Ice Time podcast: Where things stand for Sabres as NHL trade deadline looms

   

Lance Lysowski and Mike Harrington team up for the latest Ice Time podcast to discuss the Sabres' incoming contract extension with Jordan Greenway and what might happen as the trade deadline approaches.

The guys first discuss Greenway, who has proven to be a good fit with his skill and muscle, before moving on to a more difficult, nuanced topic: Jason Zucker.

Zucker is the best forward free-agent signing in two decades — a player who's been better this season than he was last season in Arizona and Nashville. Can the Sabres re-sign him for two or three years? Does he hit the trade market? Do they deal Alex Tuch, or is it wiser to keep a player who wants to be in Buffalo? Do they send some of their middle-of-the-pack players elsewhere?

Lance then asks a tough question: Of the following four players — J.J. Peterka, Ryan McLeod, Alex Tuch and Bowen Byram — whom would you prioritize re-signing first? And after 14 years of regular-season failure, the big question remains: Will the Sabres make major changes in the front office?

Lance Lysowski and Mike Harrington team up for the latest Ice Time podcast to discuss the Sabres' incoming contract extension with Jordan Greenway and what might happen as the trade deadline approaches.

The guys first discuss Greenway, who has proven to be a good fit with his skill and muscle, before moving on to a more difficult, nuanced topic: Jason Zucker.

Zucker is the best forward free-agent signing in two decades — a player who's been better this season than he was last season in Arizona and Nashville. Can the Sabres re-sign him for two or three years? Does he hit the trade market? Do they deal Alex Tuch, or is it wiser to keep a player who wants to be in Buffalo? Do they send some of their middle-of-the-pack players elsewhere?

Lance then asks a tough question: Of the following four players — J.J. Peterka, Ryan McLeod, Alex Tuch and Bowen Byram — whom would you prioritize re-signing first? And after 14 years of regular-season failure, the big question remains: Will the Sabres make major changes in the front office?