The Buffalo Sabres head into the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and the summer of free agency with two pressings needs: the team needs at least one more top-4 defenseman, and it needs another top 6 forward to play left wing.
While the “Should they or should they not pursue Steven Stamkos?’ talk is fine and dandy – hey: we Sabres fans have to spend the playoffs doing SOMETHING! – the fact of the matter is that Stamkos is going to be highly sought after, and highly paid – probably not by the Buffalo Sabres.
Once the fallout of Stammer signing elsewhere has lessened, Buffalo will need to look at improving scoring from the left side of the ice, and that is where Mikkel Boedker comes into play.