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Buffalo Sabres: 3 possible trades at the 2022-23 trade deadline

By Sion Fawkes

Nov 8, 2021; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Buffalo Sabres center Cody Eakin (20) celebrates with Sabres center Zemgus Girgensons (28) after scoring a goal against the Washington Capitals during the second period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 8, 2021; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Buffalo Sabres center Cody Eakin (20) celebrates with Sabres center Zemgus Girgensons (28) after scoring a goal against the Washington Capitals during the second period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 30, 2021; Elmont, New York, USA; Buffalo Sabres left wing Brett Murray (57) celebrates the goal by Buffalo Sabres right wing Kyle Okposo (21) against the New York Islanders during the first period at UBS Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports /

Kyle Okposo

No, I am not predicting the Buffalo Sabres will ship Okposo out of town. But since the fan posed the question to Lysowski, I wanted to address it. Lysowski even said Okposo would not be traded when he answered the question.

But, the winger is 34 and given his leadership skills both on and off the ice, teams will inquire about him if the Sabres are once again not contending. Lysowski went on board to say that yes, Okposo will be the captain next season, and he can even see the Sabres striking a contract extension with the winger.

That said, the only player you can expect to see the Sabres part ways with is Girgensons. But Lysowski also implied the Sabres would try to bring him back to the Queen City in the Summer of 2023, which would be a catch 44 if they managed to get something valuable for him at the deadline and ended up bringing back one of their most physical players.

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My hope is that the Sabres are playing well enough to buy at the deadline. Preferably to acquire that forward who can win face-offs if Cozens or Girgensons cannot slide into the role. But if they aren’t contending, expect Girgensons to go while they hang onto Okposo.

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