‘It remains to be seen if first-year General Manager Jason Botterill could pull off such a haul for a rental player. Still, it’s known the Sabres have made it clear they’re willing to retain some of Kane’s salary for the rest of the season as a way to up the ante for potential trade partners. There’s no shortage of teams at least pondering the possibility of a Kane trade, with some likely suitors including Pittsburgh, St. Louis, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Nashville and the New York Islanders.’