If you want Laine, you'll need to put up the sort of package you'd expect to pay for a top-line scoring winger. The reason why is because that's what he's been while he's been here (PPG or near-PPG, even), and we don't have any cap pressure here, so there's no rush to get rid of him; we can just wait and see if he bounces back and if he does reap the benefits pretty much for free.

Can Buffalo get a player they can actually use instead of another left-handed defender?

Pretty easy proposal for the Sabres to turn down