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It would be a coup to keep Cozens in a trade for Monahan and Gaudreau. Definitely a concern. Winning might change things. A top six of Jack, Johnny, Sean, Jeff, Victor and a rock would be upper echelon. He was drafted a centre and has played it in the NHL, but he's mostly been a winger over his pro career.

Flames would have to think a lot more of Mitts than most Sabrespacers do to make that deal. Neither Monahan, nor Gaudreau are perfect, but they are legitimate 1st line players. Two in one deal would cost a ton.

Reinhart, Cozens and Montour for Gaudreau and Monahan. That would be what, the 3rd biggest trade in franchise history, after Gare/Foligno and Lafontaine/Turgeon. Talk about a statement move. (I think the Flames fans would riot.)

What do you think about Portland's history of productive players not translating their production to the NHL? (Cody Glass (yet), Keifer Bellows, Oliver Bjorkstrand (his jr #s were crazy good), Nick Petan, Derrick Pouliot, Ty Rattie, Brendan Leipsic, Sven Baerstchi...)

100 per cent agree. It's because the puck spends too much time outside the danger areas, like soccer.

You might get lucky with a Jarvis at 15 or so, but I'd need a big add to drop out of eight. There's a definite drop off right around where we pick.

According to Lysowski's story it was a late addition. "The first prototype presented to the Pegulas had three gold and two royal stripes on each arm and the waist, much like the original royal blue jersey, but this led to the white crest “dominating a sea of royal and gold,” said Cravotta. With not enough time to work with Adidas on alterations, Cravotta, Durbin and Raccuia began to cut strips of white felt and placed them on top of the jersey in search of a solution. After a few days of working sessions in the PSE and Adpro Sports offices, the group decided on two thin, white piping between the gold and royal stripes on the arms and waist. Photos were taken to send to ownership and Adidas, and both jerseys were finalized in late 2019. “It’s this very slight adjustment,” Cravotta said. “That’s what we wanted. We didn’t want this banding to become overwhelming. It’s a very subtle but important detail. The white one was perfect. There was never a question in my mind, and the team that worked on it. We loved it right off the bat.” Personally, I like the white piping. I always thought that the blues were a little too much.

Cirelli would be a Sabre for at least four years is we traded for him now.

Not seeing any silver at all. Think it's just the raised profile you're seeing.

Pronman has his mock out, based on what he's hearing around the league: 8. Buffalo Sabres: Marco Rossi, C, Ottawa-OHL Buffalo’s been a tough team to project because of recent management and scouting changes. There’s a lot of rumors but that group has a lot of new faces so I think they are still trying to figure out what direction they are going in. A lot of people I’ve talked to have mentioned Rossi or the two Swedes as the likely choices.

I’m all for trading it too, if it brings in a 2C. But Im not sure where you get this from. There will be several good players at 8.

He should be. Given the uncertainty in Florida, couldn’t say for absolutely certainty, though. Might depend on his contract demands. He’s two years away from UFA and his no-trade kicks in this NHL summer (whenever that starts)

I’m getting the sense that it will be the originals with some subtle variations that echo the variations of the 50th. Unlike the rest of you bitter old men, I already have my wallet open. Been saving 26 for this one.

I have seen this name pop up a few times. He is their captain and a perfect complement to their 1C, and he has three years left on a team friendly contract. They have no one like him in their system. Bo Horvat is one of the least-likely players to be traded in the NHL.

Me too.

Bob is the best, bar none.

I was thinking from the perspective of adding Lafreniere means it suddenly becomes easier to trade a a good forward or a good prospect, similar to having Cozens makes it easier for us to trade Mittelstadt, and having Montour makes it easier to trade Risto.

If the Jets or Minnesota win the Lafreniere lottery, those teams will have better ammunition to chase the same centres we are.

Sometimes you catch lightning in a bottle though with line combos where the chemistry just works between a star and “some guy.” Kunitz with Crosby is the one that comes to mind. Moulson Tavares is another.

As bad as the Sabres have been, at least they still have bragging rights in playoff success, even if you have to go all the way back to 07 to find it. The Leafs haven’t won a playoff round in 16 years.

Sabres need to hire some more scouts. I will be surprised if that doesn’t happen when there are games to scout again. The ambassador thing seems like a non-issue. Contracts up, no work for them to do, team moving to a new per-event model. Bert wasn’t pissed and neither should anyone else.

has it really been tried much? Wonder what the numbers are. Fancy stats, boys? i remember Vesey getting some shifts, usually late in a period or game for defensive purposes. I also get the sense that Jack gets a ton of say about who his wingers are.

And anyone who thinks the hiring of Adams wasnt related to trust considerations is also naive. There has been an attempt to portray Adams as something of a hockey neophyte, which is ridiculous, he has been in the business of hockey his entire life. He understands players and player development, he understands coaches and agents, he is NHL-connected. He also understands both Buffalo and the Sabres, which are two elements other candidates have not had, elements which have been underplayed. But the primary reason he was hired is because he understands the Pegulas and has shown them not just cooperation, but competence in executing their tasks. Twice they’ve hired men the NHL told them were competent and were wrong. And I think there have been several times in recent months where they’ve said “why can’t Jason be more like Kevyn?” I don’t think the Sabres hired Adams primarily because he was cheap and easy, I think they hired him primarily because he understood shared their philosophy (Indeed, it seems like he may have helped shape it) and had long history of being able to execute their desires. For better or (mostly) worse, being able to manage the Pegulas seems like an essential quality to being the Sabres GM. I hope he brings other items to the table.

How Rasmus spent the pandemic

Just a hunch: you and I don’t have a clue about Adams competence, or that of most any other prospective GM. We do know that Botterill and Murray checked all the resume boxes except “previous GM experience“ and were dismal failures any way, and we do know that only two GMs in the century-plus history of The NHL ever won a Stanley Cup with more than one team. This is an interesting study of how to hire GM winners in the NHL: https://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/debunking-the-proven-winner-myth-in-the-national-hockey-league/ It concludes you are probably best off to Find the brightest, youngest person in your organization Patiently mentor, develop and train this person. If you need to go outside, find individuals who have been involved in winning organizations and give them time to learn your organization The first two dont sound much different than what the Pegulas did with Adams, although I question both the mentoring he received and the deliberation with how it happened. He’ll succeed or he won’t. Right now, you and I don’t have a ***** clue which. I’ll watch and find out and complain when he gives me something to complain about.