Drag0nDan
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44 minutes ago, Archie Lee said:
I'm not trying to sway anyone on this, but of all the accomplishments of UPL and Levi, the single most impressive thing that either of them has done, and it isn't close in my view, is UPL playing 54 NHL games in 23-24 and going 27-22-4 with a 2.57 GAA and a .910 save %. Nothing Levi has done in his career, comes close to this as it relates to actually translating to NHL success. I wouldn't say I have tremendous faith in UPL at this point, but at least it can be said he has an actual good NHL season in his recent history.
And he cleaned up a lot of his issues in that really nice stretch at the end of the season. But almost all of those issues re-appeared again last year - Short side cheating, like no side to side moves, rebound control etc.
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14 hours ago, kas23 said:
The amazing this, I think it came down to not blocking Levi, who he thought would be our starter 2 years ago. Meanwhile, Ullmark is on his 3rd team and Levi is still not starting material (and there’s a chance he’ll never be).
I have more faith in Levi than UPL at this point.
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Just now, inkman said:
A coworker of mine just asked if I saw how miserable this kid was when he was drafted. I hate the behavior that the internet fosters. People make faces. You can’t tell what the player is thinking or feeling. Please STFU.
He also mentioned that Peterka was traded because of substance abuse issues. What ***** up part of the internet propagates this nonsense.
I think some people are generally kind of shy, especially at 18 so i try not to judge them.
No idea the truth on that, but a friend of mine (bartender/musician) mentioned that crew of kane, eichel, and reinhart (and roy before them) also spending too much time in bars and bar bathrooms. Wouldn't shock me if its still an ongoing issue among young players and honestly that kind of immaturity can be part of the issue with a really young team.
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6 minutes ago, oddoublee said:
Lol....you don't have apologize to lgr...his first sentence would have sufficed. He's a fine poster...but he can be a blowhard sometimes
Ha - what are you my therapist?! I apologize too much in general 🙂
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On 6/27/2025 at 3:28 PM, LGR4GM said:
Are you talking about Tuch or Rust?
I hate, absolutely hate when ppl just post things with He as the subject. He who?
Sorry - Kyrou.
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Just now, LGR4GM said:
He's not going to score 36 ever again.
Even with his 1st two years included he's scored at a 30 goal pace his entire career. He only had 7 PPG's last year. And his shooting percentage of 15.1 was above career average but was a few points lower than Tuch.
Plus the "ever again" doesn't factor in lucking into being on mackinnon or mcdavids line or something. I don't even need data to say he'd probably score 50 or something.
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2 hours ago, DarthEbriate said:
Byram has played behind Dahlin, Power (1st overall already signed [foolishly] to a who is going to be gifted every opportunity), and some guy named Makar. If he goes to St. Louis he immediately jumps to the top of their offensive defencemen list. Fowler? Nothing to write home about. Broberg? Some solid offensive potential, less than Byram. Leddy? He's pretty cooked and a UFA at the end of the season.
Before a trade is approved, St Louis would have an extension for Byram in place, so the duration of Kyrou's contract is immaterial.
Kyrou's numbers are JJP's numbers with an NHL-level coached powerplay (a bit above league average, but 16th overall in the standings). Every non-tanking team in the league has a 70-point pacing winger. Kyrou is a good piece to have, not a player you build around. And Byram could be the same, but that doesn't mean you have to give away Byram + + to get a guy that every team has.
36 goals was good for 16th in the NHL and several players ahead of him are centers. 49 players scored 70 points last season and again you have centers and defensemen to contend with. Him not being a center hurts his value a bit, but byram needing a payday does lower his value considerably.
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2 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:
I chose Hagel because he doesn’t have any trade protection. Everyone else does except Sheary (who was playing the Amerks in the AHL playoffs in April).
Trade protection just keeps you from going to buffalo though. We might not be a good partner for that reason.
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Just now, DarthEbriate said:
If Byram (projected PP#1 will score 50+ points) is the primary piece for Kyrou (70-point forward), then you shouldn't need to include 9OA. A shrewd (non-desperate) GM making that trade might move a lottery-protected 1st, but then there would need to be assets coming back. For Kyrou, 9 is off the table for me.
Heck, Utah just got a 68-point winger for a depth D-man and a bottom-6 forward.
If you want to throw in Lafferty... or Rosen, fine. But Byram should be considered a stud and has a higher ceiling at his position than Kyrou does at his.
24 year old defenseman who has never scored 40 points let alone 50, and now has to get paid in the range of Power. For Kyrou who has scored 30+ goals for 3 straight seasons and averaged 70+ for 4 years. If he had another cheap year maybe his value is higher, but the new contract starts this year.
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Just now, CTJoe said:
St Louis have a need for LHD? Kyrou would be an improvement over Peterka. Still have holes at goalie and D partner for Dahlin, but UFA or further trades should be able to address that
Yep, but aren't his analytics pretty bad defensively?
Someone out there liked him i guess.
I'd assume it'd be byram, a high level prospect, and #9 maybe gets it done?
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Just now, CTJoe said:
Kyrou is an older/slightly better version of Peterka, so would be good. I think he's allergic to defense too (like Peterka)
He got a selke vote last year FWIW.
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14 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:
The Sabres have 21.7M in cap space right now. This includes the Skinner buyout.
RFAs:
Quinn
McLeod
JBD
Byram (traded)
A goalie (or Levi).
Give Quinn 2MM, JBD 1.5MM, McLeod 4.5MM, and 1.5M on backup goalie. That leaves the Sabres with at least $11MM to spend. Or maybe they flip Quinn for a pick just to move on…now more cash to spend and a roster spot to fill.
We know the team needs more than hoping Kulich will be a top six forward and could use someone high end now that JJP is gone.
-Want to buy out Muel and give Marner 14MM? Done.
-Prefer Ehlers and someone else? Go ahead.
-Brock Boeser to help the center spine? Sure.
-Overpay for Ekblad? All set.
Other teams are desperate for cap space. Byram can be part of this trade, or the Sabres can move futures and prospects to cap strapped teams.
-EP40?-Jason Robertson?
-Maybe work out something with the Aves since they have no space and no picks in rounds 1-3 for 2025 and 2026?
-Right the wrong by re-acquiring Brandon Hagel from cap strapped Tampa?
The Peterka cap savings gives the Sabres options to be aggressive. For the purpose of this, I’m assuming the Sabres are spending to the cap (I know, how dare me).
Who do you want?
I think tampa moves Bjorkstrad, McDonaugh, and sheary if they're looking to move people. 6.5M for 90 points is a bargain.
Colorado's going to move Necas if i had to guess? He probably wants to get to UFA status next year and won't extend but it fills the top 6 void, and buffalo has guys who they'd probably be interested in.
Petterssons a tough decision - you have gotta feel really good about him as the player he was before last year.
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7 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Not enough has been made about Peterka being a UFA at 28. They're looking at the AAV and ignoring the term.
2nd contract players who get paid 1st-line money get that money for giving up UFA years on the principle that UFA years are worth more.
For example, JJ's new teammate Clayton Keller gave away 4 UFA years in order to sign a $7.1M AAV deal. Nick Suzuki gave away 4 to sign a $7.8M deal. Lucas Raymond, same deal for $8M.
JJ gave up just 1 and still got $7.7.
I was looking at puckpedia to try and find a comparable contract? I guess Byfield in term, but his cap% at signing was 7.1% vs. 8.1% for peterka? Johnston got a bit more, but he's a center who scores more than JJP. Beniers had more term too.
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I think they probably could have squeezed a little more value out of the move, but i'm sick of being one of the softest teams in the league. The tage hit is a reactionary thing that no one even reacted to. That is the like.. bare minimum threshold for team toughness and they failed. I'd prefer a team that actually brings the physical nature to the game, and imposes that physicality on their opponent.
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Just now, dudacek said:
So it was Peterka that Seravalli was teasing with his Kyrou stuff yesterday.
Lance sliding out the “driving teammates and coaches crazy with high-risk plays and lack of defensive effort” is interesting. Tracks with what I saw from him, tracks with the culture change stuff. Also tracks with the idea Lance is a shill and this is a narrative to cloud a penny-pinching motivation.
The rest of it all ties with what I posted elsewhere about how the move fits into the big picture. Kyrou is an older, better slightly more expensive Peterka. Dobson an older, better, slightly more expensive right-handed Power.
Is this Kevyn once again trying to prove he’s smarter by not chasing the bigger names?
Forgive me for generalizing, but I think in general Sabrespace likes what Kesselring and Doan should bring but don’t like the hole the trade creates, or the idea the Sabres are going cheap again.
How are they going to backfill the hole? Their other holes? Will they use the cap space?
Going to be an interesting few days.
I've been waiting for something to happen so, this is kinda fun! I've fully expected them to pay JJP this year, trade byram for a righty, and trade tuch at the deadline.
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Just now, Brawndo said:
The replacement of the lower bowl seating at KBC was postponed this offseason, I wonder if that is to sign an expensive UFA-lol who am I kidding
Damn... Its pretty bad down there
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Just now, Brawndo said:
Servalli reporting that Jordan Kyrou was available in exchange for Peterka.
So that’s Rossi and Kyrou that we know of
Gotta think that kyrou ones not 1 for 1, especially with peterka's contract demands. Also doesn't really fix the rather broken defense. I like the player though.
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6 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:
Lol at peterkas lunge there.
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Just now, DarthEbriate said:
I don't think Tuch gets traded to Dallas without an extension in place and that would be in the $8-10 range next summer. (Swapping Tuch for Robertson saves them about $3M, then axe Dumba, and they still need to sign 2 more players, despite Benn playing for ELC + incentives money). Dallas can't lose Robertson for a 1-year rental though. And next season when Tuch's money kicks in, Harley is going to get paid. It's doable.
I think Tuch remains with the Sabres (that's partially why JJP and his money are out).
I assume there would be some throw-in's on buffalo's side including #9 and probably their most NHL ready young player on an ELC - Kulich, Rosen, Benson, etc.
You do it if you think robertsons a 100 point player in buffalo.
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Just now, DarthEbriate said:
They could keep Byram now and have a solid top 4. But, yes... hopefully his move gets them the goal-scoring that JJP's departure created. Robertson is the ideal target, but you'd likely need a 3rd team because Byram is redundant with Heiskanen and Harley, just as he was with Dahlin/Power. Adams can't do 3rd teams. Jarmo has many times, though.
I would think Tuch would be involved in a move for Robertson.
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Just now, SabresVet said:
My issue is...Adams handed Cozens a major contract (for this franchise) and it was a clear mistake less than 2 years in. Samuelsson that way. No one is saying the Power deal is good either. Luukkonen? Eh.
He gets credit for Tage, who probably got praise from Granato to extend, but otherwise, his extensions have hurt the team. Dahlin is another no-brainer.
It's not just trades, it's the lack of a coherent plan and now the extensions. Everything he touches is almost guaranteed to go sour.
Most GM's don't get a chance to right their wrongs - he is for... some stupid reason.
In any case - we all watched cozens who was supposed to be a 30G center and he was a gaping black hole on the ice. Shipped him out and they looked better even with norris missing the rest of the season.
Buying out skinner was a weird move, but he was invisible on a cup contender so that probably says all you need to say there.
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Just now, LGR4GM said:
I think where I come down is that Peterka is likely to regress.
Raw stats I see it really coming down to who he plays with. If he's with Keller and Cooley - he'll probably score 30 goals. If he's with Guenther and Hayton I could see a regression statistically. How much were his stats boosted by playing with finishers like tage and tuch?
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Just now, SabresVet said:
https://nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_GM/Kevyn_Adams/306/1
This is Adams' trade record going back 5 years now.
The McLeod-Savoie deal is a TBD unless they re-sign him. Maybe the Norris/B-D for Cozens/Gilbert trade provided Norris is actually healthy.
Otherwise it's dealing disgruntled players for less value, minor moves, and swapping draft picks. Or, adding a decent player who'll be flipped for goodness know what.
Not anticipating some monumental move from this guy, who seems content with just keeping his job.
Cozens was so terrible last year that even with the risk of injury for Norris, i was happy with the return. I don't have the same issues with peterka, but he was also a bit of a turnover machine, and for 8M AAV I'd like a plus player on the power play - especially as a winger.
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Just now, Thorny said:
It doesn’t matter. They made the trade under the knowledge they were taking a hit on return to save money. They don’t believe we got fair value - they are just hoping the value is close enough they can get lucky. Awful and insulting team building practices to the fans. If it works out it’s probably a negative on the macro: they’ll be encouraged to think they can further get away with cost cutting maneuvers
Tell yourself whatever you want. That you are just clinging to hope. That’s what they want. I’m guilty of it too. I’m a hypocrite. We know they are counting on us ignoring the fact their goal is saving. I am doing my utmost to break this habit
Last year they saved money and didn't do anything with the savings. There's savings here, but you really can't strike out in free agency again.
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Chad D: expect a Byram trade at or around the draft
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yeah, its the weird pre-QO holding pattern. I wouldn't be opposed to bringing him back either - i'd also consider using him as a lefty shooter on the PP if it came to that.