Sabres Eye Rangers’ Big Blue Line Fix in Trade Talk

Buffalo keeps circling the same problem area, and this one feels like the kind of front-office conversation that starts quietly and gets louder fast. The Sabres have a clear need on the back end, and the Rangers’ big defenseman fits the sort of profile teams usually covet when the games start getting heavier. The question is whether Buffalo has the appetite to pay for size, reach, and a little bit of edge when every rival G.M. is pretending not to be interested.