Sabres UFA's Price Tag Stuns Everyone

Buffalo's front office braces for a contract negotiation that could redefine their rebuild with an impending free agent drawing eye-popping predictions from the rumor mill. Agents whisper about numbers that would make even the most aggressive GMs pause, especially for a player who's become the Sabres' cornerstone amid years of lottery pain. Pegula's crew knows they can't lowball this one, or risk losing a rare bright spot to a cap-flush contender hungrier for the playoffs.