a good goalie and then this team can make the playoffs

No thanks.

Contract will be a killer when we pay dahlin and power

Only problem is getting and keeping a good goalie while, resigning Dahlin and Power might make the cap situation tight with the addition of Panarin

Also, we missed the playoffs by 1 point while being the youngest team in the league.

We will get better more because Quinn, peterka, Krebs, power and Levi will be more experienced than anything

Having playoff experience could go a long way though if they make it. Panarin hasn't really been much of a performer for the Rangers but maybe a change of scenery would do him good. That being said the only path to a trade that I see that wouldn't risk jeopardizing the future might be blocked by Skinner's NMC.

Severson is arguably the top defenseman expected in free agency - and his age and handedness will have teams lining up to overpay him. No way he settles for that salary or term.

The banishment of Lyubushkin, who not only has a year remaining on his 2 year term but was extremely popular with his teammates and was a rare physical presence, for a journeyman like Kulikov makes no sense - nor does thinking that Greenway is going to be traded right after Granato demanded his acquisition and without any time to work with him. Maybe he moves on next summer if the experiment fails this season but it will not happen this summer.

The Sabres have plenty of offensively-skilled players - there is absolutely no reason to think they would be interested in Panarin or his bloated contract.