Last Tuesday was a pretty busy day for Tim Murray and the Buffalo Sabres.
Coming into the day over $20 million below the salary cap floor, Murray went on a mission to inject the youthful Sabres with veteran leaders. Starting with the trade for Josh Gorges and ending with the signing of Andrej Meszaros, the team already has a drastically different feel from last year.
So where do the moves leave the Sabres?
The first move was likely the most shocking with Murray landing veteran blueliner Josh Gorges from the Montreal Canadiens for a second-round pick in the 2016 draft (via Sabres.com). Gorges had initially refused a trade to the Toronto Maple Leafs, but apparently he felt the Sabres were a better landing spot.
Gorges will likely fill the shoes of the recently departed Christian Ehrhoff, but he is by no means the same player. A defense-first guy, Gorges will likely step into the top pairing with Tyler Myers to be the steadying force Myers has needed since Henrik Tallinder left in 2010. Gorges will also see time on the penalty kill, which was an area the Sabres were at least halfway decent at last year, finishing the year wit ...
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