Can any of those Bills receivers play defense?

Strictly offense

whats the story with Montour? I assumed he was a keeper

It's just hard to see him as a long-term asset here with his contract expiring at the end of this season and our glut of depth at RD. We've got Ristolainen, Jokiharju, Miller, and Montour as NHL RHDs and a prospect in Will Borgen who is ready to move up to the NHL. Risto and Jokiharju most likely aren't going anywhere, and Montour is likely easier to move than Miller since he's on a one year contract.

He hasn't been bad here, but he hasn't stood out as much as many fans expected when we traded for him. He's a good defenseman, fantastic skater that is solid but not spectacular in both zones. I think most Sabres' fans were expecting more offensive ability. But we've been playing him on the left side for the most part because we're weak at LHD, and he hasn't been as comfortable there.

So I think it makes some sense to trade him if we get either a similarly talented lefty in return or enough cap space to go out and improve in net.

Thx good response

No prob! Always glad to talk puck.

Likewise, what's going on with Butcher? I know he had a good amount of hype coming out of Denver, but I get the sense from this site and others that his development has stalled. But I haven't seen him play a whole lot.

At face value I think swapping him for either Montour or Miller could make sense. But I'm hesitant based on how eager a lot of Devil's fans seem to move him.

He is a offensive minded D man who is best when on the PP. He's a poor mans Ghost. Ghost is better but Butcher needs to be put in good opportunities. I think Hynes coached the talent out of some of these guys! They asked him to be more in the past two year and think he need s a good coach. I like Coach Nas but as an A coach not the boss, and Hynes was not the right fit! Ruff may not be everyone's cup of tea but it will be nice to have seasoned coach here. If you have shutdown guys on your roster Butcher is a good add. Done overdo the D zone starts and your fine. He can move teh puck but not at Hughes tempo so I guess we will see. Problem is we need LHD more than RHD, but we need D!