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Made another random team. https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2538037

Please no

The only one I pause at is Gourde, he's been an unsung star for them in the playoffs. His defensive play and PK is incredible. Palat is still good but they have a glutton of wingers and Johnson is on the serious decline.

I don't think it was a direct A to B cause to effect but I do certainly think it had to do with ROR's end of season fiasco.

Ironic, ROR left Colorado and may have left Buffalo due to him not getting the Captaincy. Now ROR getting the C is causing a guy to leave.

You hold onto Eichel then, there are zero acceptable scenarios in which we trade Eichel and don’t bring a multiple blue chip assets rather that be Zegras and 3OA or 8th and Byfield.

An alternate to the other Eichel one https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2530291

Here's a keeping Eichel scenario https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/474820?post_id=2489652

If I'm trading Reinhart it will be entirely based on getting a Top 10 pick this year at least and perhaps a prospect and/or 1 year cap dump depending on his value.

Duncan Keith? Zach Bogosian?

I’d give Seattle a 5th to take Miller

Oh god, please no

NRD, a rather legit source on Twitter, also agreed with Chad and Lance. Said the Sabres will walk away with Eklund after the draft. He also added if we end up with another Top 5 pick it would be assured and that would line up with the 3 listed. If we end up with 1&3 I could easily see them then taking Eklund 1OA and then choosing between Power and Hughes If Seattle takes Beniers. For instance, even if they rank them 1. Power 2. Eklund 3. Hughes Depending on their separation, Taking Eklund makes sense since it assures them 2 of the 3 while also assuring we have 1 F and 1 D

Seems like a rather solid hire. From the way it looks Nightingale was demoted again. He's gone from Director of Analytics and Scouting to Head of Analytics and Director of Pro Scouting to now merely Asst. Director of Pro Scouting. I guess he's well liked by Adams, but didn't impress with his one year stint at the top hence he has been supplanted.

Heartbreaking, RIP Mr. Latvian Goalie

Happy 4th of July! Still one of my favorite commercials

Not exactly sure how to process that one, are they going to offer Byram and Newhook plus or something?

I’m not just taking the best offer to rid ourselves of the best player we have

Hold firm Adams. part of me is beginning to wonder if the analysts are playing this trade idea more than it actually is?

Yes, it completely changes the city as a whole. Buffalo would no longer be a champion-less city. Perhaps we sign Briere, and have a serious contender that lasts into the early 2010s.

It wouldn’t be the Sabres delaying a trade, it would be the league. The league would probably want us not to distract fans from the Cup Finals with a humongous trade.

Just wanted to add, which would you rather deal with..... The next 10 years listening to the media talk about how Eichel was stolen by Boston or the NYR for peanuts as he personally keeps us in the dirt. or How the Sabres ruined Eichel's career by demanding high value and ending up holding him for 5 years. To be honest, if no one will give us value that includes a high 1st and a Top Tier Prospect at very least; Eichel better get ready to either beg another team to pay his ransom or start thinking of a few hobbies.

Depends, under zero circumstances do I trade Eichel in the division. If the Bruins want him I'd want Mcavoy, Pasta and Marchand for starters. I will always say, if you can't get fair value and/or wants a team like Boston; we are better off holding him hostage and just taking the loss to prevent others for taking a further step forward. Effectively mutually assured destruction in hockey terms.

I'd rather let him sit 5 years then capitulate and take garbage or trade him to the Rangers/Bruins

I'd say the one thing about Granato I find very interesting is how while still giving "Front Office" vagueness as all coaches do; he still gave us clues to how he wants the team to play. For the 1st time since Ruff we may have finally found a coach interested in trying to build a structure around the players versus forcing the players into a specific structure.