Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Buffalo Sabres GM Jason Botterill rewarded the team at the deadline by adding and not selling. Ownership isn’t happy with the lack of playoffs according to Botterill.
Ownership would prefer not to go through another GM search this offseason but it could be a possibility if things fall apart. There are some within the organization that think that Botterill might be over his head, that their cap situation is a mess, and that he can’t recover from the Ryan O’Reilly trade.
Botterill’s handing the extra defensemen and timing of some trades hasn’t been ideal.