The Sabres have the assets to entice Vancouver into a trade. The bigger question is what, exactly, Buffalo might have to give up.

When Mikko Rantanen was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, it surprised many, including myself. We knew that the Colorado Avalanche and Rantanen were having difficulty finding common ground for a contract extension.

The Canucks and Sabres find themselves in the midst of mediocrity and disarray, but they're used to it, since they've spent more than five decades trying to get it right, says Ken Campbell.