‘”It’s been a long time since the Sabres were in a position to trade their first-round pick at the deadline,” Fairburn writes. “But after more than a decade of drafting in or around the top 10, the Sabres are in a playoff position at the deadline. Jarmo Kekäläinen has a lot of assets to work with if he wants to make this team better, and I think the first-round pick could be in play for the right deal. This team could use another defenseman and another scoring threat up front.”‘