Sabs 2022-2023 deadline

Thats an overpay for Comtois, not to mention by trading johnson, we lose out on a 2nd round compensatory pick. so you are trading 2 2nds, including a top 40 pick.

Comtois has like no value, hes a 25 point player who cant play more than 13 minutes on the worst team in the NHL.

what do you plan to do with 28 contracts? you can only have 23

I will try to be a bit more positive.
Who knows the value of Mittelstadt, a second may be too much. On the other hand I have seen many ACGM's from other teams thinking he is worth much more than that.
Spence would be a nice pick up, IMO Portillo should be enough as they are both only prospects, there 6 D-men and only 2 GK on an NHL team. Kisakov may be the Sabres best LW prospect (depending upon who is doing the ranking.)
If you like Comtois sure trade a player that may not sign with Buffalo.

Now here is my big bold prediction for this years TDL.
It will be very similar to last year.
One trade that netted a 6th round pick.
It puzzled me how inactive the Sabers were last year.
But IMO they knew the team was coming together and trading anyone even a vet as Miller could upset the plan.
I see the same this year.
Without Samuelsson the team is bad, with Samuelson and without Power, Lyubushkin and Jokiharju, they still find a way to win.

EDIT
From a comment on this site: https://theathletic.com/4029058/2022/12/22/buffalo-sabres-playoffs/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983
32 GP 127 gf 109 ga = 3.97 - 3.40
With Samuelsson
19 GP 87 gf 54 ga = 4.57 - 2.84
Without Samuelson
13 GP 40 gf 55 ga 3.07 - 4.23