Tampa

Gonna need some high-ish picks to offset the value difference derived from age.
Perhaps add Tampa’s 1st (going to be late 1st) and Buffalo adds their 2nd or something.

I definitely agree with that. Also Johnson is a higher performing player. So that may be enough to offset the age difference. Johnson also has a NMC. So the likely-hood of this is low as it is.

Id love to see Johnson in that trade but I think the only move he is waiving his NTC for is Seattle in the expansion draft being a native of there.

This is the kind of move that might actually translate into wins, having a competent middle 6 center, even one that is more of an offensive player, would be a huge upgrade. There should be lots of new faces on the sabres- and that is good. Hopefully its enough, we have the high end talent in eichel and dahlin, its the depth that needed to be seriously addressed.