Rangers Eye Sabres’ Blue-Line Surplus to Speed Up Rebuild

The Rangers are looking for a shortcut, and Buffalo might have exactly the kind of leverage New York wants to exploit. The Sabres have more defensive pieces than they can comfortably play, which is the sort of front-office problem that tends to create opportunity elsewhere. If the Rangers are serious about accelerating their rebuild, this is the kind of roster imbalance they would love to turn into a win-now move.