and although the contract isn't great with 25% retained it is certainly more appealing. He's not Girardi. The only other place I see him being offloaded is Carolina, for obvious reasons, and I would be happy with a mid range draft pick and a similarly poor return (say Hainsey off the top of my head, LD to make room and free up cap space).
Like I say, just my two cents. Wishful thinking though I appreciate. Moving Staal will be the issue, and whether Gorton is brave enough to move all 3 (Girardi, Nash and Staal).