Over the last two years, Kyle Okposo has been one of the scapegoats for the Buffalo Sabres. He hasn’t lived up to that seven-year, $42 million contract he signed in the summer of 2016.
The 31-year-old forward had a solid first year in Buffalo, but after his concussion scare at the end of that season, he hasn’t been the same player. He has four years remaining on his contract at that $6 million cap hit. At this point, he’ll likely never live up to that contract. However, that doesn’t mean he can’t be a useful player on the roster moving forward.