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Sabres like Krebs but if they can get a D like Fehervery they might look into it.

Decent on his off side?

I think Buffalo probably doesn’t do it because he isn’t used to playing on his off side, and would be asked to do that regularly. I expect Buffalo will look to the free agent market to find the right side defender they are looking for, without giving up assets to get him.

That leads into my second thought, if he can’t play on the right side it makes no sense to do it unless they feel he can be a third pair guy which I don’t think is feasible.

In my mind it is very clear they need a second pairing right side defender. I don’t believe they are looking to get rid of Jokiharju just yet, and he may not be a second pairing defender but Lyubushkin will be gone in a year, and he certainly can play third pair. They grabbed Stillman to solidify the third pairing on the left side. It will cost more to find the ideal partner for Owen Power, but that is the primary mission of this off-season. If the Sabres do that and lock up Dahlin and Power long-term, they should absolutely be a threat to win the division.

Buffalo declines. Only way they trade Krebs would be to package him with a high end pick or something and get back something really good. Would need to be a good top 4 D