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That isn't how I look at tools. I picture a box with all the different tools NHL players have and I ask which ones are in Jack's and JJP's. I find that Jack's box has more tools and Jack also knows far better how to deploy and use them. Sure JJP might be faster in a straight line but his rush patterns are one speed and predictable. Jack Quinn might be a step behind but his rush patterns are unpredictable and feature speed shifts and lane fakes that JJP doesn't have in his box. JJP has tools, more than Olofsson for example but he has fewer to pick from and uses them in simpler ways than Jack Quinn.

I already wrote this but will add to the defense part. Defenders look like the following Muel - Dahlin ???? - Power Jokiharju - Lyubushkin Stillman There is no real room in Buffalo for Bryson so you either wave him or trade him. In the above we already have an abundance of forwards so I would package Olofsson for the defense help or you can look in UFA. If you trade Olofsson, that opens up a forward spot which is an easy UFA fill to add a different look to the bottom 6. Hanifin or some of the other names are out there to fill the spot by Power but it can't be Jokiharju if you expect playoffs. You have to upgrade that top 4 in case there is a top 4 injury.

As I said for years... I've thought for 2 years he would sign in LA or Anaheim and wanted him traded to either.

Jack Quinn has more tools than JJP, period. They are more refined as well. They dont. Jack Quinn has higher upside. JJP is a 60pt player, Quinn is a 80pt player.

Alex Tuch is better than Jack Eichel. Basically the only thing I care about. sidenote, Alec Martinzes leads the Knights in +/- not Eichel

If ROR is such a sad, pathetic, weak minded loser, that a cartoon in the local paper triggers him, then I hope the reporter gets up and beats him with a stick.

Kevyn Adams did speak to the league about the Fasching kicking goal which basically cost us the playoffs. He said he had conversations and that the league disagreed with him and he disagrees with how they saw it. Called it a gray area.

Adams is disappointed they didn't make the playoffs and says "we all wanted it"

Upl is 24.

I love how wrong Darren Dreger's name is spelled in the thread title, anyways... If I were Karmanos I'd want nothing to do with Pittsburgh. You'd need 3 straight drafts just to fix that prospect pool. It's a total dumpster fire. https://theathletic.com/3935575/2023/01/12/penguins-nhl-prospect-pool-rankings-2023/ They don't have a 2nd or 4th this year. Their cap needs a full year to fix. They are old with only 20 mill in space and basically 0 interesting forward prospects. You'll probably oversee trading either Makin, Crosby, or both. Up to Karmanos but it's a terrible situation.

Even Mitts to wing, back to center, and his promotion to the 1st line.

I think you should go look up why Granato moved him to center to begin with. Tage isn't going back to wing when he's healthy, it's just not happening.

No, you just upgrade the 3rd line wingers.

No chance in hell the coach who moved tage to center and literally unlocked his game is suddenly going to put him at wing all year because Mittelstadt exists. It's not happening. No Jost won't. Jost's pts per 60 hover right around 1.5 and he did 1.7 with Buffalo. That's who he is and will be.

This isn't going to be what happens. Tage won't be injured and Quinn and JJP aren't going to get demoted for Greenway. Quinn in particular, we should expect him to add 10g10a next season. I'm still amazed how virtually the entire board has amnesia that Tage Thompson was injured from the all star break on. You don't take your 90+ point, 45+ goal #1 center and move him to 2nd line wing because Mittelstadt played well for 2 weeks (yes he played well at others times this season). Recency bias.

I've seen rankings where Reinbacher is the 2nd defender behind Simashev. Getting him to 13 though is extremely difficult. Axel Sandin Pellikka (RHD) Colby Barlow Nate Danielson Oliver Moore Brayden Yager Would be the list of names Buffalo might get. I think Ryan Leonard will be gone.

Who cares what Krebs was traded for? Tuch alone makes the Eichel trade good. Actually, the culture change alone makes the Eichel trade good. If Greenway and Östlund are also good, bonus. Krebs being an nhl guy is great, we'll see how he does in his sophomore season. If he's only the Sabres 4th line Center, I don't really care because that means this team is deep. Deep means playoffs. If he's the 3rd line center, also good he's improved. No chance in hell for him to get above that. Again, that's good because Krebs doesn't have to hit big, that's what building a system is about. You have redundancy. Jost is 25 with 400+ nhl games Krebs is 22 with 130ish nhl games Not really surprised Jost is better.

Centers are all done currently, 4 for 4 with Cozens, Thompson, Mittelstadt, and Krebs. There's 6 of 8 winger spots accounted for. Tuch, Skinner, JJP, Quinn, Greenway, and either Okposo or zemgus will be back (I think both might be back, but that's a mistake). There's only 2 starting lineup spots open. Rousek probably gets one of them. That leaves 1 starting and 2 healthy scratches left. Olofsson, Savoie, Kulich, Jost, Outsider, and potentially the other one of Okposo or Zemgus to fill 1 starting and 2 press box spots. Savoie makes sense because you can give him winger time but he gives you center depth. Kulich goes to Rochester. Jost is an RFA so options there. Olofsson can be traded or rotated in for whichever winger is having an off week. Skinner-Tage-Tuch JJP-Cozens-Quinn Savoie-Mitts-Greenway Jost-Krebs-Rousek Zemgus, Olofsson with Kulich first callup. That's 14 forwards. Leaves room for 7 defenders and 2 goalies to round out the 23 man roster.

You can only bring KO back if you move Olofsson at this point. No room on the wings otherwise impo.

I wonder if Mitts - Krebs - Kulich works. Really depends on Krebs offseason training. He needs to be way harder on pucks and faster in executing plays.

23 and 24. Both also had way less games played at 24 than Jost. Jost has about 100ish more games played right now compared to either player. He is what he is. Really, if we say Tage broke out last season, that's about 200 fewer games than Jost to this point. Jost is what he is. Also strange you think Jost will improve but not Krebs.

I don't have anything to be right on. Idk if Krebs will make it but he's 22 so we should give him this upcoming season to see. If Savoie beats him out, cool. That said they compare for WHL stats, even though I think Savoie has more tools. No one here is arguing what you are, or against it. And again, you've ignored my point. If Savoie and Kulich fail to beat out Krebs in camp, it doesn't mean much of anything about them being "the real deal".

Jost is 25, what you see is what you get. Second time you've ignored my point.