The Vancouver Canucks wouldn’t be the first folks to call a cousin to get them out of a tight jam. But this isn’t My Cousin Vinny; it’s My Expansion Cousin Buffalo, and we’re not talking about a legal conundrum;

The Sabres have the assets to entice Vancouver into a trade. The bigger question is what, exactly, Buffalo might have to give up.

The Canucks and Sabres find themselves in the midst of mediocrity and disarray, but they're used to it, since they've spent more than five decades trying to get it right, says Ken Campbell.