Shootica
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7 hours ago, dudacek said:
This just feels right. Terry has never once through words or actions given off the vibe that he's not willing to spend on helping the hockey team win.
It feels that he's saying that this team in this climate is not willing to spend on things that generate no tangible return.
But then how do you explain trading ROR for scraps at the eleventh hour on the day before his signing bonus is due?
I generally have had the same view of Terry, but I gotta say the ROR trade really has me questioning that view.
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4 minutes ago, Thorny said:
You roster would be worse, but it's at least feasible - I forgot to account for at least 2 bench players haha. We couldn't afford my roster.
Honestly, I would expect them to run with 20 on the active roster as long as we're home next year, and have 21 or maybe 22 on road trips. Easy way to pinch pennies with Rochester an hour down the road.
I guess that depends on what the AHL does about their season though. To my knowledge, no plans have been released there.
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Figured I'd take a stab at it as well...
https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/363470?post_id=1742545
I bit the bullet and went for a Reinhart - Danault trade. Probably is an overpay on our end, but Danault is cheap this year and we'd have to cross our fingers and hope the team's financial outlook is better by the point when we'd be looking at re-signing him. And the rest of the lineup relies heavily on the young guys.
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55 minutes ago, Curt said:
Totally agree. Danault as a 2C would provide a nice, different skill set that Buffalo needs. Sort of ROR-lite. I think he is exactly the type of player that GM Kevy should target.
I really like Danault, and I think he would be a fantastic addition. I just fear that a trade and sign won't work with him.
In my opinion, if the Habs trade him over Domi it's either because they get blown away with an offer, or because Danault has expressed that he doesn't want to sign there to primarily be a defensive 3C. I think the latter is more likely given his playoff usage, his comments, and the rise of Suzuki and Kotkaniemi. That's how I see him being traded.
If we trade for him, wouldn't he see the exact same writing on the wall with Cozens? Eichel is obviously number 1, and most people are penciling Cozens into that long-term 2C spot. So that would leave him to shift into the same 3C role that he would be trying to get out of in Montreal.
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Friedman was asked about this on a Calgary radio show yesterday and corroborated that Domi has not requested a trade. He says he specifically asked, and was told no.
Additionally, he made it sound like Bergevin will be fielding offers on both Domi and Danault and will likely trade one or both of them depending on return. The takeaway I got was that they really aren't leaning towards moving one over the other.
Link here, I think it's a good listen: https://www.sportsnet.ca/960/big-show/elliotte-friedman-vegas-goalie-situation-player-tracking-technology-ekman-larssons-future/
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16 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:
Here's my proposals
Is Miller for Kempny something that both Sabres and Caps fans are down for? I've seen that mentioned a number of times.
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Going back to what @jsb was saying about just needing a temporary 2C, how does everyone feel about Stastny?
Word is that Vegas is planning on locking up Lehner to a long-term deal, and it seems either Fleury or Stastny will need to be moved to make space (Knights fans seem split on which). He has one year left at $6.5, and a 10 team NTC which he'd obviously have to waive.
He's older and certainly on the downturn of his career, but I like that idea better than giving a UFA like Granlund too much term. Bridge the gap to Cozens at 2C, and he'd be off the books when we have to pay Dahlin and Joker.
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I would definitely expect most contracts this year (and most likely next) to fall short of Evolving Hockey's projections due to the uncertainty around earnings and the salary cap in the near future. Their model relies heavily on previously signed contracts for comparison purposes, which were all signed with the expectation that the cap will increase year over year. You can't say the same about this round of free agency.
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16 minutes ago, Zamboni said:
Who the heck is saying 8.75 for Sam? I haven’t seen one person say that or agree that that’s the going rate. I probably missed it so please show me that.
Evolving Hockey's most probable projection for Sam is 8 x $8.75. They have 5 x $6.89 as the second most likely term.
To those who are unfamiliar, Evolving Hockey calculates a projected AAV for each possible contact length (1-8 years for Reinhart), and then independently determines the likelihood of a contract at each length. So their algorithm determined that Reinhart is most likely to get an 8 year deal, followed by a 5 year deal. And those numbers are their estimated contract AAV at those lengths.
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2 minutes ago, MakeSabresGrr8Again said:
Great read about Granlund....
https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/2020/09/08/mikael-granlund-brings-everything-the-sabres-want/
Solid stats perspective. I think the article comes across a little too narrow focused on his analytics and some bits seem suspect, but I do like the idea of Granlund at the right price. 7 years at $6.5 seems rich though.
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18 minutes ago, jsb said:
I'm going to take a slightly different take and say we just need a temp 2C to get by and to be patient. Yes I know patience isn't a good word around here anymore but in 2 years I believe we're going to have a 4 lines of.....
Skinner-Jack-Sam. A formidable 1st line
Casey-Cozens-Tage. Size-Skill-Youth
Olofsson-8OA-Kahun. Another relative young line with skill and speed
??-Temp 2C-Okposo
Dahlin-Joki-Risto/Montour on the backend.
Patience Grasshoppers Patience
To me, it all comes down to if we project Cozens as a long-term center or wing. I've heard people say both, and I haven't seen him play enough to judge myself.
If we see him as a center, I wholeheartedly agree. Let's find a cheaper stopgap 2C, either someone on an expiring contract or someone who can easily slide down to 3C in a year or so.
If we see Cozens as a wing, that's when I'd say it's worthwhile to break the bank or trade serious assets for a bonafide 2C.
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35 minutes ago, JohnC said:
I agree that it is more of a third line than a second line. But I think it could be a good third line that gets more production and minutes than our third lines usually get. That's why I inched it up in my evaluation of the unit. My point is with this line there will be less chasm between the lines instead of having the big drops in production from the first line to the lower lines.
I think that group is missing a center, but I agree that it is the framework for a productive third line. Put a Copp-esque center between two of them and move the other to a different line, and it's a stark improvement from our past 3rd lines.
Big caveat there is that it all falls apart without finding a proper 2C and 3C.
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If we actually get an Ehlers for Risto offer without considerable other assets added in, I don't think you can turn it down simply because we have a glut of LWs. You take that trade now, and figure out how to make it work later.
That being said, I really don't think that's an offer that is or ever was on the table.
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1 hour ago, JohnC said:
Attached is a 10 min interview with David Pagnotta from the Fourth Period on WGR with Howard Simon talking about potential trades for Buffalo and players available on the market. He brought up Laine from Winnipeg and noted that Ehlers would probably be a better fit for the Sabres because he is a more well rounded player. He talked about Domi and some other players and their availability. He brought up the Risto trade value and that Winnipeg would be interested in him. This is some good hockey trade talk.
https://www.radio.com/wgr550/authors/howard-and-jeremy
I can't shake the feeling that if Winnipeg was really interested in Risto, that trade would've happened last year.
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5 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
Vancouver gets screwed by this bizarre scheduling. Demko looked exhausted. Can't ever remember a team having to play a game 7 the next night. If they can win with this watch out for this team in the years to come.
Viewers get screwed too. No reason to put DAL/COL and VAN/VGK on the same night and force one into an awkward 1pm pacific start time when Saturday is wide open with no western games.
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32 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Am I the only one who has heard whispers of McCann being a first-class DB? Pretty sure I read he was in some teams Do Not Draft lists and I know the Canucks regretted taking him because of his attitude. Didn’t last long in Florida and now on the block again? On the ice, I like the fit, although getting benched in the playoffs didn’t sit well especially on a team that played Conor Sheary.
You're not, I've heard the same. And it's backed up by the fact that he's on his third team already and on the trade block again.
Not a fan of this rumor.
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4 hours ago, IKnowPhysics said:
Wacky rumor on reddit that Mike Hoffman is sought by EDM, MTL, and BUF. Doesn't make much sense.
That rumor apparently originated with Eklund, so I think we can safely call it nonsense.
It honestly amazes me that this guy has made a career out of fabricating trade rumors and people still share everything he writes without fail.
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6 hours ago, sabresparaavida said:
Talked very briefly with my source today, didn’t have any new news, he did say that the deal is not dead with the team I mentioned earlier, and they are still discussions.
Appreciate the insight, thank you! Your wording implies, to me at least, that it has gotten less likely/more complicated since you first mentioned this deal. Is that the impression you got or am I overanalyzing?
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12 hours ago, sweetlou said:
Is anyone else on this board wanting Alex Tuch as much as Craig Rivet and myself.
I'd trade Vegas Montour and Thompson for him.
You're not the only one, and I'd do that in a heartbeat.
Tuch is probably my favorite semi-realistic trade target right now. I absolutely love his game, he is exactly what this team is lacking at a position we need, is locked up long term at a reasonable rate, and is an upstate NY guy to boot.
I was surprised to hear his name thrown around this year as a potential cap casualty for Vegas, and if that was true I hope his playoff performance hasn't fully taken him off the trade block.
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55 minutes ago, Taro T said:
1st off, we agree there is no way Montour walks for free.
2nd, Liger's theory does not make the most sense. Somebody else here nailed the most likely source of this. Bored media or Twitter guy sees that cap is flat & a lot of teams will be tight to the cap and expect some RFAs to walk because of that. Bored guy sees Sabres have a bunch of FAs this year and has heard speculation owner is broke. Bored guy also sees Montour is relatively expensive and Sabres are stacked at RHD. If somebody's gonna get non-qualified, why not Montour? Then he tells 2 friends, then they tell 2 friends, then Friedman hears it from 2 of these schmucks. Then we hear it from that schmuck. THAT makes the most sense.
Eh, personally I think Friedman is more well connected than that. If he says he's hearing a name being thrown around, I'm inclined to believe it is more than a couple schmucks saying it.
That being said, completely agree that there's no way we let Montour walk for nothing.
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1 hour ago, Taro T said:
And again, if anything that seems to give Adams a really easy jujitsu move turning the leverage (if any) towards his direction.
And agree and have been saying since the story broke that there is no way Montour walks for nothing.
I wouldn't even necessarily call it leverage. It's a test.
If this theory is correct (and it makes the most sense to me), this it some other GM looking at a new, inexperienced GM and wondering if he can scare him into accepting a lowball offer by making the word on the street that Montour has little to no trade value.
Obviously, this would be very easy for Adams to disprove as long as other teams are interested. But if only one team has a serious offer on the table, maybe he'd be pressured into taking something well below his ask.
All speculation, but that makes more sense to me than Buffalo refusing to give him a $3.525M QO.
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2020-21 Trade Rumors and Speculation
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Vegas is a really interesting option for Pietro. They could very realistically make it work by moving Fleury and Stastny.
And again, I think Stastny would be an excellent option for a cheap stopgap 2C.