It goes without saying that the Buffalo Sabres have had a busy offseason.
General manager Tim Murray has spent his summer retooling the Sabres' lineup, adding some veterans to the mix along with a likely high draft pick.
But as the team begins to take shape as training camp inches closer, the biggest question mark has to be what the defensive corps will look like when the puck drops on October 9.
Going into the offseason, the defense was the brightest spot on the Sabres' roster. While its performance in 2013-14 was not great, the future looked bright for the group.
For the 2014-15 season, it seemed like the group would be relatively predictable.
Tyler Myers, Christian Ehrhoff and Mike Weber would be the returning veterans. Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov would have every chance to make it in training camp. If they did not, Ristolainen would head down to Rochester and Zadorov back to London of the Ontario Hockey League.
Chad Ruhwedel and Mark Pysyk had likely earned their stripes in Rochester and would see more time in the NHL. Jake McCabe would be the wild card, with his camp performance determining wheth ...
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