I wouldn't think GMJB wants to move Pominville but if he were, I'd have to think it's done before the season rather than spend a roster spot on him for majority of the season that could be used better for a young player to grow into.

Usually Bruins overpay for a rental at the deadline so if they can get a lot of value while retaining. it would be quite a haul for Buffalo

Five stars my friend
Very good job. I could see Skinner on the top line but with Sheary there maybe it would balance the scoring so I like your concept as well. I could also see Bailey on RW (if Bailey had as much playing time as O'Reilly had last year he would have had 50 pts and 25 goals), but Tage is a good choice as well. IMO, Mittelstadt will make us forget about O'Reilly by December. Finally, Rodrigues scored more pts per min than O'Reilly so I could him playing a bigger role as well.

Overall this team has quite a lot of depth. The Sobotka, Berglund pieces from the ROR trade compliment the Sabres quite well because it makes their bottom-six stronger for at least 2 seasons.
Sheary excels playing with star centres and with balanced scoring on the 4 lines, Buffalo will have some fierce offense

Compare the team Betterall inherited from DATM to current version.
Kane = Skinner
O'Reilly >> Mittelstadt (if Casey plays as he did last year and during the 3 on 3, this difference may melt away)
Lehner/ Nielson < Hutton/Ullmark
Foligno < Berglund
Moulson << Pominville
Ennis < Sobotka
Deslauriers < Sheary
Carrier < Wilson
Grant << Rodrigues
Franson < Scandella
Georges =< Beaulieu
Kulikov <<<< Dahlin
That 2016-2017 team finished with 79 points.
If Colorado can go from 48 to 95 points last year, I would think Buffalo could at least go from 61 to 90 now that the cancer is gone.