Money isn't working with the offer for Pittsburgh. I also would not trade draft picks for him. How about Acciari for Tatar straight up?

Casey Mittlestadt isn’t worth that

I hope the Sabres use mittelstadt as part of a deal to get a top 4 physical right shot defensive d. Honestly, there isn't much in that op except the first.

None of those pieces would be of interest to Buffalo
Regardless of the value those pieces may possess,
it’s just not what we’d be looking for imo

Even the 1st isn’t super appealing since it’s likely late in the round

We’d be looking for a solid, defensive RH defenseman,
who fits our timeline with his age/contract
So someone that’s 26-27 years old- AND under contract for at least 3 more years (at a reasonable price)

Can I interest you in Josh Manson?

Sure, FIVE YEARS AGO

He’s 32 & not the player he once was
ZERO CHANCE we’d give up Mitts for Manson

Btw, i loved him on the Ducks & did want the Sabres to try & trade for him back in the day
But again, not anymore- not at his age

There is only 5 players in the league that fit this description btw: Cernak, Whitecloud, Marino, Carlo, Rasmus Andersson

Then we stick with what we’ve got & keep developing
We aren’t gonna trade a 25 year old for a 32 year old
It’s not happening

We went for Montour instead. Asinine trade. Botterill never would have traded for manson, especially with housely as the coach, he wanted all puck movers. Ugh.

Nothing really interests either team here. No parts valuable enough to BUF to move Casey and too many pieces to move for the Avs to make the deal.

Literally every team in the NHL is looking for that.

As they should
Do they have trade pieces as good as us though?
Some might- most don’t