HannuVirta3

Don't forget the coveted Silver Sow award

I agree that this is an overreaction against KA, however, an assistant GM and a Head of Hockey Ops in place who have contacts and know the league may have helped the return. We can replace Lazar, sure, but it had better be with a gritty, "shows up every game" players because that is what Lazar was and we are woefully thin on such players.

Rarely can you win when trading a franchise-foundational piece. The days of trading Eric Lindros and getting back picks to build a Stanley Cup winning Colorado Avs team are long gone. Even if you could you'd have to have faith the Sabres could turn those picks into talented prospects that they could properly develop and the Sabres tend to ruin their young stars.