After the acquisition of Henri Jokiharju the focus of the Buffalo Sabres offseason now almost entirely shifts to the Sabres log jam on defense, particularly the right side. Jokiharju is another right-shot defenseman to go along with Colin Miller, Brandon Montour, Rasmus Ristolainen, Zach Bogosian, Casey Nelson and if you want it, Will Borgen.
The left side of the Sabres blue line is packed as well, but let’s stop tip-toeing around the fact that Ristolainen is the focus now. Whether you’re a fan or not of the idea of trading him at this point is irrelevant for this discussion.