Well this is sort of bizarre to see Buffalo completely cleaning house like this. I ran across this article from just a few weeks ago saying the Sabres should rebuild around Reinhart because he's such a good two-way player (and he's only 24 for crying out loud).
https://thehockeywriters.com/sabres-...uilding-block/
Obligatory J Fresh analysis:
https://twitter.com/user/status/1320373805513146370
Honestly, this is the kind of ballsy move the Panthers have been missing for some time. He's instantly a top line winger with Barkov and Verhaeghe. The return isn't astronomical for a good 1st line player like Reinhart, just so long as it's only the 1st round pick and Levi (I don't like the rumour of the extra pick being thrown in). We know it's Knight in net long term, so Levi was a bonus trade chip that the team acquired in the 7th round due to the urging of Roberto Luongo (good thing he contributed since he's still costing the team a recapture penalty due to retirement for another year
).
Pretty great to see the Panthers finally have some solid management and leadership for the organization. I've become a big Zito fan overnight.
Verhaeghe-Barkov-Reinhart
Huberdeau-Bennett-Hornqvist
Duclair-Acciari/UFA-Vatrano
Marchment-Lammikko/Heponiemi/Wallmark-Tippett
Weegar-Ekblad
Forsling-Stralman
Nutivaara-Gudas
Bobrovsky/Knight
That should be a division winning roster right there.