Andrew Amerk

A few weeks ago, I would’ve said Fox + Shesterkin/Georgiev as a starting point, with Kakko or Laf, but now the Sabres have 3 G prospects and as good as Fox is, they have Dahlin and Power.

I’ve never understood the fascination with Laf, or Kakko. I wouldn’t be interested in any trade with the Rangers TBH.

Linus has become the new Miller. Sabres fans never appreciated how good he was, I think mostly because fans never realized at the time how special Dom was until he was gone.

Well, the team sort of hit a point of no return when they signed Hall and traded for Staal to see if they could be competitive with what they had. Unfortunately, they had a coach who was out to lunch amidst a 47 game losing streak, an entire roster that was regressing under him while playing a boring and lifeless defensive “system,” 22 goalies got injured, and the HC couldn’t possibly conceive of putting a guy that scored 40 goals back with that center for at least 1 game and felt his best role was on the 4th line for 2 seasons. That center played injured, got more injured, and got fed up with 6 years of this crap - kinda like a lot of the fans have, but we’ve been dealing with it longer than him.

The Sabres aren’t looking for roster players, and haven’t stated that was their intent at all when they decided they were going to trade 3 of their best players. They made it clear they are/were looking for prospects and picks, to start over. This isn’t shuffling chairs on the deck. This is getting people off of the Titanic, while looking for other people to get onto the next version of it.

It’s better to be late to the party than not show up at all.

Eventually, one of them will offer Rossi or Byfield or Zegras to beat their competitors. No, he doesn’t, unless TPegs is pressuring him like he did with ROR and there’s no reason to right now.

Apparently, neither of the other teams have, either. I can only hope this Vegas rumor is chatter to drive the Kings, Ducks, and Wild into an actual decent offer.

I don’t see the appeal the Sabres would have in a 30 year old Smith, an okay prospect in Krebs, a projected bottom pairing D in Hague, and a 1st that would probably be near the dead end of the 1st round. 🤷‍♂️

No disagreements here

I agree. R2 has been solid. He will be fun to watch with more NHL minutes.

Idk. Eichel himself is enough of an asset. I don’t think other teams need a “sweetener.”

Sounds like they aren’t letting him, they just didn’t want him. F the Bruins. I hope they become a dumpster fire. Enjoy Hall.

I like your odds better.

Are they letting him, or did he want to?

Why?

The June bugs are once a year, in July. He might have meant the 17-year cycle cicadas. They’ve been an internet sensation this year. The Sabres got Perreault in 1970, Turgeon in 1987, Eichel in 2015, Dahlin 2018? That’s a 16 year cycle, so I guess Buffalo isn’t too far off.

This is awesome.

Dang Liger, relax. It’s just the internet. Nooooooooo way man.

There’s little chances this team has Cozens, R2, Bryson, and Samuelsson in the AHL. KA himself said that he feels the better prospects will learn best by getting beat up in the NHL. The Amerks will still be fielding a very fun team to watch, though.

KA needs to hold on to his ask for the 4 pieces. A top prospect, a decent prospect, a prospect that the other team has soured on, and a 1st. There’s probably only a 36% chance any of those 4 pieces become an Eichel, so it’s not an unreasonable ask. It’s more likely we end up with a Reinhart, 2 Grigorenkos, and a Mike Funk.

I’m happy that the team MIGHT finally be doing it the right way. I’m also happy that I’ll most likely be able to score great seats for very cheap to bring my dad and daughter to a couple games.

I have a sneaking suspicion that after he is traded, his tune will miraculously change about his surgery demand.

I would like Nick Foligno for this role, but I’m sure he’s probably only looking for a competitive team to sign with. This is probably true for all of the veteran leadership types. The Sabres would likely be relegated to someone nobody else wants, but still wants to squeak out 2 more years for some money. Buffalo no longer has the “hey you could play on a line with Eichel” card they used to lure in Skinner and Hall.

Ovi is destined to help the Sabres to a Cup. Maybe in 4-5 years.