SabreFinn

There are missing pieces, and there are more of them after trade deadline than before, which is a shame since they were playing their best hockey this season. It is a tough situation for the players, even if they got a exciting and skillful player in return I think GM pulled the rug from under there feet. But they would not have made playoff anyway, so he did what he had to do. Some of you think our GM is really stupid. He might be a little stupid, but he ain't that stupid that he does make these trades without a plan how to fill the holes and try to improve the roster. I honestly do not think so. But we have to wait until offseason. I do not think he will try to do it with own prospects. I do not think we are going in to next season with five of six best defenders playing left. And not with Jeff Skinner on our first line. I think that he might pay a player 7m this summer also, but that player has to be better than Mitts, with higher ceiling and the player has to get Thompson going again.But I doubt he bring in veterans, it should have been done many years ago, now is too late, but the players he bring here need to be competitive. If he get muscles and grit I will be very surprised. And the coach will be fired if they are not on a playoff spot a week or two before Thanksgiving. Predictions. Next year we are playing division finals against Toronto. A boring spring is coming this year, but as someone mentioned already, there are still a lot of good hockey games out there.

Good thing is that we might have a possibility to claim Stephenson in offseason

It sounds strange.

Rumors say Ullmark used His NMC, so no deal.

We take Lundell from Panthers in the summer instead. They will probably not afford to resign him if they are keeping Reinhart and giving him raised salary.

It seems desperate.

Kuznetsov to Canes!!!!

I can agree to everything above! But our first line also bothers me, and Skinner is not the only concern. I do not have a good idéa how to get them going again.

Yeah, but I have to use it for the pain I get from my Sabre fandom disease.

I think that Adams, if he is still working for Sabres this time next year, will extend JJP and Quinn, no doubt about that. I find it interesting that he got Byram. It will definitely bring more competition to the defense and several alternatives to the PP. Power has to step up. Stiłl I think/hope Adams plan is to trade for a physical defensive RHD at summer.

We got a real hockey trade! GMKA can't be done yet if he starts with a move like this.

Are we sending Byram to Calgary for Rasmus Andersson?

This concerns me. If we over use him he might more easily get injured also. The last thing we want is him injured. In worst case an injury would affect on next season.

I am impressed by the Jets. It seems like they have a huge confidence. Even if they are down by three goals like in the Carolina game, they shift gear and accelerate and force the other team to make mistakes. Impressive. Some lucky goals but good teams get those. Strongest team in the west.

I am afraid we will miss the playoffs this year because we play in Atlantic instead of Metropolitan.

It does make sense, I know there were rumors and that GM would have had to overpay.

Are you saying that they tried to replace Quinn with Zucker?

He is a LHD that Sens every now and then play to the right. I do not see him as the solid defenseman we need, he is a leak. I would definitely not trade Jokiharju and a 2nd for him. Zub is more interesting.

I predict it will be a dissapointing trade deadline, not only for the Sabres but overall, just minor impact players moving. I hope to be wrong. There are some RFAs that definitely need change of scenery. Kakko, Kaliyev, Mercer to name the three best. I do not think that Adams brings anyone of them to Buffalo, they might get in the way of our own prospects. And it might not be what we need either. I think he will be looking for veterans and grit. I hope he try to get Rasmus Andersson. Maybe Dowd to the fourth line.

I agree with this. I think they made a misjudgement. It is not a big misstake in my opinion, they just need to do the lottery at GMs office and trade some of them for a good RHD with a couple of years left on the contract.

Money talks! We have to pay more to compensate for their long vacation. That only happens in sports.

Devils is the team in most need of a goalie but if they took on some of Tanevs salary, does that mean they changed to sell mode?

They have twelve one goal losses this season. If they could have turned even a couple of them to wins....

Huge rumours and exciting to see how they will handle this, their new GM has done everything perfekt this far. However, I think this is something we can and will come back to in the summer, the trade is not going to happen at trade deadline!

I would rather take Pinto or Norris. Batherson or Stutzle could work out fine also. But a in division trade is not going to happen.