If NYI retains half than maybe. Sabres were too cheap to pay Mittelstadt a high end 2c, so they wouldn’t want to have a 5 million dollar Pageau.

im all about tearing it down and reloading for 2025 and beyond

If pageau didn’t have an extra year on his deal I’d believe the Sabres do this.

5 mil cap hit in a year where the next wave of first rounders is due for an extension is a non starter.

I suppose the isles could retain 50% and get an asset back from the Sabres, but then the savings to the isles is diminished so why bother

Sabres might do that if u guys held half
Don’t think we’d be remotely interested in him at a 5mil cap hit