brian_griffin
"Eric Cartman?"
Yep. 4-6 forward slots need to be upgraded (i.e., not rely on their natural development and growth) for this squad to be a deep-playoff run team.That was the problem last season.
The Skinner trade helped address the issue.
The Sheary deal hasn't moved the needle.
The ROR trade hurt in this area.
Pursuing short-named UFAs might be no worse than any other strategy.I don't really like Ristolainen either. I don't like using shortened names in written form, like "Risto." And typing Ristolainen every time is a pain in the butt. Hoping they trade Ristolainen to Anaheim for Josh Manson. So much easier to type....
Anders Lee
Eric Fehr
Nic Dowd
Jordan Weal
Richard Panik
Brandon Tanev
Mark Stone
Kevin Hayes
And for your sake, here's hoping Sabres slowly develop Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.