Buffalo Sabres Players: Evander Kane’s Impact

For the longest time (or at least since 2010) the Buffalo Sabres have been looking for the player that would be a consistent scoring threat whenever he stepped out on the ice. Some would argue that Thomas Vanek was that player. While it is true that Vanek is a distinct scoring threat, he was not enough of an imposing presence, nor was he consistent enough to be a constant scoring threat.

Last season General Manager Tim Murray made a trade that shook the hockey world by trading away a first round pick (from the St. Louis Blues), their second round pick from 2014 Brenden Lemieux, former 2011 first round pick Joel Armia, Drew Stafford, and most notably Tyler Myers. In return, Murray received,…