> Elsewhere on the D market, I wonder where things fall for Erik Johnson, 35, in Buffalo. The Sabres will get calls on him closer to March 8, in part because of his Stanley Cup-winning experience. Obviously, the Sabres are not in a position where they won’t listen. But it’s because Johnson is such a positive character veteran that the Sabres brought him in to begin with. And that leadership might be more valuable the rest of the year than a middling draft pick.
> Also, depth-wise, the Sabres’ blue line will already be thinner with Mattias Samuelsson gone.
>What I think will happen there is that Sabres GM Kevyn Adams will chat with Johnson and his agent, Pat Brisson, at some point to figure out how everyone feels about things ahead of March 8. If the player is intrigued by some of the playoff team possibilities, perhaps the Sabres move him.
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> Elsewhere on the D market, I wonder where things fall for Erik Johnson, 35, in Buffalo. The Sabres will get calls on him closer to March 8, in part because of his Stanley Cup-winning experience. Obviously, the Sabres are not in a position where they won’t listen. But it’s because Johnson is such a positive character veteran that the Sabres brought him in to begin with. And that leadership might be more valuable the rest of the year than a middling draft pick.
> Also, depth-wise, the Sabres’ blue line will already be thinner with Mattias Samuelsson gone.
>What I think will happen there is that Sabres GM Kevyn Adams will chat with Johnson and his agent, Pat Brisson, at some point to figure out how everyone feels about things ahead of March 8. If the player is intrigued by some of the playoff team possibilities, perhaps the Sabres move him.