Every offseason, the Buffalo Sabres seem desperate to address a glaring need at defense.
While they always manage to snag at least one piece from another team, though, the area they seem particularly adept at snagging players from is up front. And while Ryan O’Reilly and Evander Kane didn’t quite work out as the team had hoped, they’ll cross their fingers that the addition of a former Carolina Hurricanes offensive mainstay will be the piece that finally pushes them where they need to go.
It was announced on Thursday that Jeff Skinner had been dealt to the Sabres, who used their never-ending wealth of draft selections to snag the forward from Carolina for a 2019 second round pick, a 2020 third round pick, a 2020 sixth round pick, and prospect Cliff Pu.