Preview: The Stanley Cup, the NHL Draft and Rachel Lenzi to the Sabres beat

Rachel Lenzi and Mike Harrington hop the boards for this week's edition of the Ice Time podcast to review the Stanley Cup Finals and brace themselves for a busy offseason of Sabres madness. 

To start, we welcome Rachel to the beat with some Sabres connections from her past and thoughts on the Florida Panthers dominant finals streak. The Panthers keep their players, while the Sabres struggle to figure out what to do with their young guys like JJ Peterka and Bowen Byram.

We also discuss the future of Alex Tuch, who’s comments about his contract extension seemed up in the air. Rachel reminds us that these negotiations take time, so don’t panic (yet). As NHL Draft week approaches, will the Sabres keep their number nine pick or trade it off? All this and more coverage to come on this newest season of Ice Time.

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