First off, Bob Murray is typically tight-lipped about what moves he is making. So seeing someone report that the Anaheim Ducks have “interest” in a certain player is taken “with a grain of salt.” Never the less, I will dissect the situation from a Sabres perspective.
Buffalo lucked out and won the draft lottery. Their golden ticket is the generational defensive talent, Rasmus Dahlin. Naturally, when you can draft an 18-year-old kid, your first move is to unload your best defenseman. Personally, I don’t buy it.
Rasmus Ristolainen has been a consistent 40 point scorer and a very good skater.