Does it make sense for the Sabres to trade Peterka? Should they buy out Samuelsson? Who could fall to Buffalo's No. 9 pick?

That should provide the perfect measuring stick for where GM Eric Tulsky and the Carolina front office need to improve to ...

NHL insider Nick Kypreos has suggested that the Vancouver Canucks’ interest in Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram may be tied to concerns about a potential departure of their captain, Quinn Hughes.