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Frankly feels like a purely bad thing 1. Saudi Funding 2. Potential talent siphoning 3. If it somehow has some success the NHL will become more gimmicky to combat the competition.

I'd guess something has to happen however

Don't like that whatsoever

I'd take Tavares at 50% for a most a 3rd; stick it to the Leafs

I do love tweets that are pure mind-####ery

He could play with Bedard and its not like Chicago is extremely far away.

A Blackhawks site proposed a 2nd and Aiden Thompson for Skinner; so I played with that as a premise https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/5116530

Frankly I don’t see a scenario where trading Dahlin helps this team in the slightest. I’m certainly not moving him for lesser pieces and McDavid isn’t walking through the turnstile.

To be honest besides Lindstrom and Iginla, I’d want a player now that good.

A lot of the hate we have for the Leafs stems from stuff like this that aren’t even on the ice.

Anyone see the clip bouncing around Twitter saying that Toronto sees the Core 4 as gods?

I don't see one trade out of #1 since 1999 with the whole Sedin twins fenagle

Well Green helps us theoretically by hurting Ottawa. I was worried they might hire a better coach

Seeing as your the one who endlessly has a fit when I have anything to say negatively about Eichel or Vegas; I'm not entirely sure how I'm to blame. Eichel was my favorite player when he was here, I went to bat for him with my family over him and was disappointed in the team results we achieved. But when he asked for a trade he became a traitor to me and thus family members felt vindicated by their misgivings being correct in some regards. I am first and foremost a fan of the Buffalo Sabres; which means depending on how you went about your departure matters greatly to my continued interest. Reinhart got strung along yet still didn't take it out against the team or city. Thus far Mitts has done much of the same. As such my only hang up is wanting them not to score against us in matchups. Eichel on the other hand demanded his way out, and then later went after the fans which is an immediate trigger-point. Had he been merely traded away without requesting it; he'd still be one of my favorites. It all comes down to the how.

You've got some messed up priorities then my friend. Cheering for a player who asked to leave the team you are supposedly a fan of to succeed in order to spite fans of the team you supposedly are a fan of is screwed up in so many ways.

No, I'll give them a 4th for him at 50% but I'm not giving them anything to help them clear cap.

If anything it creates a general hope for the future but doesn't excuse his inability to make the Sabres better in the mean time.

Am I not surprised he chose to play Playoffs Game 1 over Game 82, not in the slightest. I have issues with reports of his return not appearing until after Game 82. It feels contrived to think it just kind of magically happened that after the season ended he was suddenly healthy enough to play after radio silence for nearly 2 months. Occam's razor would say something smells funny about a player who seems to leave for indefinite periods prior to the deadline only to comeback each time at Game 1's timing. It just feels fishy for it to happen three consecutive years prior to the deadline. Especially this year since he had no other injuries the entire season. I'm not saying he didn't get hurt; I'm saying that the timings of his returns are overly suspicious. 21-22 Feb. 9, 2022 - Mark Stone has an injury to his back. The expected duration is unknown. March 21st - Deadline Day Apr. 11, 2022 - Mark Stone's undisclosed injury status has been updated. The expected duration is game-time decision. Apr. 12, 2022 - Mark Stone is cleared to play. Missed Playoffs 22-23 Feb. 1, 2023 - Mark Stone's back injury status has been updated. The expected duration is indefinite. March 3rd - Deadline Day Apr. 15, 2023 - Mark Stone's back injury status has been updated. The expected duration is day to day. Apr. 17, 2023 - Mark Stone is cleared to play. Won Stanley Cup 23-24 Feb. 21, 2024 - Mark Stone has an injury to his upper body. The expected duration is week to week. (Interesting since the NHL stated indefinite) March 8th - Deadline Day Apr. 22, 2024 - Mark Stone is cleared to play. Lost in 1st Round LTIR was done differently by Chicago Chicago lost Kane for 21 games in 14-15 and used the LTIR saving of 6.3mil to acquire Kimmo Timonen (2mil) and Antoine Vermette (3.75mil) Tampa's LTIR abuse was effectively 1 year 20-21 Vegas has done it 3 years straight and seem poised to do so for the foreseeable future But yes, I am angry with the league as a whole. I have to admit, I get a kick out of your dogged disdain for my dislike of Vegas and/or Eichel. This isn't the Vegas boards; I have zero requirements to like Vegas in any manner. Until we make the playoffs Eichel will annoy me in some manner solely because he asked to leave. I couldn't care less if his reasoning may have been legitimate; I'm a fan of the Sabres and he asked to leave my favorite team. No, I'd almost guarantee that Stone sat out longer than he technically had to; otherwise he has the most unusual body as he can heal exactly at the right time to play in the playoffs. If there wasn't a cap compliance issue, I'd imagine he'd of been back sooner. Effectively I can't see the doctor's signing off on his play exactly after Game 82; odds would dictate otherwise. They very likely delayed getting the clearance at very least. Kevyn is overly dogmatic on this; I'm just meaning in general. The vast majority of teams are built primarily through the draft with a combo of trades and signings to bolster the ranks. While not steadfast in all their loyalties; most teams will hang onto fan favorite long time players beyond their expiration date for better or worse. Vegas gives no credence to friendships or loyalty and is thoroughly ruthless with roster moves. While impressive, it aligns too much with eventually causing mercenary teams with no steady roster being a norm.

We have the location advantage and if Marner won't waive for anywhere else it doesn't matter about the market. Remember the Leafs GM traded Tkachuk for Huberdeau and Weegar

I don't think Tuch even has an inkling of a chance of getting traded.

My guess is still 7x7mil since I do think the Sabres keep him if they could have got him a 6mil or less.

Sadly just found out Tavares can't get bought out because he'd be a 10.5mil dead cap

The one thing that could make it work is if Toronto feels desperate to make a change. Marner has a full NMC and a buyout leaves them with a 10.5 mil dead cap next year. A large number of teams would want assurances of an extension and/or need Toronto to retain half. All of which is mute if Marner, or rather his father, plays hard ball since he's from Toronto. Without much effort, Marner can effectively screw the Leafs by rejecting any trade and just walking to UFA at next year's end. It's that sort of power that could create a scenario in which he accepts 1 year in Buffalo and Toronto acquires Skinner to fill the hole and "save face." One additional note, they won't be buying out Tavares either for the same reason.

Eh, I’m certainly not sad but it doesn’t have much baring since he’s already won a Cup. Perhaps we’ll get lucky and Tavares will get bought out and sign a cheap deal here to be our 3C for a year or two and want vengeance on his hometown team. 🙂

Not quite over my hatred on Eichel for being a traitor but is no longer quite as a burning sensation. As Perrault said though, it’s the 3 straight years of him getting hurt within a week of each other just prior to the deadline only to return for Game 1. The first time they missed the playoffs entirely but seemed to find a trick to it because they’ve repeated twice since. If he’s still in rough shape, don’t play him. If he’s healthy enough to play game 1 and score the opening goal then I think it’s pretty safe to assume he could play Game 82 only 3 days or so prior. I don’t get the whole big mad comment; this is a Sabres forum not somewhere I should feel the need to respect a team that doesn’t just exploit loopholes but likely does unspeakable acts to loopholes. It wouldn’t matter if Eichel weren’t on the Golden Knights; I’d still loathe their abuse of the rules as well as their destruction of traditional team building principles