Sabres accept that

this may be the most awful thing i have seen in a while

yeah, of course

Vegas isn't paying two promising young players and a 1st for a PP quarterback - if that's what we needed, we would've kept Miller.

How about Tuch and Reaves for Risto?

We are not getting Tuch for Risto

How about a 7th rd pick for Risotto?

I think we will all be surprised at the return for Ristolainen. This would be one of the best return anyone could expect.
While this would be a great return for Buffalo (young RW, good cap, locked for 7 years), I do not see Vegas and Buffalo being trading partners.
Betterall already got the better of the Miller deal and if McPhee wanted a PP QB he would not have made that trade.

Right. I think a 1st + two young studs is an overpay, but I could see something like a 1st/2nd + prospect or a roster player being the return for Risto. Like I said, Vegas isn't trading for Risto, but if we were trading a top-6 caliber player on our team, Smith is likely the most expendable. Tuch only gets traded as part of a package for Vegas to acquire a superstar, which is unlikely since they already have Mark Stone.