Hoss Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 6 hours ago, Brawndo said: This would have been a good move for the Sabres Absolutely pissed this wasn’t us. No clue what Vegas is thinking here. You really couldn’t have gotten a 2nd from someone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Hoss said: Absolutely pissed this wasn’t us. No clue what Vegas is thinking here. You really couldn’t have gotten a 2nd from someone? I would have done that without thinking. You have to think he was shopped around first, so Botterill must have disagreed. He better be keeping his powder dry for something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 6 hours ago, dudacek said: I would have done that without thinking. You have to think he was shopped around first, so Botterill must have disagreed. He better be keeping his powder dry for something. If he’s got other moves up his sleeve that’s fine but I’m not so confident. I think these early offseason moves scare off a lot of teams because they want to see what else they can accomplish first. Good on the Hurricanes for taking advantage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 12 hours ago, Hoss said: Absolutely pissed this wasn’t us. No clue what Vegas is thinking here. You really couldn’t have gotten a 2nd from someone? This is not a big deal and moving deck chairs around basically. Certainly nothing I'm upset about in the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Hoss said: If he’s got other moves up his sleeve that’s fine but I’m not so confident. I think these early offseason moves scare off a lot of teams because they want to see what else they can accomplish first. Good on the Hurricanes for taking advantage. Botterill said his biggest advantage is being able to use cap space to his advantage, like last season. Really want to see him do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Botterill said his biggest advantage is being able to use cap space to his advantage, like last season. Really want to see him do it. He did say that before Callahan didn't matter anymore however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, WildCard said: He did say that before Callahan didn't matter anymore however Whispers there still are teams in cap trouble, including Vegas and Tampa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 34 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Whispers there still are teams in cap trouble, including Vegas and Tampa. Toronto and Winnipeg also possibly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) There are also teams that aren’t near the cap, but have internal budgets, as well as teams that are poised to spend a ton of cash on free agents and will want to move bodies out to compensate once they confirm what they will be spending. Nashville signing Duchene may lead to the rumoured Turris trade here, for example, but there are many other possibilities. Inversely, teams that have lost out on a UFA May turn to the trade market. For example trading for Risto may interest Vancouver a lot more if they don’t sign Tyler Myers. And then there is the whole “talks with RFA break down so he’s being shopped” scenario. Im almost resigned to not seeing a Sabres move until the dust starts to settle. Edited June 27, 2019 by dudacek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Just offer sheet Aho, already, JBots... I realize now that this is the trade thread. I’ll get my coat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) 47 minutes ago, dudacek said: There are also teams that aren’t near the cap, but have internal budgets, as well as teams that are poised to spend a ton of cash on free agents and will want to move bodies out to compensate once they confirm what they will be spending. Nashville signing Duchene may lead to the rumoured Turris trade here, for example, but there are many other possibilities. Inversely, teams that have lost out on a UFA May turn to the trade market. For example trading for Risto may interest Vancouver a lot more if they don’t sign Tyler Myers. And then there is the whole “talks with RFA break down so he’s being shopped” scenario. Im almost resigned to not seeing a Sabres move until the dust starts to settle. Gotta let the market set. - Darcy Edited June 27, 2019 by Thorny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted June 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 This is official now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted June 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 DJ Smith is a big fan. Bonus gets paid July 1st and Zaitsev is a Senator. Per Chris Johnson Cody Ceci is the return Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, Brawndo said: DJ Smith is a big fan. Bonus gets paid July 1st and Zaitsev is a Senator. Per Chris Johnson Cody Ceci is the return Dubas acquiring Ceci is...a surprise, to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted June 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 45 minutes ago, TrueBlueGED said: Dubas acquiring Ceci is...a surprise, to say the least. He will flip him most likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Wait. When did Smith get hired in Ottawa? That's who I wanted. Hope Ralph can get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted June 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Dreger says Kessel to Arizona is done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TrueBlueGED Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Brawndo said: He will flip him most likely. Good point. This is likely about getting rid of Zaitsev's contract, not acquiring Ceci. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Brawndo said: Remember when Rutherford straight said he wasn't trading Kessel? Example 10,000 of why nobody should ever take public comments by GMs at face value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tondas Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, TrueBlueGED said: Remember when Rutherford straight said he wasn't trading Kessel? Example 10,000 of why nobody should ever take public comments by GMs at face value. Agree. He may have taken that stance to soften up Kessel if Kessel really wanted out of Pittsburgh. Rutherford said fine, Kessel stays. Then Kessel may have determined that Arizona wasn't so bad after all. Or Rutherford could have been turning the screws on Arizona to up their offer. Gamesmanship at all levels. If a GM ain't negotiating, he ain't working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Why would Ariz make this deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Why would Ariz make this deal? Phil Kessel is very good. And better than anything they gave up by a very large margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 I'm guessing we're going to see a few more trades around the league today as teams gear up for tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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