There are two things we know about the Buffalo Sabres: One, they are beyond close to snapping their playoff drought, and two, they need a blueliner.
Ordinarily, I would rarely take advice from another if they’re telling me the best course of action is to sign a player in their 30s. But when you are a young team like the Buffalo Sabres, perhaps even the league’s youngest team once again in 2023-24, and your defensive rotation is full of 20-somethings, with three of your best blueliners in their early 20s, perhaps acquiring a player in their 30s isn’t such a bad idea.