‘”We certainly like [Kulikov] as a player,” Sabres general manager Tim Murray said. “We did a lot of video scouting at the end of the year on him. We watched their six playoff games, other than knowing him well and watching him since he was in Drummondville and our pro scouting staff since he’s been in the National [Hockey] League. We like him as a player. We have a need for a left-shot [defenseman]. He had an outstanding playoff for them; I thought he was their best [defenseman] in the six games they played against the Islanders.”‘