‘The Sabres are building through drafting and development and have carefully chosen players in the trade and free agent market who were willing to come to Buffalo to be part of the solution in the post-Jack Eichel era. The playoff drought is at an NHL-record 12 years and simply has to end in the spring of 2024. Yzerman has gone a vastly different route in Detroit. The Red Wings legend came back from Tampa Bay’s front office and has made head-first dives into trades and free agency in an effort to end seven consecutive years out of the postseason, which ties the franchise record. This year’s big additions are Alex DeBrincat (trade from Ottawa) and former Sabres prospect J.T. Compher (free-agent signee from Colorado).’