CTJoe
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Well considering we don't have a 2026 2nd pick, I'd say garbage.
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As I said Jason K would be busier than Adams today
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Granlund and Suter still available. Orloloff, Lindgren
Where's the Lyon signing?
Make so sense to be adding to our cap without a plan to spend. Though it is Buffalo
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Who had Jack Rathbone?
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4 minutes ago, dudacek said:
$2M here
$3.3M in the Clifton deal
$1M not qualifying JBD
$5.5M in the Peterka trade.
What the hell are they up to?
Yaht refurbishment
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15 minutes ago, aristocrat said:
We gotta get ehlers. No choice
No chance - Granlund or Suter more likely still unlikely
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38 minutes ago, WhenWillItEnd66 said:
You are assuming. It is not a bad thing. But, think of it this way. Could a defensive tandem of Dahlin and Byram handle a cup final against Florida? Let me help you here..... NOT A CHANCE!! A team's goal is not to just make a playoffs, it is to win the cup. I have zero problem with him staying but you are also losing your biggest chip to bring in a top 6 forward (Not that i think KA is going to do that anyways). If he stays i am good with that. Our defense is definitely better with him i believe. The question is....... is making the goaltending and defense better gets this team to the playoffs? I have no faith in KA making the offensive and PP side better.
If we're playing Fla it's in conference finals = good problem to have - one step at a time.
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2 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
Hey Ivan it’s Jarmo any interest in signing with the Sabres on 7/1?
Ivan:
This is sarcasm of courseGood for Provorov. I suppose you're wirth what you can get BUT I don' think he's worth that.
30 minutes, what's up Kevin? Come back from that walking trail in Clarence and get to the office.
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Just now, Taro T said:
Why wouldn't he be willing to sign a new contract roughly a year ago but be willing to sign one now? Because he wanted to see what he's worth on the open market and that wasn't possible a year ago.
Heck, Stamkos several years back took TB into the tamper period before re-signing with him because he wanted to know what he was worth on the open market and wanted to know that what he was getting offered by Tampa was fair.
These guys typically only get 1 (2 tops) chances to find out what they're truly worth. If he was open to being a Sabre one year ago, why wouldn't he still be open to it. Surely @Sabres Fan in NS still shouts that he should sign in Buffalo any time he goes back for a Junior team reunion, right? So the bug is there in his ear already. 😉
Just need Adams to make an offer he'll consider worth accepting and have Kekalainen work his Gaudreau magic convincing him Buffalo is the place to be. And after Winnipeg all those years, it HAS to look good, right? 😉
Fair and hope you're right. I think he'll have a lot of suitors and as Adams said, "overpaying to get a player typically doesn't work well." So, the Buffalo technique is to wait and see who falls through the cracks. It worked out well with Zucker last year.
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20 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:
At this point I would take anyone of the following for Byram:
1. Quinton Byfield
2. Dawson Mercer
3. Dmitri Voronkov
4. Jordan Kyrou
5. Jason Robertson
Yet knowing Kevyn Adams none of them are coming here.
would have to add signicantly to get a lot these guys just for Byram
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7 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:
Ekblad at $6.1m per year to stay in Florida is less than I expected.
I guess his injury history, or the fact they are giving him 8 years...maybe that makes up for it?
He basically had no leverage when he said he was staying, it was him home.
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1 minute ago, Porous Five Hole said:
I heard on this board we were doing something HARD to Marner tomorrow 🪖
Nope
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23 minutes ago, CallawaySabres said:
as much as I am been negative about this team (for good reason), there absolutely will be a big name trade. The only thing I worry is that it is going to be the wrong one, and Buffalo will pay dearly again down the road.
a big name trade other than Byram? Please do speculate ......names?
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6 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Is it possible the Timmins trade was half a deal?
As in Pit wanted the pick, but couldn't move Rust until tomorrow?
So there's a Rust for ??? coming soon that would make that deal make a little more sense?
Sure, but would be more believable if he wasn't a RW. Tage, Tuch are you top 2 RWers. Granted you could move Tage back to center and Kulich to LW but that's a lot of moving for him and Tage is betetr at RW and Kulich at center
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12 minutes ago, SabreFinn said:
I like Granlund, he has heart and soul and he is a professional. He has been a very good mentor for the young Sharks players, Zetterlund talked very nice of him. He had a slump while he was in Pittsburgh that is often mentioned, what is not mentioned is that he had a divorce at the same time with kids involved.
I would love to get him to the Sabres on a shorter deal, unfortunately that is not going to happen, my guess is a longer team friendly contract on a place with palmtrees, where it is nice and warm when the kids come to visit.
Maccelli can be an entertaining player, he is also good on the PP. I still don't think he is a player we need, there was a reason why he was a healthy scratch later last season. Very interesting that Toronto choose him.
Really great color FINN - spotrac has Granlund's next contract predicted at 2/$9.75 million, so figured 2/$12million could get him. I'd even go 3/$18million. His last contract was 4/$20million.
Really seems like Zucker Pt 2 opportunity here and we desperately need a LW (and he holds his own at C too).
I wouldn't be shocked at all if we pursue him.
I also wouldn;t be surprised if he wants to be out west or down south
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5 minutes ago, mphs mike said:
Prove you're running an NHL team - sign Ehlers, Ekblad
Don't choke or spit out your coffee
Unless Zito (who should be our GM) has plans to sign Ehlers, no GM is going to be able to do this and an Ekblad signing in FLA is imminent. I'd be shocked of Ehlers signed with Buffalo - rumor has it, he was willing to be traded to BUF reently but wasn't interested n extending. Why would he be interested now?
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2 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
what are you offering for him to even remotely consider Buffalo? 11 Mil per?
Can't target/sign a d until you trade Byram; otherwise you lose even more leverage. I would target Granlund (2/$12m) or Ehlers (6/$50m). Granlund is more likley due to term of contract
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1 minute ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
That would be a mistake. Solid all around player. Great PKer
he's saying he will only accept a trade to 1 specific team? That's absurd.
Absurd - sure, his right - yes
3 minutes ago, Trettioåtta said:We've heard no talk of a McLeod re-signing. I wonder if he will be traded
Plenty of time to sign him, there's no urgency and he's not being offer sheeted.
There are other more pressing needs - like stocking the EHL and AHL teams. KA can't multi-task; he struggles to task TBH
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19 minutes ago, ponokasabre said:
Rust seems like the defacto option if we dont get one in the Byram deal. His no trade is gone tomorrow, we have been rumored to want him and Pitt has openly said they want picks and prospects for there veterans so we could easily do that
I could live with a Byram for a physical stay at home dman for Dahlin and then Rust for picks and prospects.
Rust has had a bit of an injury bug lately but he is still an elite forward that does all his damage around the net. I dont know enough about him to say if he is physical or not, id hope hes like Zucker. And Zucker would know him well as he has played with Pitt in the past. The biggest question is has he hit that post 30 wall and how inflated are his numbers playing with Crosby
Rust would be a nice idea, but Rust is a RW and Rust was -21 last year playing WITH crosby
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I expect nothing from Adams and hope to be surprised. I expect him to sit on the sidelines and hope Byram's value goes up with teams who strike out on UFA dmen. The two things he got right in recent years (Zucker and McLeod) happened significantly after UFA opened.
I expect to see more signings by Jason K for Rochester than from Adams.
Granted, big $ UFA signings in the early part of UFA have overwhelmingly proved to be bad decisions, BUT, you would think for once KA is fighting for his job and would be targeting some top 6 talent??
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1 minute ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
this kind of nonsense is a joke. Players dictating about only playing for a specific team. Shouldn't be allowed IMOWhy? Players should have the right who the extend with no? They may or not have a NMC but can certainly decide to negotiate a contract or not.
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19 minutes ago, dudacek said:
I think Marner's desire to be on pedestal without the pressures that come with it precludes him going
a) to a small stage
b) a place where he will have to be the guy who turns things around
Dude seems to be a frontrunner and will go to the place that fits his personality. Vegas is perfect.
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On a different note, have we seen anything that indicates the bold was the reason for JJ's heel turn, or is this just an assumption based on the Eichel/Reinhart experience?
I've not seen any statements from Peterka or his camp.
Remember Eichel's first three years the Sabres finished 81, 78 and 62 points. Neither he, nor Sam asked out, both re-signed, Jack for term and Sam wanted term.
Peterka's teams went 91, 84 and 79. His "suffering" has been nowhere near ours.
JJ likes is beer and big markets so he wanted to go to Utah........oh wait. My guess is a lot was demanded upon him by Ruff and he pouted over it. Funny thing is he's going to a coach who's tougher than rough and just shipped out a guy wouldn't work hard enough
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7 minutes ago, Rasmus_ said:
I notice there's not been many credible source updates. Other than teams are interested. KA is so pathetic.
Byram's being traded after thing shake out, sometime after the initial part of UFA when teams re-access needs.
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3 minutes ago, ASlugAbove said:
That Maccelli deal enrages me. But hey why would we want a young promising LW back if all we had to do was include a third in JJs trade. Too easy for KA.
I think Maccelli was in the doghouse in UTAH over effort or defense or something? He was benched 6 games in a row late in the season: “We had discussions for what he has to bring. His A-game has not been as productive as it has been in the past. Right now we have competitiveness and guys who help us in different roles,” Tourigny said of Maccelli.
We need less of this not more. 8 goals 10 assists last year, I'll move on.
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