Buffalo probably offered a better package at the draft but Cheveldayoff chose to drag it out. I'm not on the "Jarmo does nothing" train. He offered the better price for Hellebuyck. He got the trade done for Parayko, nixed by the player. He flipped Byram for Zellweger.

However, the positives no longer outweigh their problems. The penalty kill lets up a goal every game but one, the power play is better but not finishing. The goaltending hasn't been good enough. They have two forwards taking up $12 million in cap space who give them nothing.