Bleacher Report’s Sara Civian attempts to determine whether NHL teams will be “buyers” or “sellers” ahead of the March 7th trade deadline, and she believes that the Red Wings will be “Yzerbuyers“:
It’s pretty tough to predict what’s on GM Steve Yzerman’s agenda, and that’s by design.
The Yzerplan might’ve been late to the party this season, but a coaching change that gave Todd McLellan the reins has drastically improved the vibes and the look of the team, and suddenly Detroit is four points out of a playoff spot.
The problem is essentially half of the East is, too. Their playoff fate is too out of the Red Wings’ hands to make a move that would hurt them in the future for one shot at a playoff run.
If the Sabres are clearing house, a young center like Dylan Cozens could be a good option. But I can only see that sort of situation working here.
Continued; Cozens is a reclamation project, but the Buffalo News’s Mike Harrington wasn’t kidding when he suggested that the Sabres are going to want a Seider or Raymond in return for the Sabres’ struggling power center.
