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Gotta quarantine from Ari to NYS? How long? Also, beyond Hall, it's entirely possible that Sheahan and Rieder could be sent packing. They are both useful 4th liners on minimum contracts. Contenders frequently add those types for late-round picks for the playoffs.

Because Don and Drake are part of the Sabres plans going forward?

A lot of interesting players have cleared waivers this year. Drake ain't one of them. Minimum wage, expiring contract, small and quick, not very good, 2 goals, ...he does fit the 2021 Sabre profile. 🤷‍♂️ Seriously, a body to fill in for the guys getting traded is the only thing that makes sense to me.

Questions for the business-heads out there: Lebrun says the Islanders getting Palmieri hurts the Sabres by removing a suitor. Why? Wouldn't that only be the case if there were only two teams interested in Hall, and one was the Islanders, meaning the Sabres are left to deal with only one prospective buyer? I think it's pretty clear Palmieri was the only player out there anywhere near Hall's class in terms of rental forwards. If there are two or more teams still chasing a top-six rental forward, wouldn't the Palmieri deal help the Sabres because now they have cornered the market on supply?

Sure, but so would I.

I wasn't endorsing that line-up, just making a general comment.

This stuff fascinates me. it is pretty clear that Dreger is being fed info by Darren Ferris in order to get some of Hall's preferred destinations to step up. It is also clear that Lebrun is being fed info by a leading Hall chaser, trying to pressure Adams into taking what's on the table now.

Skinner Eichel New Guy Olofsson Reinhart Cozens Asplund Mitts Tage Zemgus Lazar Kyle ...looks a lot better than it did a month ago, with Cozens and Reinhart shifting according to whatever position/style new guy is.

Edmonton and Toronto. And kudos to Adams if he can get those top two northern teams bidding against each other.

I am the opposite I put Hall's value at somewhere between pick 30-40. If Adams gets better than that I'll be quite happy. If he gets a pick in the 50-60 range, plus a small sweetener, I'll be mildly disappointed, but accept it as the best the market had to offer. I hope Adams can get creative, like Fitzgerald did with Palmieri, but it's pretty easy to put myself in a GM's shoes and decide that the player I've been watching this year isn't worth a 1st.

Definitely that. I got not problem with people who wanted or still prefer other players. I do have a problem with people acting like he's not a good prospect.

Not specific to your question, but is it not true that there has tended to be more hits from college and Europe in the late rounds than CHL players?

I don't think this Twitter account has any more sources than I do, but I agree with you and @Brawndo that this would be a haul for the Sabres. Hall's worth seems to be getting pegged as a late 1st to late 2nd. I can see a world where Rasmus Sandin's value is pegged similarly. Contrary to what most fans might think, I see Ullmark is a huge on-ice upgrade and a $2.4 million cap savings from Anderson. That has to be worth a good return. But I doubt it would get you Nick Robertson on his own, let alone Robertson and another prospect. I don't see this happening, but the pieces are interesting to speculate on. A top 6 LW has been talked about as the Leafs preferred add this deadline. Their top prospects are allegedly on the table. Personally, I think Ullmark makes the Leafs a legit cup contender. It would be interesting to see if Dubas feels the same way. Robertson is an excellent prospect 10 points in 12 games in the AHL this year after leading the OHL in scoring last year. Sandin is a good prospect. Probably ranks at a similar level to where Jokiharju was when we got him from Chicago. Getting two young players who are close to NHL ready would be the ideal scenario for the Sabres.

We've seen a few references on here to Rutherford still being under contract. Can any business lawyers explain how that works? Is it likely he had a clause in his contract that allowed him to quit but restrains him from taking work elsewhere?

Yeah, that fits. Crisp was the senior guy when Royce was fired so he took over. Botts brought Jankowski to be director of amateur scouting over Crisp after the draft. https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/sabres-hire-director-of-amateur-scouting/c-290336526 Jankowski is the scouting director for the Coyotes now, while Crisp is a scout with the Kraken after each was fired in the Botterill bloodbath last June.

WTF? Did I not just post the bones of this trade yesterday? Who is the puck authority?

Botterill's dad taught Krueger in school, but Botterill did not know him. Krueger was recommended to Botterill by Jimmy Rutherford, who had a relationship with him from his Carolina days.

Wasn't the 2017 draft the only one headed by Jeff Crisp? If I remember correctly he took the reins when Greg Royce was fired along with Murray and Jankowski didn't step in until after the draft? We've signed our final four picks from that year (UPL, Laaksonen, Bryson, and Weissbach), which is pretty unusual. Other 2 picks are Casey, and 2nd-rounder Marcus Davidsson, who we have until June to sign, and is looking like a bust.

I'm telling you, the disrespect this kid gets is not deserved.

AJ Greer is (indirectly) the players the Avs took with the Sabres 2nd in the first ROR trade. I say indirectly, because they traded down a few slots first.

The addition to Zajac to the package makes it hard to make a Hall comparison. It does remove the other top offensive player available, but is there enough competition and flexibility out there to net us a 1st? Personally, I’d rather have Palmieri than Hall for a playoff run, but maybe GMs haven’t been jaded by watching him play 30 with the Sabres.

This is kinda funny (and sad) Our current return for ROR is 3rd pair D Colin Miller and unproven youngsters Tage Thompson and Ryan Johnson The Avs current return for ROR is 3rd liner JT Compher and pending UFAs Kyle Burroughs and Brandon Saad I think we actually may have done better than the Avs did.

According to the fancystats they were the only line that was effective 5-on-5

Is it realistic to think this trio can be a viable 3rd line next year? I guess we’ll have a better sense of this in a month.

Oh don’t kid yourself, the ants have been marching for a long time.