Drag0nDan

Depends on price... and whether he wants to come back. I'm not opposed to Larsson - I just wouldn't put it on the top of the to-do list.

Yeah - that would be ideal if cozens can prove he's ready (please? I don't think buffalo is going to be able to pull 2 middle 6 centers in FA). That'd leave VO-???-Mojo on line 2, and ???-Lazar-Okposo on line 4. Not sure Mitts can do much here. He may need to learn to play wing in rochester because he's just been a failure at center. Can't drive the puck, can't play defense, no physicality, terrible on faceoffs, doesn't get to dirty areas, doesn't play well without the puck. He's literally dragged down whichever line he's played for the last 2 years. Same with Thompson - one of these guys has got to figure it out and stick in buffalo next year. Moving Mitts/Risto/both could help fill one of those holes possibly, but that's dependent on what they feel from their depth on defense. I'd also be open to bringing in a couple of prospects in a deal like that since the pipeline isn't great. It doesn't help buffalo today, but filling the 2C hole doesn't get buffalo to a cup. The plan should be to build a perennial cup contender, not spend a bunch of money/trade the only assets you have to try and slip into the playoffs.

Do you dump mittelstadt or Thompson when their value is in the toilet? Maybe move risto? Still stuck with miller hutton and okposo. Would love to LTIR or bury them - but in a market where they don't want to go over the cap, they're all going to be here. I wouldn't chase top tier free agents, and focus on adding line 2-3 depth. I'd love to add a top tier center to play on line 2, i just don't see anyone interested in coming here after issues with like.. every player brought in here. I'd also like to see a bit more jam in 4th liner to go with Okposo and lazar. At the end of the day - does thompson stick as a line 3 winger? Where does Kahun fit? Which RFAs are brought back? Where does mittelstadt end up? Can they afford to bring hutton back after this trainwreck season?

Then he threw that plan out when he moved o'reilly and promoted mittelstadt who needed seasoning. I think the biggest issue i have with the team is the complete lack of emphasis on goalies. Buffalo's successful seasons... over basically their entire existence. All had good goalies. Can we at least TRY to build out from the net? I like having a top goalie in the NHL. It's a nice safety blanket. There are a considerable number of teams who have 2 goalies that are better than either of ours.

He did make the playoffs there... they also moved to Baltimore right after his tenure.

One would argue... they are not competent?

What competent hockey executive would consider this job?

Who should they trade for?

On the plus side - there is going to be major turnover next season with all those FAs outbound. Bogo Scandella Sobotka sheary vesey hunwick girgs larsson are all UFAs and i doubt they bring any of them back.

Do teams actively covet Mitts? Cuz i watch him and think... he kinda... sucks.

I just feel like outside of a couple of players - no one on this team has any value. I guess we could move prospects but... The following players - Vesey Sobotka Sheary Okposo Bogosian and Scandella - count 23.875 mil against the cap. They have a grand total of 19 points between the 6 of them. At this point none of them has a lick of trade value that can actually improve the team right now (Bogo and Scandella can probably fetch late picks at the deadline for D-depth for playoff teams). No teams have a lot of cap space and the trade chips buffalo has - Risto, McCabe, maybe Montour? - won't net you a top 6 forward. There's depth at defense sure - but no one there is talented enough to get anything back. Should we package a bunch of prospects and picks to try and acquire someone? I'm not sure - teams tend to try and move guys they may have overpaid or are rentals. Is propping up this team really worth it at this point? Poor goaltending, and no one who can score goals - its not something some dudes just going to come in and fix.

One thing that I would recommend would be to make sure to do the MBA in a city where you're likely to stay for a long time. A lot of what you gain with an MBA is networking (from both teachers and students) - and they can help you find a better job (or a new job should you lose your current one). Very strange that this is my first post...