The Buffalo Sabres have an abundance of young players on their roster, and they also have a good number of undersized players in Tyler Ennis, Brian Gionta, Phil Varone, and Johan Larsson. When there is an issue such as this, the management team usually brings in an enforcer to protect these players.
The last enforcer to play for the Buffalo Sabres was John Scott, which was not exactly the best choice for a great number of reasons. He was brought in at a time where he was not needed because there was enough other players that could step up and defend the smaller players and themselves.