‘“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.”’