Buffalo Sabres Player Projections: How Do They Top-4 Blueliners Rate?

Are the Buffalo Sabres top-4 blueliners good enough to get this team into the playoffs?

Here at Sabre Noise, we have been working hard to project how the Buffalo Sabres forwards will perform in 2016-17. So far, we have covered what we feel will be the most common third and second-line forward combinations, but before we get to the first line, we wanted to turn our gaze to the Sabres’ blueline.

There is not any doubt that the Buffalo Sabres will have a far more potent offense on their hands next season, thanks to the addition of Kyle Okposo, the (hopeful) return of Tyler Ennis and the development of Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart. But if fans are optimistic about Buffalo’s forwards, they are…