As the calendar gets closer to the NHL Draft on June 27 I figure it’s now or never to put together a 2025-26 Sabres Mock Offseason. The Panthers have wrapped up a second consecutive Stanley Cup Final victory over the Oilers, and while the Panthers are busy parading the Cup around South Florida the rest of the league has begun the offseason in earnest.

Teams have begun to make trades, sign their pending free agents, and in some cases grant players permission to speak to other teams, but Kevyn Adams has not yet begun the heavy lifting required to take the Sabres from two seasons of regression in the standings to playoff contender.

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