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Originally Posted by Ped
Actually I think Lindholm might be very attractive to the Sabres. A proven top-6 player. Under contract for three more years, so danger of him packing it in any time soon.
More importantly, the Sabres just can't play with all prospects. There has to be veterans in that group, and more effective veterans than Kyle Okposo and Jeff Skinner would help. Cody Eakin and Zemgus Girgensons just aren't going to cut it.
The Sabres have two players 30 or older on their entire roster, and one of those (Eakin) is 30. Throwing the reins to Mittelstadt and Cozens and Dahlin with no help is just setting them up for more failure. The only effective vet on their team is Olofsson,, and he's basically a middle-6 guy.
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Buffalo is doing what in the next 3 years? Why add a player who brings his most value immediately as one of the key pieces in the deal. It would have been like the Flames targeting 27 year olds when they made the Bouwmeester or Iginla trades. They were clearly in a rebuild and picks prospects is what they want.
Buffalo is basically at square 1 so why take a player whose value is at his peak now and for the next 3 years as the centerpiece?