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Hold the phone, Eklund is chasing down a major rumour:🤪 “but currently I am chasing a rumor that the Sabres are closing in on a MAJOR deal, I do not believe it to be Eichel, like others are speculating...but rather Sam Reinhart...I know one of the teams they are talking to is Seattle....making more calls...back later...”

Uh, different teams.

Friedman expects Buffalo to have a second top 10 pick, NJ interested in Risto, NJ with 4th OA.😜🤣 Dawson Mercer would be a big get. Wood be perfect for this team but I think Devils love him.

Great negotiating by Buffalo thru the media anyways. Now other teams are like “Crap, someone has a top pick in the mix, we better stop lowballing here if we are serious.”

Ruh Roh😜 “Paging Mr. Buffalonill, paging Mr. Buffalonill”😁

Yes, usually end of June for hockey ops. Brind’Amour is end of June. I wonder if he is waiting until July just to see what is out there before deciding on Carolina. I think Brind’Amour’s situation and Lane Lambert are the two people holding up a Sabres coaching hire. The draft is end of July so I don’t know how it works for front office/scouts this season. I doubt the NHL wants a bunch of them switching teams weeks before the draft so they might not be hockey ops hires til end of July.

I think Drury knew better then to let Gallant and Dolan in the same room together.

I think he wants to interview Lane Lambert when the Isles are done. A decision will probably happen after that.

Not signing Hagel was ridiculous by Botts. He is the perfect bottom 6 winger for this team. Adds jam and was in house. What a waste of an asset.

Huge difference. Thompson, late 1st, Sobotka and Berglund was hot garbage the second it was made. That collection as never going to supersede ROR. Zegras and 3 OA are top end pieces that could easily turn out to be more effective to the Sabres then Eichel. Zegras+Beniers or Zegras+Guenther or Zegras+Eklund could be driving this team 3 years from now.

“Losing the trade” is always dependent on timeline. Lets say the trade was Zegras and 3 OA for Jack. Did they lose the trade? Maybe today but 3 years from now they may have won it if Zegras develops into a star centre and the 3 OA pick becomes an impact player as well. Agreed. Karmanos has 3 Cups to his name. He has been in a front office for almost 20 years. He is very good friends with Adams so the communication is honest between them. People just love to ignore him.

A 28 year old Owen Power😜. If you aren’t going 7 years you aren’t getting him. He is going to have a lot of teams interested in overpaying him that are much more competitive. He is not strong defensively. If he played here he would be exposed big time. If Eichel and Reinhart were here and Skinner and Okposo’s deals were off the books then he would be a guy to take a big run at but I don’t think it makes sense with the current state of the team.

The problem with this narrative is that there is a very qualified, vet GM in the room in Karmanos, no one is swindling him on anything.

That article doesn’t mention that Schiefele available at all. Just speculating if he somehow becomes available. I wouldn’t trade Sciefele for Eichel anyways. Sciefele will be 29. Sabres need young assets, this is going to be a rebuild.

If the Ducks can’t score add Olaf to the deal. Jack, Risto and Olaf for all the prizes.😀

Bob Murray under pressure to win now from ownership would be perfect for Buffalo. And Murray is a guy who would like Risto for his physical play. He is an old school GM. I would go hard at Anaheim with a Jack, Risto package and see what pieces you can grab. To me Zegras and 3 OA are the pieces I would say have to be included and then see what else you can do from there.

I mean Colorado has to start with Byram. He is their best piece. Byram, Newhook, + Tuch would be a great piece to play with Jack. If they are trading Jack then Tuch is less appealing to me as a main piece. Krebs is an OK piece but I don’t see the appeal of a Vegas package. With these higher clubs, their 1sts are at the end of the round which is far less appealing. Meaning they have to add better quality prospects to the mix.

Has there been a lot of smoke about Anaheim being interested? They would probably be the best trade partner but from their end I just don’t see the appeal. They are in a rebuild. Giving up young pieces for Eichel doesn’t make a ton of sense. They don’t have much up front to play with Eichel. Unless ownership has told Murray to get a new star. If they are really interested then I could see Murray being a guy that is enamoured with Risto. Ducks top pieces are Zegras, #3 pick, Drysdale. I think you have to get two of those pieces. Zegras and #3 would be ideal. Comtois is a good young winger too, maybe if Risto is involved then he might be a piece coming back. I think Minny is a more realistic partner. Guerin has that team going and they need a number 1 centre to play with Kaprizov. A package around Boldy, Rossi, 1st round pick would be an interesting return.

He has already said he would enjoy being drafted by Buffalo. He was mentioning going back to Michigan about a month ago so this isn’t anything new. It would be best for him anyways. He has things to work on and 18 year old dmen don’t fare well in the NHL.

The GM looking like his dog got run over when they lost the lottery and we’re stuck with Eichel probably wasn’t the best start. I look at it as 50/50. The organization can’t get out of its own way and has made mistake after mistake. But I also see a very talented player whose on ice performance and attitude have never lived up to expectations. Louie Lams would have shipped Eichel and his attitude out the door a couple years ago. My one hope of hopes is if Eichel is punted and next year is bad is that there is a superstar centre with a great attitude and leadership skills sitting there in Shane Wright if lightning would strike twice in the lottery. (Sign Hall to a one year deal.😁)

So do Peterka and Rousek join the Amerks this season? Adding those two to Weissbach and the Amerks would have a ton of speed and excitement coming in.

And by Risto, he means a player that was pushed into the NHL before he was ready and fed monster minutes. He was never put in a position to develop and succeed. Power does have things to work on and going back to Michigan is the absolute best move for him. Let him play in college, play in the WJCs and re-evaluate him at the end of next season.

One of the best talents in franchise history, not one of the best players. He has lead this team nowhere close to a single playoff spot. Not all his fault be he has not driven this bus anywhere but the basement. If his attitude is toxic then you are losing paying him $10 million a year, you can probably do better using that money on 2 guys with better attitudes who are ready to buy in to a culture.

Bob Murray is the type of GM who would be in love with Risto: Eichel and Risto for Zegras, Comtois, 3OA pick and if they want to dump Henrique’s salary I would take him in a heartbeat. Good vet leader.

Jack Eichel and the 1 OA pick should never be moved in the same trade. That is beyond idiotic. Karmanos being the grownup in the room gives me more calm. Terry just isn’t going to tell KA to make a terrible deal. Karmanos voice as a bet front office person will hold weight. If not, we are all DOOOOOOOOOOMMMMEEEDDDD!!!!!!!!😂