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Should've went shorter if he didn't want to go long.

Just gimme any kind of real news today. The organization needs resolution on this to move forward.

I consider it well in contrast to the possible alternatives, of which there are only 1. Keep Reinhart and Risto and go again

Adding a still-producing veteran center and high scoring winger to give the Eichel core one last shot. Recouping what assets he could for Hall (free money), Risto (great deal), Reinhart (sucked at see Reinhart go, but he wasn't re-signing). Also, being patient on a Jack deal when it's clear he's been lowballed. Committing to a longer term build rather than attempt #3 on the Eichel core. He hasn't been perfect (goaltending), but this idea he's done nothing well a la Botterill is foolish.

We have been here before. Last time, however, we rushed it, and also drafted horribly. 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 = Ristolainen Zadarov Reinhart Compher Hurley Bailey Lemieux Cornel Karabacek That's a sad gathering...

Just give me a center in 2022.

I'd say it's a pretty obvious and rudimentary job at best. They aren't playing 4D Chess. It's ye-olde-book-of-marketing. Stop promoting Eichel, start telling fans every chance you get how lucky we are the Pegulas are here. They're still idiots past and present tense when it comes to running a hockey franchise. We'll see if the future changes...Adams has done well so far. The Eichel trade will tell us more.

On one hand, it's pretty clear what we're being sold. Adams, while a good guy, comes off as a massive sycophant in always over-praising Terry and Kim. On the other, it also can be interpreted somewhat as the Pegula's dealing with a brat, admittedly that they helped create, by memory holing all Eichel-boosting. I think both parties failed the fans, but we're stuck with one...

Ruotsalainen at center is a look good.

From every press release and Sabres team media output since the end of last season, you'd think Jack Eichel doesn't exist. He's persona non grata.

Perhaps he's finally trying to accommodate Buffalo and help in upping his value to get traded.

Said the same thing. Adams needs to close a Vegas-only deal with Krebs, so I can start handing out middle fingers to NYR fans.

Another great day for an Eichel-Krebs/stuff trade. If I were a Knights fan, I would do this immediately.

This is me since July started at least.

Nothing like teaching your dmen that the stretch passing is the only zone exit possibility in the AHL first.

Yes.

They can, but this year and probably next are going to be very bad for attendance.

No doubt. Still, Krebs(hypothetically),Dahlin,Cozens will be nothing like 1C Girgensons, 1D Ristolainen, etc.

The whole point of everything I said could be condensed to two sentences: "If the Eichel trade returns Krebs, we'll have Krebs, Cozens, and Dahlin all in the NHL next year, which is what I hope the future core we build around contains, along with Power. It should go without saying that this isn't complete, but a good start, and something to build around right now, rather than wait for 2022/2023 picks before beginning to support this group." Thanks for the linguistic journey though, and I guess the insults. Enjoy your break.

What thinking is that? Your core is always 4-5 guys big, even on champions. Never said 'this is good enough', so that's an invention of your interpretation. Also, this started with a hypothetical where Krebs was acquired, so yes, Krebs is hypothetically on the team.

The core pieces I'm comfortable calling core pieces, is what I should've said. Dahlin Cozens Krebs*. Your list is more the potential core pieces and supplemental pieces that are indeed 1-4 years away, depending on who we're talking about.

We're talking about developmental timeline. Getting a player who's NHL ready vs. pick(s) that are 2-3 years away 100% effects the timeline. Of course the youth needs to develop, but Krebs is going to develop as a key NHL piece faster than any 2022/2023 1st. Eichel's return effects whether this is a 2-3 year process, or a 4-6 year process.

It 100% is. If we get Krebs, pining for a mandatory Wright/Lambert/Savoie pick isn't under nearly as much pressure. Also, he'd play this year. Everyone but Power would be on the team in terms of an top end young talent.

I think we'll find that out real soon.

All for it, but one key thing needs to be added: Skill Hardworking, Relentless, those will always play well in Buffalo, but if there's no skill to go with it, then it's just the Hasek Sabres without Hasek. Fortunately, we did seem to draft a lot of skill too.