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Hagg is a less extreme version of Risto Butcher and Pysyk are analytics darlings that will either bounce back or suck Dahlin and Jokiharju should do well Miller is just Miller The D could easily be better than last year. (Mainly because McCabe only played about a dozen games total)

2x5.25 or something akin to 8x7.5 to 8 mil.

Ryan MacInnis is Al's son, so he has that that going for him I guess

Correct, I'm guessing is Henrique/Zuccarello like. 5/6 mil for 3 years.

Cheaper but shorter than I predicted. I had 3x1.15mil but this certainly works.

I'm 100% against retaining a dime on Eichel. Though I fear the Pegulas are being cheapskates in regards to picking up some minor contracts. After all they aren't even sending the Sabres announcers to road games.

I refuse to trade Eichel in the freaking division.

Added McNabb https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2668540

I'd certainly entertain the offer

Well Granato wasn't exactly fond of Eakin lol

My only guess is that Ullmark wanted more than 4 years from Buffalo.

I wish undisclosed ill will to Hall. I hate that goat faced #######

Debatable, it comes down to which Pysyk and Butcher show up. From an analytics perspective our team got worse losing McCabe but much better with Risto’s departure. Both Butcher and Pysyk have been generally analytics darlings and if they play out well we could have a better d than most of last season.

I’ve got to say, this was a solid press conference. He actually answered the question about Eichel rather well. He wants players who want to be here doesn’t necessarily mean he will only allow players who want to be here. He’s essentially telling the bidding teams that we are fine with keeping Eichel for a myriad of reasons and that his buzzwords for the team doesn’t mean there are no exceptions. To to be honest I think either Vegas or Anaheim snap. I’m glad to at least hear there’s a plan; and they are playing by said plan. Hopefully it’s a good one. To be honest our defense has strangely become better analytically when you remember McCabe only played 13 games.

From Vegas: Krebs, Tuch, Smith, 2022 1st, 2023 2nd or From Anaheim: Zegras, Henrique, Lundstrom, (Top 10 Protected) 2022 1st Both are fair trades and both give Buffalo a potential future 1C, a vital piece. I know Anaheim has said Zegras is a no-go but with Mason McTavish now in their system and an unusual age spacing of their key pieces; Eichel would be an immediate 1C versus waiting on Zegras to hopefully get there.

No thanks, nothing involved could be equated to worth trading Eichel to a team we would hate him going to.

You keep him then regardless of Eichel's ire.

What's that stand for?

This ^ I did Zegras, Henrique, Lundeström and a protected 1st in 22 for Eichel. Zegras is the big piece Henrique the cap piece Lundestrom a prospect guy And the 1st is Top 10 Protected

https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2657124 Heres a new strategy, If we have to threaten Anaheim for Zegras then do so!

I guess more that we have a team of youngsters versus that of a team of random people. Essentially what our goaltending is now but team wise.

What I’m trying to say is rather than chopping the knees off the team so that you lose; you build a team that likely won’t win much but is trending up versus down.

The worst part is now I have to wish I’ll will against a goalie I liked. I honestly don’t know what it will take for the Pegulas to just ###% off and bring in an experienced hockey guy to run their franchise. Or sell them to another owner who will keep them in Buffalo permanently and spend money on making them good. Who knows at this point; maybe they’re playing 4D chess and trying to tank without actually tanking.

Well at minimum he is a good character guy

1st and Timmons supposedly