Reflecting on Buffalo Sabres’ Recent Trade Deadlines

Raj Mehta-USA TODAY SportsThe NHL trade deadline is rapidly approaching, and questions abound what - if anything - the Buffalo Sabres will do. From the looks of it, the Sabres may have a quiet trade deadline, perhaps making one or two small deals.

But ahead of this year’s trade deadline, let’s take a look at what the team has done in recent years around the deadline, if anything.

Let’s start with last season. The trade deadline day was February 26, 2018 and the Sabres were 19-33-0-11. With 49 points, they were last in the Eastern Conference and second-worst in the NHL.

The Sabres - and general manager Jason Botterill - made only one move at the trade deadline, sending Evander Kane to the San…