Black: "Teardown mode" is over for Sabres

Sabres President Ted Black was on Buffalo’s WGR 550 on Thursday morning.

On what kind of timeline he sees with the building of the Buffalo Sabres:

“I think the building blocks are coming into place right now. I mean, there’s a lot of unknowns. We don’t know where we’re going to draft. Obviously we’re going to have a high pick next year, and where that falls you don’t know.

“But you come to opening night next year, Evander Kane is going to be on the team and in all likelihood, Sam Reinhart on the team. Maybe, depending on where we pick, whoever we pick first in the first round. Who knows? The second pick in the first round could be a guy who’s ready to make that big move and no one’s ready for it either.

“I think the teardown mode certainly is over. You go through that, you’ve got to rebuild your team. You start by tearing down and converting those players into picks and prospects. I think the rebuild phase – I think we’re going to transition now from rebuild to build in this off-season.

“But there isn’t really a timeline. It’s going to depend on the players. But I think the trajectory is upward and I think we’re headed in the right direction.”

Source: WGR 550/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey

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