He's making strides since his first few games, he needed to regain his confidence. Let's see where he is ideally in about month or 6 weeks. If we are out of it and he's made strides playing away from the puck, what is there to lose? Throw him a bone and keep him going into the offseason. He can play in the AHL playoffs as well. 'Cause he ain't gonna be playing for the Sabres in the playoffs.