Sabres’ Malenstyn Dilemma Is the Kind of Cap Crunch That Bites

Buffalo is staring at one of those offseason decisions that looks simple from 30,000 feet and messy the second the room starts talking numbers. Beck Malenstyn has become the sort of player contenders always seem to want, but the Sabres have to decide how much value they put on his role versus their bigger free-agency plans. This is where front offices earn their paychecks, because the wrong call can leave a team trying to patch a hole with very little time and even less leverage.