Should the Sabres make a big trade?

Jeremy White and Joe DiBiase discuss whether the Sabres should try to make an addition to their roster before the NHL Trade Deadline

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00:00Are the Sabres in a good spot to add if they want to?

00:07What I'm basically asking is assets, things to move to improve.

00:14Are there things to move to improve?

00:17I think so.

00:19I think they have probably pieces on all fronts that would be attractive

00:25that you could also live without,

00:28and that would be the NHL roster,

00:31that would be the prospect pool,

00:32and that would be your draft capital.

00:34They're not missing any picks, so there's that.

00:38You might feel more willing to trade your first-round pick

00:41if you're not bottom five in the standings.

00:44What about if you're hosting the draft?

00:47Crap.

00:49I didn't think of that.

00:52I think you should still be willing to do it,

00:54even though you're hosting the draft.

00:55But maybe.

00:56Maybe that plays into it.

00:58But the roster would be my question.

01:01Do they want to add, or do they want to make a hockey trade?

01:05How big do they want to swing?

01:07Do they want to go get a rental,

01:08or do they want to make an Owen Power for an amazing forward type of trade?

01:13How big does it get,

01:15and where do you feel like you're okay?

01:17Like, I would look at both positions right now and feel like they kind of have depth at both.

01:23Right?

01:24Like, maybe you feel like you take one of your defensemen,

01:27you know, Byram was a big talking point in the offseason.

01:30You want to trade Byram in a pick for someone's really good forward at the top, Panarin.

01:34Um, then am I still feeling okay about how good I am on my blue line?

01:40Do I still feel like I have a deep blue line if I make that trade?

01:44I don't think you're trading a forward for a defenseman.

01:47So, I think that would probably be the move.

01:50Unless, again, you're going, yeah, let me throw a first round pick in Hellenius.

01:54Like, you have, I think, enough down below the NHL roster

01:58where if you wanted to make a trade like that,

02:00find a team that's been really bad this year, that's about to blow it up,

02:04and they want to start moving veteran pieces off.

02:07And if they're looking for those type of assets,

02:09I don't think the Sabres should be afraid at all to do that.