David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: The Buffalo Sabres traded Eric Staal last week to Montreal and that is just the beginning. That exodus from Buffalo will occur for several players between now and the April 12th trade deadline. The big piece is Taylor Hall and Buffalo will have to likely retain half of his salary ($8 million AAV). That will open up interest for several contenders. Ultimately, Hall will have to waive his no-movement clause.
Other players that could move include Brandon Montour, Tobias Rieder, and even Linus Ullmark has been mentioned.