Sabres’ Connor Hellebuyck Trade Update Raises New 3-Year Narrative

Much was made of the Buffalo Sabres’ pursuit of Connor Hellebuyck this summer and even into the season. It ended up being a fruitless trade effort by Buffalo, because the Winnipeg Jets eventually traded Hellebuyck to the New Jersey Devils instead. The Sabres’ desire for Hellebuyck, though, was clear — and for a point in the summer, they were believed to be the favorites to land him. It’ll instead go down as a “What if?” for Buffalo, but it turns out that’s not the only such question that Sabres fans can ask about Hellebuyck.