@Shootica something like this work?

These seem fair
I think...

Arizona decline

This looks decent, people may think that Buffalo needs to add more but not really. If you look at what Arizona is getting back for a back up goalie is pretty good. However instead of getting a defense back they would probably prefer a forward going back.

I could see them subsequently trading demers/goligoski for a forward

They have an alright defense but they just need to improve their forwards so yes I agree

Still wouldn't hurt to get younger on D, montour could pan out and be a legit fit in zona

Understand, and it’s true he is still a good asset, but personally I feel a forward would help them more

Arizona should take that, if Montour doesn't fit then he leaves in UFA and no big deal and it avoids them to lose Hill on waivers

Hmm, you're making me think here, I like it.

Strictly looking at value, I think this leans in Arizona's favor. Montour can probably get a late 1st at the deadline, and I don't think Raanta is worth the same. So I'd be looking for a small add from the Yotes.

The roster fit isn't perfect, they do have a lot of defenseman. So like others have said, it might have to be a precursor to moving a different defenseman.

I'm going back and forth on this from Buffalo's standpoint. Raanta would be a massive add, but Montour has become a key part of our defense. He's the only righty we have that's really proven capable on the left side. I think I'd need a cheap decent third pairing lefty added in to pull the trigger.

Funny enough, Hajek is the type of guy I'd want thrown into the first trade. And trading Asplund for him I'd another one that I keep going back and forth on. Hajek definitely has a higher ceiling, and he's burned brighter, but his development seems to be falling off whereas Asplund is very slowly but steadily improving. I think I'd pass from the Sabres' perspective because Jacob Bryson fills a similar role in the prospect pool to what Hajek brings, and we really don't have an equivalent prospect to Asplund.

Could be ruotsalainen, or davidsson who I haven't heard much about recently, and to be straight montour was pretty bad on the left side, but I guess he has experience, even if it wasn't good