‘Adding Cody Hodgson could potentially be a big first step to tinkering with a team that isn’t far from not only being a playoff-bound club but a Stanley Cup contender. There will be more than $7 million come off the books in Brad Boyes and Jochen Hecht, but a raise for RFA Tyler Ennis is going to eat up part of that. Expect the narrative in Buffalo to be all about toughness — the Sabres’ collective team spirit was questioned when Miller was injured.’