Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News: The Buffalo Sabres will miss the playoffs again. What can be done this offseason to turn things around for them?
Offense – Jeff Skinner is having a down year but has a history of bouncing back. They have a bunch of players coming off the books, They could look to re-sign Wayne Simmonds for his leadership and toughness. Aside from Taylor Hall, free agency doesn’t provide a lot of big-named offensive/scoring options.
The penalty kill – Two UFA options to improve the Sabres PK could be Derek Grant and Vladislav Namestnikov.