Quoting: sens65
Why would you not want to follow the Ottawa methot?
In less than a year they acquired Claude Giroux, Alex DeBrincat, and Jakob Chychrun without giving up a single player or prospect.
Quoting: Herb_Brooks
what have they done!? why not follow a team that has actually done something? they gave up a top 10 pick and gonna be a top 15 pick this year.
In a manner the Sabres have built the team in a fashion similar to the Senators.
Both teams have drafted and traded well.
The entire top line was aquired through trades Skinner for a second, Thompson for O'Reilly and Tuch for Eichel.
Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, Power, Samuelsson, Girgensons, Luukkonen, Bryson were all drafted.
Within two years the Sabres line up could include other draftees Savoie, Rosen, Kulich, Ostlund, etc.
Maybe the Sabres will add a free agent this summer, if they could find a player who has the skills of Giroux and sign him for less than what Thompson and Cozens will earn next year, they may follow the pattern more closely.
Lehner had issues long before he came to Buffalo. While Murray was aware of his demons Tim did nothing to address them.