They don't need people to fill roster spots... Samuelsson-Dahlin, Power-Jokiharju, Bryson-Pysyk. The 6 spots are filled with players better than him. And that's assuming no other prospects make the jump or anyone else is signed... To say nobody likes Buffalo is a flat-out lie... I agree he's a decent dman, I probably like him more than the average hockey fan, but he doesn't fit on Buffalo's growth pathway... It's not meant to offend you or shut you down, just to say that it needs to be modified.

There's no reason not to take Holl for a test drive, then move him in the summer if we aren't interested in keeping him. Otherwise I completely disagree with your assessment of next year's roster, you WANT more than 6 regulars at training camp because that creates competition for jobs, which is a good thing. Plus defensemen get injured a lot, so you want some proven veterans who can step into the lineup on any given night.