‘”I’ll tell you what will happen the minute you trade Rasmus Ristolainen: you’ll be looking for a player like Rasmus Ristolainen,” TSN analyst Craig Button, a former NHL general manager, said during a phone interview. “You’re going to go try to replace a top-three defenseman that can do a lot of different things with a winger?’
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‘She was the glue’: Wistful Sabres say farewell to their hockey mom
‘“She was the glue who held everything together,” said John Sinclair, a longtime friend and the team’s director of ticket operations. He was a witness in recent years to Wojcik’s enduring appeal, to the way excited young employees still greeted her with hugs at KeyBank Center.’
Team Europe World Cup coach Ralph Krueger in Sabres coaching mix
‘“In the Sabres search it appears the one person who’s a factor in it is Ralph Krueger,” Friedman said during the second intermission of Game 1 between the San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues. “Krueger coached the Oilers in 2012-13, he coached Team Europe to the runner-up spot to Canada at the World Cup in 2016 and until recently he’s been the chairman of Southampton Football Club in the Premier League. I don’t know if he’s the favourite or anything like that, but I do believe he is in the mix.”’