Crusader1969

I agree, having the Sabres miss the 24 team playoff and be excluded from a lottery for the top 2 picks is clearly unfair

I don't think it was a lecture, just a point. We are also debating a mute point..if the draft is in June, they can't trade the pick. Maybe a new thread to what it would take to get Cerelli before the next season starts. I'll go on record that they should trade their 2021 1st rounder (top 10 protected) plus a prospect.

That is correct. Had a lot of time with Kane as well.

of course for next year we all prefer Cerelli to those three players. BUT its not totally about next year. its about the next 10 yes, he played with Stamkos a lot. 36% of his offensive zone faceoffs he played with Stamkos (21% overall) 2nd highest percentage behind Cirelli playing with Killhron. Dont forget Stamkos was hurt for awhile, so this number would be higher if he wasn't.

strome put up more PPG than Cerilli. If strome is cheaper, wouldn't he be the better targer for the Sabres to going after? You'd have Strome and Perfetti. Hopefully people will remember that I desperately want the Sabres to fill their 2C and goaldtending Tandem before the start of next season. Just think it can be done without sacrificing the 2020 1st rounder.

here is an impossible question to answer for you. In 3 years what would you prefer - Holtz, Perfetti or Rossi vs Cerelli? im not sold that Cerelli has offensive ability to drive a line that would put up 50 points with the Sabres. He wont be playing with Stamkos and Kilhorn here. would you trade the 7th overall for Dylan Strome?

why does the 7th pick next year have to be NHL ready? are the Sabres going to win the cup next year? would they even be a contender with Cerelli as the #2 Center? This is the 2015 draft in terms of quality in the top 8 to 10 picks. Rantanen was the 10th pick that year, Timo Meier was 9th pick in 2015. If you look at the top 10, the only forward who would not rank ahead of Cerelli in a redraft is Pavel Zacha. AGAIN, im not saying dont try to acquire him, just don't give up THIS years draft pick.

dear god, now you are adding to the trade? madness! he ranks 128th in NHL scoring in PPG, he plays on one of the best teams in the league. His main linemates are Alex Kilhorn and Steven Stamkos. he wins 47% of his face-offs (hardly ROR) You know who he ranks behind in scoring Points per game? Dylan Strome, why not go after him and save the 7th overall pick?

now you are comparing Cerelli to Mario Lemieux? I get it, he's a very good player but I'm not giving up the 7th in this years draft. Maybe in some draft years I would but not in this one. Not sure why the argument is going on and on and on.....if the draft happens in June, there will be no trades for players who are on rosters.

yes, cause trading all those draft picks in the Tim Murray years worked out sooo well. Remind me, what place did they come in with ROR on the team and Kane (up till the trade deadline)?

Next years top 10 protected pick plus D prospect or 2 If the draft happens in June it’s a mute point anyways

if they are that strapped to have to give him up, you don't need to trade away the 7th overall. Its an overpayment. 2021 lottery protected pick, no problem i understand, he's a very good hockey player. Think you can do the trade and not give away the pick.

why would you not want the pick lottery protected? its a gross over-payment if it is not protected I can not imagine trading a 7th overall pick in a draft that is compared favorably to the 2015 draft in terms of talent. Anthony Cerelli? He's a 40 point player on an extremely talented club. not to say I wouldnt mind getting him but the 7th overall? no way

they'd have to hit it out of the park on this one, that prospect in the top 8 in this draft is going to be hell of a player

trade down or trade it away completely?

thanks, hope people didnt write you off at 21?

A lot of the top goalies in the league have over 50 games already. Ullmark started his 34th tonight. This 16/17 games are a big reason they are so far out

I agree. Not sure if they are a playoff team but they are definitely in the race I know everyone wants to blame JB but Hutton is the real reason this season is down the tubes I wouldn’t mind Lehrer back next year lol

You probably soured on eichel at some point and Dahlin as well

Maybe he would put up more if they had a few more point producers?

A 21 year old leading an AHL team in scoring is actually pretty impressive.

Does the addition of Kahun for maybe the 2 most worthless forwards on the team buy JB more time? At this point, I’m probably the only sabres fan that doesn’t want another change and wants to give him 1 more year BUT he better improve the goaltenders

Let’s just remember Philly was no where until they got a goalie.

He leads the Amerks in scoring since he was sent down in Late November.

Totally don’t agree here. It won’t matter at all if the goaltenders are Ullmark AND Hutton