June 30, 2008 | 10:44am ET
Sabres looking to fill holes TheFourthPeriod.com
The Sabres are among the teams looking to improve themselves through free agency and the Buffalo News reports they're showing interest in a number of players.
According to the paper, the Sabres want at least one defenseman and need a backup goaltender.
Penguins rearguard Brooks Orpik is expected to be atop Buffalo GM Darcy Regier's list.
Last week, Orpik, who will become an unrestricted free agent tomorrow, rejected the Penguins' three-year offer worth around $3 million per season.
"Buffalo is a place he'd definitely want to come," Andrew Orpik, Brooks' brother and a Sabres prospect, told the News. "He grew up here, and he's got a special bond with the place."
If the Sabres are unable to persuade Orpik into joining their team, the paper suggests they could go after the likes of Columbus' Ron Hainsey, Philadelphia's Jason Smith, Ottawa's Wade Redden or the New York Rangers' Paul Mara.
