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14 hours ago, Night Train said:
I saw him up close in drills at Summer prospects camp at Harborcenter. Big but gave up rebounds. Didn't see "it" at all.
Levi was quick and far better. No loss. He knew he wasn't wanted anymore.
I think people often get enamored with college free agents like Portillo, Petersen, etc.. I would have preferred to keep Portillo over the third round pick, but IMO the most likely scenario is that Portillo never becomes a consistent NHL contributor, a la Jimmy Vesey. I commend Adams for getting a third rounder for him.
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These past few trades are a bit concerning if I'm Adams and am looking to add at the deadline. If Jeannot is fetching that much, we're probably going to have to give up more than what we'd like to if we want to upgrade the back end.
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1 hour ago, Radar said:
My only opinion is simply KA is the best GM we've had since Darcy and may prove to better than him as well.
Darcy traded well but couldn't draft for *****. I'd argue the jury is still out on whether Adams is as good as/a better trader than Darcy, but I think Adams is already looking like a better drafter than Darcy (knock on wood).
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On 2/19/2023 at 6:30 PM, triumph_communes said:
That’s a system/coaching problem
Agreed. Both the PK and PP have been awful. Even when we were scoring on the PP a few months ago expected goal numbers were relatively low. I don't know what coach handles special teams but he may need to be replaced in the near future.
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11 hours ago, triumph_communes said:
Vegas game. Toronto game. Former players come in and get a hat trick. ***** embarrassing. Can this coach his time has passed
Lmfao
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On 2/19/2023 at 11:42 PM, GASabresIUFAN said:
Which prospects are you willing to give up in trade? To me the only untradeable prospects are Kulich and Levi. After that I'm willing to part with Rosen and either Östlund or Savoie, but not both. To part with either it would have to be a young player with term.
How come Kulich is untradeable for you and not Savoie?
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In an ideal world Savoie goes to play in Europe next season. AHL caliber level of competition, plus the pro atmosphere. Never ends up happening in this scenario though unfortunately. I'd bet Savoie will be on the Sabres next year.
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Not a bad addition IMO. O'Reilly is exactly what you want in a playoff hockey player. I think the Leafs get out of the first round this year, but their defense and forward depth are still quite suspect. They will need Murray or Samsonov to play lights out come playoff time to make a deep run.
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1 hour ago, Pimlach said:
Strome is 1” taller and 1 lb heavier than Clague. Pretty even match. Clague gave him a nice hard check but would not drop them. Ok fine, but someone on the team needs to answer the bell besides Dahlin and Cozens.
I worry that down the line this team will let other teams physically bully them a la Maple Leafs. I think Savoie plays a tough game, but he's still only 5'9". Other than that there isn't much physicality among the Sabres blue chip prospects.
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He's overpaid by about 2 million and 8 years was way too much term (though I guess they kinda had to it to him), but most UFAs underperform their deals. I think if he can continue to produce into the latter years of the deal it's a fine-meh contract. Most teams have at least one ***** contract. I will also add that I think Skinner will continue to be effective as he gets older -- his game isn't about footspeed but rather his edgework around the net.
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1 minute ago, Xzy89c said:
I think we get second round pick if he does not sign. Good Trade. He is nothing special in College. He is a senior and should be dominating. He is not
Okay, but what are the odds that second round pick becomes better than Johnson? And there's something to be said for the time value -- a second round pick this year likely doesn't make it to the NHL for another 3-4 years. I'd rather have Johnson. At least he looks like he'll be an NHL player.
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I feel like Quinn is a bit snakebitten and is shooting at a low percentage for a guy touted as a sniper/goalscorer. Hopefully in the latter part of the season he can start finding the back of the net more. Next year is really when I expect him to takeoff. I really think there is star potential within this player. A poor man's Pastrnak maybe.
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2 hours ago, nfreeman said:
These kids today…
The future is now, old man.
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Nicklas Lidstrom was a better defenseman than Bobby Orr and I'll die on that hill. I don't care how many points Orr put up against a bunch of guys in 1810.
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11 hours ago, Brawndo said:
Friedman and Marek reported that the asking price is similar to what DeBrincat received which was a 7OA, a second and a third and unlike DeBrincat, Meier is not under team control for two full seasons which should have an effect on his return.
This seems absurdly low. If I'm KA I'd probably pull the trigger on our first this year (lotto protected), and two seconds. I get it. The contract will be rough. Conversely, players like this don't become available often. Meier is a fantastic young hockey player -- I'm drooling thinking about Meier with Cozens for the next six years.
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Hold both of them out until after the break. Looked like a mild concussion for Cozens. A bit concerning given that it didn't look like that big of a shot -- has Cozens suffered any concussions previously? I think you may be more susceptible to if you've had them previously.
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40 minutes ago, Pimlach said:
More recent data. We got Tuch, Krebs, a protected 1, and a 2 for Eichel. 3 equivalent 1’s plus a 2, and we sent a pick back with Eichel too.
If Meier is 75% of Eichel, then they should get approx 2 equivalent 1’s and a 2 . Not 3 equivalent 1’s
Östlund or Rosen, a protected 2023 # 1, and next years 2 should be ok. His contract is another problem that should favor us in negotiating them down.
IMO due to Eichel's injury and potential locker room issues Meier will cost closer to 100% of what Vegas paid for Eichel. I think at the very least we're giving up Savoie, 2024 first, and Kulich/Rosen/Östlund.
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Anyone know if this draft is relatively deep? Obviously there's top end talent with Bedard, Michkov, etc., but will we be able to snag some potential middle six players with the three second rounders?
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One of the main issues I had with Botterill was his inability to find solid depth pieces for cheap. How many mid-late round picks did we give up for guys like Frolik, Miller, Beaulieu, etc.? Props to Adams and his staff for finding Jost and paying nothing for him.
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36 minutes ago, Eleven said:
They don't have the cap room for Okposo next year unless he takes league minimum, and maybe not even then. They also need to turn over the C to someone younger.
What? They'll definitely have the cap space to resign Okposo. He's not gonna be getting more than like 2.5 mil. They'll continue to give Okposo 1 year deals until he wants to retire. Otherwise they wouldn't have given him the C this year.
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Ehh... not a big Pronman fan. I feel like he doesn't really do enough research/watch enough film on most of these guys. Hard to blame him since there are so many, but still. For example here is how he described Peterka:
Skating: NHL average
Puck skills: Above NHL average
Hockey sense: NHL average
Compete: NHL averageShot: Above NHL average
IMO Peterka is at least an above average skater. He's both fast and quick. I've seen nothing from him to convince me that his puck skills nor shot are above average. Additionally I think his compete is above average; his motor, especially on the forecheck is fantastic. Regardless of who is ranking prospects, having quite a few among the top 50 is pretty sweet.
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Obviously it sucks that they lost, but I think the bigger issue is how they lost. The type of game that Florida played yesterday was playoff like. Hard checking, fast, crashing the net, etc.. My larger fear is that Granato's system doesn't work against that style of hockey. I wouldn't be surprised if down the line Granato is the kind of coach that can get this team to the playoffs, but won't be able to get them past the first or second round. I also worry that players like Tage will become ineffective in the playoffs due to the Granato-inspired type of game they play.
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I'm predicting a win, but a weak third period performance. They'll come out strong after that dud last night and put up 3-5 in the first two periods, only to be followed by a collapse in the third where Comrie/whoever has to bail them out.
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Chychrun to Ottawa
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Meh. If 30 other teams weren't willing to beat that offer clearly wasn't thought of all that highly around the league. I think the fact that he gets injured every year plays a significant part in that return.