Luke Fox of Sportsnet: The fate of interim coach Bob Boughner in San Jose is still up in the air. The New Jersey Devils are still deciding on interim GM Tom Fitzgerald and are also interviewing head coaches.
The Buffalo Sabres have missed the playoffs for nine consecutive seasons and Jack Eichel sounded off last week about all the losing.
The non-playoff teams are able to make trades but it’s unlikely to happen as they’d be eliminating the majority of the market.
Rasmus Ristolainen was called a ‘core player’ by Sabres GM Jason Botterill and “a centerpiece” by coach Ralph Krueger.