I would give Vegas a 1st if they took Okposo off our hands. He would only have 2 years left on his deal.
I do not want to lose any of the Big 4. Risto, Joki, Dahlin and Montour is a fantastic top 4 for the next 7-8 years.
Risto needs to be shown some love. He has been awesome the last 10 games. Our D would have been lost with him not in the lineup since we have picked it up. RK has found Ristos sweet spot for deployment. Montour-Risto can be an elite 2nd pair for years to come. Both are under 26.
Through 33 games Risto has 15 points, +10, a little over 23 mins a game, leads the team in hits and is still logging heavy D zone deployment. He has been shit on every year because of his +/- so it is only right he gets some praise for getting up to a +10 40% into the season.
All of the I would trade Risto for a 7th or the Sabres would be better if Risto was given away for free type posts should be tossed right into the trash. Risto IS a top pairing dman period. He will end up near 40 points once again but this time post a decent +/-. Risto is probably the 3rd or 4th biggest reason we have been better after Jack of course along with VO, Ullmark and Krueger.