The Buffalo Sabres are on the cusp of being a playoff team, but it will take a strong collective effort to reach the postseason in 2016-17. The Sabres certainly have more offensive punch now that Kyle Okposo has been added to the roster, but fans cannot assume that Okposo will instantly develop the sort of chemistry he enjoyed after years spent playing alongside John Tavares and Frans Nielsen. If Okposo can instantly fit in with Ryan O’Reilly and Evander Kane, great! But even then, the Sabres will need strong efforts from players on all four lines to leap frog enough teams in the standings to qualify for the playoffs.
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