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Vinnie and someone else who needs a day off depending on the opponent. Could be JJP, VO, KO, Z

Imho, ideally, KA makes over the D completely after the top 3, but that’s unlikely to happen. If the only change is a better partner for Power, that will make everything better. However it shouldn’t be the only change. KA also needs to move on from either Comrie or UPL. To keep both would send the wrong message to the players and the fans. They simply aren’t good enough to backstop a team with serious playoff aspirations. I can see KA trading VO for D help.

I maybe in the minority here, but I think KO will be back as a player next season. He’s going to be entering next season only 18 or so games from reaching 1000 for his career. I find it hard to believe he’ll walk away without reaching that milestone and I doubt the Sabres want him to reach that milestone somewhere other than Buffalo. I realize with the addition of Greenway and guys like Savoie and Kulich pushing from below make it hard to keep KO, but I’m not sure next season is the season to push him out the door.

He is a left shot LW. Not sure it matters to DG. He seems to play guys where he thinks they are needed.

Both notable deadline trades are under contract for next season (Greenway the next two seasons). Here is the status quo roster for next year Skinner TNT Tuch Mitts Cozens Quinn JJP Krebs VO (no I don’t like this line either) ???? Jost Greenway (UFA forwards KO, Z, and Vinnie) Dahlin Mule Power Jokiharju Stillman Lyubushkin Bryson Clague Comrie UPL Cost: $63,115,237 for 19 players with Jost and Clague RFAs.

Does the Greenway addition make the return of KO or Girgensons less likely next season?

Is anyone else surprised that KA failed to “weaponize” our cap space for the 2nd deadline in a row?

@nfreeman aren’t u glad I pounded the table so hard for Greenway? 😉

This deadline grade ultimately comes down to the grades for the Stillman and Greenway deals. The rest are minor adjustments with little impact on the ice. I give the Greenway deal an A+++, but I loath the Stillman trade. I give that deal a D. Overall because the defense is a far greater need I give KA’s effort a C.

So your saying I should have pounded harder for Chychrun to help KA make good decisions? I’m sorry, I didn’t know my own power. Maybe I should be the GM? I know RK would have never been our coach had I been the GM. I’ll be changing my board name to GA4GM.

Mando?

He skates very well Really good Mando episode last night, although I thought @DarthEbriate would have been the one to bring it up.

Fixed We have a ton of D, but only 3 or 4 who should be playing for this team.

Yep. When I looked at who was available with term and needed skill sets, Chychrun and Greenway were at the top of the list. Greenway’s experience with DG really made him a clear choice for the Sabres.

Fify

Here is some general thoughts on KA and this deadline. Overall He did significantly more that I thought he’d do. 1) I love the Greenway deal. He got him for a reasonable price and he is an ideal fit for this club. He’s big, fast, DG and Tage know him well, he’s under K for 2 more years, and most importantly brings a physical game we’ve needed since Foligno left. A+++ 2) Getting a 3rd for Portillo for someone who didn’t want to be here and may not sign with LA is excellent. Same price TM paid for Vesey’s rights. A 3) Asplund for a 7th in the future. Had no roster spot once Greenway acquired and Vinnie recalled to play ahead of him. Glad KZ got him an opportunity elsewhere. B 4) Priskie for Strand. If Strand is a more stay at home D, that’s good news for the Amerks. A if Strand is a stay at home D. 5) Bjork for OP native Gicewicz saves some money for the Sabres, gets Bjork an opportunity elsewhere, brings a local kid home, but probably not much impact on the ice. Another positive is that we swapped an NHL deal to and AHL deal saving a spot toward the 50 NHL contract limit. B 6) Stillman for Bloom. I don’t like the D we acquired. He adds “NHL” depth and may play in our top 6 because the other depth pieces maybe worse, which is pretty friggin sad. He adds a physical game, but doesn’t skate that well and is positionally poor. He is a worse version of Lyubushkin. He is under contract for next year as well. I have zero issue with sending out a forward prospect for D help, although I really like Bloom. However, defense was our most pressing need heading into the deadline and I don’t think we are actually better on the ice for the deal. I won’t give the deal an F because there is a chance he’ll be better than what we currently have, but if it’s an upgrade it’s a very small one. Grade D. This team deserved better help on D than Stillman, especially with Dahlin banged up. IMHO he should have invested in Chychrun, but it’s clear that he wouldn’t part with our top picks.

Not anymore.

Another great TM pick sent packing for peanuts.

We are going to love thus guy. He’s a big faster more skilled version of Girgensons. He is going to make us so much harder to play against. I guess Vinnie now goes back to the pine.

…. And the winner is the Buffalo Sabres.

I posted this and closed my eyes for a few minutes and bam 3 trades. Lol

I’ve been asking for this deal for days. It just made to much sense. Great move from KA, but where is the D help? 😉

Fify

1 hour and counting........