LeBrun: Sabres "waited too long" to trade Stewart; Only "toying with" Myers deal

Pierre LeBrun was on Toronto’s TSN 1050 on Friday afternoon.

On the Buffalo Sabres:

“I think Buffalo waited too long on Chris Stewart. There was a deal to be had with either Boston or Ottawa back in late October, early November for Buffalo on Chris Stewart and now I don’t think they’ll get as much because he’s had a brutal year. He just doesn’t look good out there. And the reality is, if you put Chris Stewart on the Bruins, he is actually a better player in a hurry. But because of the way he’s played now all year long, I don’t think the Sabres will get the same return they could have got earlier.

“But that’s tough. They made a decision they thought he was worth more than what those teams were offering.

“But aside from Chris Stewart, how many parts are you expecting the Sabres to move this year? They moved so many guys out the last couple years – Pominville, Miller, you name it – look at their roster. There aren’t that many things available. So they really shouldn’t be among the busier teams because they’ve bottomed out, and they’re young, and they’re crossing their fingers like heck that their name gets called first in the draft lottery. That’s about all that matters.

“Would they listen on Tyler Myers? Yes. But I think they’re asking for the moon there. I think they’re toying with that more than anything else.

“But other than that, they’ve done a lot of the heavy lifting in terms of moving bodies out.”

Source: TSN 1050/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey

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