2. Buffalo Sabres
The biggest problem the Buffalo Sabres have is their lack of center depth. Jack Eichel is outstanding and is a franchise center, but after him, their depth is awful. It certainly doesn’t help that the Sabres traded Ryan O’Reilly and currently have nothing to show for it on their NHL roster. Plus they didn’t even bother replacing him! Max Domi could help them do that.
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Dylan Cozens will likely be an impressive NHL player at some point, but that point probably isn’t right now. At the very least, the Sabres need to not do what they did with Casey Mittelstadt and just hand him the second-line center job. Domi could fill in on the second line until Cozens proves he’s ready.
After Cozens proves himself, Domi could either become the third line center or move to the wing, where he’d be a nice complement to either Cozens or Eichel.
The Sabres have the eighth overall pick, which I’d imagine would be a bit rich for Domi. But if the Sabres can talk the Canadiens into giving up a second-round pick, I think the deal would be a lot more fair. Buffalo’s clearly adding a center this offseason and that center might well be Max Domi.