Tim Murray isn’t the kind of guy to sit around and bask in his successes.
“I’m not a very reflective guy,” the Sabres’ general manager said this weekend. “You just keep marching ahead. That’s all you can do in life is march ahead and get ready for the next challenge.”
After improving his forward and goaltending situations, Murray’s next challenge is rounding out Buffalo’s roster with a defenseman.
“I probably need a veteran UFA defenseman or I have to trade for one,” Murray said. “I’ve been talking to teams about a left-shot D.”
The Sabres are scheduled to enter the 2015-16 season with Zach Bogosian, Josh Gorges, Rasmus Ristolainen, Mike Weber, Mark Pysyk and Chad Ruhwedel on the blue line, with Jake McCabe looking to graduate from the minors.