So I almost had the same deal, I think you're overestimating McCabe a little bit, but yeah, he's a not bad defender.

Hes very underrated still, because he doesnt have offensive output. If the Sabres improve their forwards, he'll have more assists

I don't know, I like McCabe, but he's clearly not the first-pair defender, could very well be a good #4. The problem is that he is not always stable, although it is possible to say about the whole team, there are questions about his injuries.

Hes hurt because hes consistently the only dman selling out for his team in the Dzone. The defensive issues is not on the 6 on the blue line, its a team defense issue and it seems very clearly at this point that the coaching staff was to blame, based on pretty much every player and reports in the media

Solid team. Would rather trade O'Regan to NJD instead of Laaksonen