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Peterka wanted out. Given that fact pretty much any return is a +, not sure how we can construe it any other way. In that sense the return is found money. when you are trying to recover from the chasm a guy like Botterill left us in, it takes time. Can’t remember who the poster was but someone mentioned when you look at teams like Florida etc it can sometimes take even as long as 10 years or so to rebuild that and get yourself out of that hole. Some players like Peterka who don’t have the maturity to wait are going to be to the casualty

Time will tell. A day gave time to research the two new guys and realize that the "off the ice" Peterka maybe wasn't as good as the "on the ice" Peterka. Tage certainly gave the thumbs up to the guys to Adams - Character sometimes trumps talent.

The value is terrible.

Ah so Peterka was likely to hold out That’s what I’ve heard too Nah

Yep - It took Dahlin quite a long time to figure things out too

Isn't that almost the exact definition of Stockholm Syndrome?

We traded a point a game winger for depth pieces, the reaction is overwhelmingly positive, and you STILL think we are selling the return short? Masterclass; potentially

Where's Rust playing? If he was a LWer he'd at least be a fit. An old RWer with inflated stats cuz he played with Sid, but still managed to be -22 = pass. Tard Byram for him and we still have holes at #1 LD, #1 RW, Goalie. Holding onto Byram, at least we have #1LD filled. Trades that create more holes = not good Kulich is your 2C, McLeod is a fine 3C

Tavares signs a 4 year 4.38 Million Dollar AAV extension with Toronto

Again a problem with Adams. His weaknesses are systemic, he signs and stands with his players to a hilt (see Samuelsson). How offended he got during the presser over some imaginary contemplation of our ability to buy him out at a microcosm of the total cap hit.

Correct on both counts and I think, also, folks forget that Power is still 22.

Been saying the same thing but we are in the minority. I also don't understand the idea of McLeod as 2C, Norris as 1C. Why, so we can complain about missing the playoffs again? Then there's the unwillingness to trade certain prospects because what we think they might become someday at an unknown point in the future. It's like we want to get better but don't want to pay the price of getting better because we are worried about the future when we don't even have a present.

What a change a day makes. Today, arguing Peterka is a good player makes your opposition the entire board. Yesterday we wouldn’t deal him for less than a star. What a world

And JJ's expected goals against and high danger?

Penguins need a LD and we need veteran leadership. A Stanley cup winner on a cheap contract is a fit to me.

Maybe, but, Adams has done a disservice to Power with whom he's partnered him with. I don't like the fact Power is a giant with no physicality but he deserves to reserve judgment until he's played with a solid partner for a while.

Peterka’s metrix

Based on all these offers, I 100% agree. Play him on the top line, and have him take over the PP2 position. As far as I'm concerned Power hasn't earned ***** at getting preferntial treatment. Start using your body. Honestly, everyone keeps saying, find Power a partner. Maybe, Power is the problem. A soft, one way player who honestly puts up stationary invisible numbers that inflate his actual value.

Exactly!! Byram with Dahlin works and I think Kesselring with Power could work. I know Byram wants PP time, but too bad, he's under team control. Keep Byram, sign ehlers = great offseason, or at least good offseason

I'd like to know what the pairings look like with Byram gone. Who does Dahlin play with? If it's Kesselring, then we're in the same spot as last year when it comes to Power. Dahlin is exceptional, yes, but you can't just put a tackle dummy next to him on the blue line. I could live with Samuelsson as Dahlin's partner; I think that worked once.

Keep Byram (paired with Dahlin), sign Ehlers for LW, trade samuelson for whatever = problems solved This team would be much better than last year's and much tougher to play against. Watch the inetrviews and highlights of Doan and Kesselring, Say what you will about the trade, but if they're on the ice when Tage gets concussed there is a fight

I know trades are supposed to hurt, but throwing in Helenius hurts too much. I watched his first season in ROC and we’ve got something with this player.

It’s funny cause at first most people said “well it depends on Byram return, there’s another part to this” but now word is that market is weak - thankfully as the poll illustrates the move is a home run even without the follow up - with a strong Byram trade for at least a bottom 6 forward I think we can already mark offseason down as an “A” and we haven’t even reached the draft yet…Adams’ forte 🙂

Jason Robertson is the guy we should be targeting. Dallas desperately wants to sign him but has cap issues. Unfortunately, they probably don't have a desperate need for LHD. In this case I would do Byram, #9 and basically any top prospect As for UFA, why not keep Byram and play him with Dahlin (where he's quite good with) and sign either Ehlers - I'd literally cry if we could get him or Drouin Peterka's metrics were bad with Tage and really really bad without tage. Byrams metrics are good with Dahlin, not good elsewhere. Of course, I could paly with Dahlin and my metrics would be pretty good

From Fairburn's Athletic article 6/16/2020 (the day of the press conference). I hope he'll not be too upset I'm quoting his quotation from an article five years past. This was, and remains, the Sabres business model until Pegula publicly says otherwise.