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He still has some value, he’s had a very good season in Rochester. I doubt he has super high value but he isn’t just worth some random 7th round pick

Apparently Paul Hamilton said something that was misconstrued on Twitter which created this rumor

Hopefully my theory ends up correct. Essentially Levi plays much better, the shorter the time frame there is between games. Game 1 against Syracuse started rough but they won anyway. Game 2 & 3 then Levi dominated. Game 1 against Laval was rough but Game 2 he played very solid before resting until the following Wednesday where he looked rough. Game 4 and hopefully Game 5 Levi should dominate again

If we go 5x9mil then defer 12.5mil of the contract. It would drop the cap hit to 8.45mil

Then as per usual our team is royally screwed Trading Tuch is trading practically the only player with any love for this city that isn't purely based on transactional history. Resigning at 9mil is overpay at the Nth degree for a 30 year old God forbid I ever see my team be good and have players I like

Graves makes Muel look good so God no

I'm offering Tuch 5x7.689mil to start

Levi's play has me slightly concerned because my idea would of been to move UPL to Philly with Muel for something and then get Demko for Quinn. Then sign another solid backup that Levi could hop if Demko got hurt yet again or fell flat on his face. Now doubt has crept in a bit and I don't want to leave us after next season with a potential goalie room of Demko doing really bad or good then leaving, Levi being a major question mark and no one else. As for defenders, its too much of a crapshoot as to what truly we can do to sure up the back end. We all have a similar idea of getting a defensive specialist but those aren't easy to come by nor pay for.

He was a -38, the next closest was -17 Season Age Team Lg GP TOI CF CA CF% CF% rel FF FA FF% FF% rel oZS% dZS% 2023-24 27 CGY NHL 78 1858.5 2069 2007 50.8 -0.6 1500 1429 51.2 -0.6 54.8 45.2 2024-25 28 CGY NHL 81 1942.8 1987 2191 47.6 -6.4 1425 1577 47.5 -5.9 44.4 55.6 He also had 36 total hits last season Weegar, the guy I'd want, led the team with +18, he did play the opposite start zone (56% offense), had nicer analytics and over 200 hits

Andersson only has 1 year until UFA and had terrible numbers last year. Not exactly what we are looking to add

Certainly feels like they want to have the first unattended game in NHL history without a CoVid excuse

I don't want them to look down the road so to speak but at very least look for potholes or other hazards on the road. Nothing we can hope to acquire would make me feel good trading next year's 1st.

I have 1 offer Offer him 98mil on a 7 year deal with 28mil deferred It ends up at 7x14mil, 4mil deferred each year to be paid 7 years into the future. Drops cap hit to 12.75mil As in 4mil deferred year 1 is paid in year 8 and so on.

Mostly the refs just aren't good, however Samuels-Thomas and Kea before him certainly had it out for us

In the end even if I trusted the GM and the owner fully I still wouldn't make a move with the 26' 1st. You have to play smart from both a short term and long term angle. Even if we had made the playoffs 10 of the last 14 I would be cautious with this 1st.

There's a huge difference between AHL and NHL physicality. The Amerks would likely fit in at the NHL level (In that specific sense) The issue is that in the AHL playoffs, more often than not, the team that can mug the other one is more likely to win. Combine that with the AHL being a developmental league and you get the oddities we see most years. The AHL playoffs should reward the better team as a whole but is more often than not more inclined to the thug mentality teams. Laval seems like the better overall team since their vets are outperforming our vets but the leeway they get on calls is borderline criminal.

I’m not just talking recently or even the Pegula era; I mean as a whole. This city genuinely seems to have bad luck. For me, the 2026 1st is a hedge against complete darkness. 1. I don’t trust Adams to make a good enough team to feel confident we’d make the playoffs. 2. Our 1st being owned by another team only to win the Lottery is far too possible and Buffalo-y not to have happen.

As a whole our teams have always been unlucky

I hedge my bets We are the Murphy's Law of the NHL. With how our luck goes either via injury or the like we'll end up within 1 pt of a spot but end up 10th from the bottom. Then proceed to win the lottery. Also I don't trust Cuylle to be a great player worth that risk; he reminds me way to much of Jeannot who had 1 20 goal year and looked like a super player only to fall off a cliff Keeping Tuch is a priority

Even if the money somehow magically worked that wouldn’t exactly be a good roster. You’d be able to grind with the best of em but you’d lack scoring depth and very easily could fall into the NY Isles mold. I love Bennett and wanted him both in CGY and in Florida but I wouldn’t dare signing him this offseason. He’s going to capture a haul due to the limited UFA pool and likely be a train wreck contract within 3 years based on his play style. Id take Marchand however and put him opposite Benson. Those two would be chaos. You don’t trade roster skaters for goalies Cuylle isn’t worth our unprotected 2026 1st. He has 1 20 goal season and I need a 1st to win McKenna if need be. Get me another unprotected 1st from a Byram/Peterka offersheet and I’d trade a conditional 2026 1st (lower of the two) for him however.

I'd give him a few mulligans but he certainly hasn't helped himself very much either

I believe the Sabres even commented on the fact they started liking Benson while scouting Savoie during the Beyond Blue and Gold. Benson is a freak of nature and frankly if he were to keep growing stronger, add to his point totals, etc. He could very quickly vault himself into a top 200 ft player in the league.

I don’t think Pegula would be stingy if Adams wanted Marner, I just don’t see Adams wanting him

Salary Cap

If anything my hangup with Marner would just be his cap hit all else being equal. You’d be trading Peterka, Byram and a bit more just to get Marner + 2 league minimum guys. Im not trading Power for futures to fit him in either as we become no better than the Leafs, until this past season, with having little on defense and most of our money up front.