Atleast give Krebs 1 guy that can shoot

Olofsson is better than Sundqvist.

I lobbied for a Sundqvist signing in an earlier posting a few months ago before they re-signed Girgensons, thinking he'd provide the same kind of checking abilities and offensive contributions at same age and size but with a feistier side and more physicality, along with much-needed Cup experience with two championship teams. Even though Girgensons is now on board, signing Sundqvist for depth as a RW/C who can act as a veteran stopgap during Quinn's absence makes a lot of sense - especially if Adams doesn't want to rely on Kulich or Savoie winning jobs in training camp. AFP had forecasted Sundqvist's next deal at 3x$2.4M.....the longer he remains unsigned and given the trend around the league, it seems possible he could be added on a 1-or 2-year deal for $2M. If he proves effective, the short term allows him to stick for the 4th line if the Sabres let Girgensons and/or Jost go next summer.

Nashville has always seemed like a logical destination for Olofsson IMO - their hiring of Brunette came with an advertised need to become a better offensive team and yet they lost offensive production when they cut Duchene and Johanson loose.

It's all relative to which part of the game each is viewed in - offensively, yes, Olofsson is better. Defensively, Sundqvist is more reliable - and he brings a lot more of the intangibles (size, physicality, positional versatility, winning resume) than Olofsson.

Give that spot to one of Kulich, Savoie, Rosen all day over signing Sundqvist