WGR 550: Buffalo Sabres GM Jason Botterill on defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen: “We need top-four guys that can handle several different things on the blue line. He certainly has his faults, but we like what he does with his matchups. It’s our job to surround him with enough talent and skill to help him be better.”
WGR 550: Botterill continues: “I think players continually develop. At the age he’s at, there’s still plenty of development going on with Ristolainen.”
Notes on some Canucks pending free agents
Rick Dhaliwal: Things are quiet with regards to a contract for Vancouver Canucks restricted free agent defenseman Ben Hutton.