Back in late May, following quite a bit of speculation, the Buffalo Sabres signed Victor Antipin to a one-year contract. Sabres fans, for the most part, were excited. Antipin arrived from the KHL team Metallurg Magnitogorsk, who had an impressive playoff run. He also had secured a bronze medal at the World Championships. Back at that time, the hot topic was upgrading the Sabres defense with an emphasis on the defensive players’ offensive output, and GM Jason Botterill seemed to have made the right move.
Fast-forward to today, Antipin has become an interesting case.