Quoting: Untuxed
Do you mean buyers at the deadline? I think they have a reasonable shot of making the playoffs.
Sellers to make room for Kulich, Savoie, Benson, Johnson.
There were
12 first round picks traded near or on the TDL.
Two teams missed the playoffs, 5 teams were bounced in the first round, 4 teams in the second round (Boston traded two first round picks therefore only 11 teams).
Vegas made modest moves and traded prospects and a couple of picks, 3rd and 7th.
Florida essentially did nothing.
If Olofsson has close to 20 goals, Mittelstadt has nearly 40 pts and Lyubushkin is playing well they would all have value to teams looking to add offense or a RHD.
I am not trading the above players because they are bad, but rather they are good and Buffalo should receive great returns.
They are traded also to bring in two or three players on their ELC so Buffalo has cap space (trading those three and replacing them with ELC will add nearly $7,000,000 of space) to sign current members of the Sabres.
Over the past 7 years Buffalo has drafted really well, they should continue to collect first round picks to continue the making of a dynasty.