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The first news to trend this team upwards. Letting go of past mistakes, owning them and not trying to reap a reward from a sinking asset. Lehner was at times good for Buffalo at others a complete headcase. Good luck Robin!

He reminds of Boeser as well. He's the one guy outside of Kotkaniemi that I'm all about as far as outside the top 2 forwards. So if we had a shot at Wahlstrom, I'd be swinging to bring him in. He's easily as tantalizing a talent as anyone and he's a better skater than Zadina.

This isn't going to happen. Trading for a player who can opt to UFA, is 29 coming off a very average season and conditional second. We'll easily keep O'Reilly over trading him to an in-division rival for a player who's entering the start of his 30th year old season. There is NO WAY this happens.

Remains, sent down for more seasoning (eventually called up) and signs new tender and sent down.

I think that is dependent on pressures to pursue the right fit for a top six center as well as the team's window for a push at the cup and the cap flexibility available. So I do think it's not impossible to get in around the top five area. Bergevin already took a downgrade on Galchenyuk. Berggren is an interesting case of a high riser who makes sense for the teams build going forward. I also like Olofsson a bit. There are a number of interesting prospects that should be in that range. Somewhere I want to snag Jack Drury, the more I watch of this kid, the more I just want him in the system. He seems like a sneaky good play.

This is a joke right? For a team that doesn't have the depth to accommodate adding that kind of cap, trading our best defensive forward for Karlsson who isn't getting younger and has had some injury problems lately and doesn't play defense. This is a terrible idea. Build up the depth of the D. If you want to go for the fences, then why not try to trade for one of the CLB studs in their lower 20's. I understand the attraction to Karlsson, but the Sabres are in their infancy of climbing out of the black hole of hell's despair that Regeir and Murray buried their fans under. Now I WAS a believer at the beginning of Murray. However, look at the totality of the sum of all parts. Scrap this, and focus on getting faster and younger. I know that futures isn't the attractive idea. However, the post earlier in this thread with a St. Louis Blues for 2019 1st, Robert Thomas and Vince Dunn. Which would put the team in the path of adding more and not less. Yes, quality over quantity. However, this team needs to add youth, speed, and skill. Not age, decline and contract purgatory. It's great to quantify possibilities. But until Ullmark or UPL or another goalie comes in, and the depth is cohesive and our coaching structure works, this team is still barely a 10 seed let a lone making it to the 8th. I will continue to be realistic.

Best defensemen of his generation, and I put 50 points plus. I'm going high bar on this one.

Perfect fit in Ottawa. ZING.

12 goals 28 assists for 40 points. A decent showing on the PP and in terms of face off percentage. It could be more in the 15 goal 20 assist range as well.

Duchene is very hollow when it comes to stats, and game play. I don't want anything to do with Galchenyuk. I'd rather it be Poehling, Mete, 3rd.

Denisenko could go anywhere from 11 to 32 to be honest. There is no reason to think he couldn't fall.

Dominik Bokk, KAndre Miller, Mattias Samuelsson, Jett Woo, Jakub Lauko (really would love him in the third) -- if we could get a third back. Okay, and if Jared McIsaac falls to the 2nd round pick, please take him. I don't understand the hate on him free falling. He seems like a Brandon Carlo pick to me. Who was talented in his draft year and fell to the top of the second round. Give me that!

I like this. Time to get rid of guys who haven't done anything with big time role opportunities. Not a bad player, just not what we need. New faces.

I honestly don't see the value in seeing him for another year. I think at this point it could become toxic if he's back and is demoted below Ullmark (who would have to win the job outright of course). However, I think at this point, cutting bait is almost the preferred component. It allows you to bring in someone who can compete and give a new voice in the room and on the ice. I would almost rather have one year of Nilsson than Lehner back next year. I'm split on O'Reilly. I don't know if it's better for the team long term if he stays or goes for speed, youth and flexibility. It will be dictated by the offers out of the gate of course. If someone over extends themselves then I assume he'll be dealt. Likely, he's here for the long haul.

No thanks. Not the proper response to this team.

Better today than Larry in year 5.

Congrats to Evander for getting the money he was looking for. San Jose really was the perfect situation for him to be insulated by a roster with the veterans that can just allow him to be "Evander". So congrats! This also gives us extra ammunition for moving up, and adding more to our barren wasteland.

I doubt Nylander starts with Buffalo. He looks terrible in decision making, his two way play is questionable and to be honest he doesn't shoot enough. He needs to get stronger and learn the systems needed. Right now he looks like a BUST.

Trade, keep in AHL and 3rd/4th line energy wing.

He's not the same player from two to three seasons ago. Honestly, if that's all you can get out of Carolina in an offer for O'Reilly or anyone of substance, I'm moving on happily. He's a Yandle with less two way game. Yes, Yandle is a solid defensemen, but would you honestly give up something critical on this team for that. The easy answer is no.

MUST HAVE MORE SIGNINGS! ;)

Meh, here's hoping they lose the next 4 straight. The Capitals are one of the most top heavy teams in the league. If Tampa Bay cannot defeat them than it is an injustice.

Time to move on from Bogosian. He's unreliable and we don't need to waste another 30 games waiting for him to come back only to then injury something else. Good player, useful player, good person. However, unreliable and it's time to move on after 3 seasons of B/S injuries.

Traded, traded, bought out. It's time to move on. We've seen what we've seen. To be honest Girgensons is the only one that I'd be okay seeing back. However, when you have chances with someone as talented as Jack Eichel and you still cannot produce, than we know what you are. You're a bottom six energy forward who lucked into a 20 goal season due to a lack of talent base. Larsson, it's time to move on from to me. There is just not enough speed and results. At 1.4 million in cap we can afford to give another player a chance. While he is sometimes useful in PK and in the face off circle, there is not enough speed or utility to maximize him. We can give the spot to a different option. Bogosian is a useful player, but how much longer can you give a player before it's just time to move on. He's reached the end of that. If you can move him, great, if not buy him out. We need to see other players in that spot to fill those minutes.

Nashville or Winnipeg winning it is fine for me. I'm fine with Tampa as well. I don't think Washington has a chance to win the cup.