NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators, and the Buffalo Sabres
It would be difficult for the Ottawa Senators to trade a top pick, but others to move though. Lawrence Pilut wanted a one-way deal and the Buffalo Sabres may not have offered until it was too late.
NHL News: Trudeau Backs Canadian Hub City Idea … No GM Search For The Sabres, and Stunned That Pilut Signed In KHL
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backs the idea of a Canadian city being a hub city for the NHL. The Buffalo Sabres didn’t conduct a GM search before naming Kevyn Adams as GM.
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres – Sam Reinhart, Lawrence Pilut, and Rasmus Ristolainen
Buffalo Sabres Reinhart isn’t worried about his next contract. Reports have Pilut looking at the KHL. Ristolainen knows he could be one of the first to go.
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres – Trades Are More Realistic Option Than Free Agency To Improve
Going the trade route is a more realistic option than free agency for the Buffalo Sabres. Rasmus Ristolainen may hold the most trade value for the Sabres.
2018-19 Top 10 Buffalo Sabres Prospects: Lawrence Pilut, Victor Olofsson, and Ukko-Pekka Luukonen are a few prospects that headline the Buffalo pipeline.
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, and the Pittsburgh Penguins
May not make sense to trade Rasmus Ristolainen. Canucks could choose not to qualify Carter Hutton. If the Pittsburgh Penguins were to trade Phil Kessel, they need to meet two criteria.