With the D-corps being jammed up when people get healthy, I'm expecting Buffalo to carry 13 FWs for most of the season, or at least until the TDL. So even though there probably isn't going to be an extra FW spot to call Thompson up whenever they want, I still look at Sobotka and Okposo as basically waiver exempt. Those two can get sent to Rochester at any time with no concern about getting claimed (not that it would be a bad thing). The only issue is the veteran limit for Rochester, which I'm not keen about.
If the vet limit in Rochester is not a problem, then Thompson could force his way into Buffalo at some point, as long as off-ice issues and veteran respect don't factor into the equation. I'm not judging whether it should be, just saying what could determine how soon we see Thompson in Buffalo. I hope that he can make
@Der Jaeger , me and others forget about wanting Alex Tuch as a RW for Eichel. That would be a massive benefit to erase that hole, moving Reinhart down to drive that line with Skinner and Johansson.