That’s a bad idea from a sabres perspective. You don’t rebuild around Kuznetsov.

True. But you can either play him for a year to set up Skinner for 30 goals and trade both, or flip Kuznetsov immediately for someone you do rebuild around.

eta: mostly, I think you rebuild from the net out, and Samsonov could be a big part of that in a couple years. A bigger question is Buffalo's draft strategy this year. Do they go for Power and try to ice two #1LHD? Or trade down and get a #1C?

I’m more interested in that Ovie contract. Could they actually do that or would it be considered circumvention? It would be huge to get that type of discount for him.

Anybody?

I'm more worried about whether he'd sign it, or hold out for 11, 11, 11, 11, 1, 1, 1, 1: 6.