Sabres Trade Taylor Hall (50% of His Salary Retained)and Curtis Lazar to Boston for a 2021 2nd and Anders Bjork

[Doohickie]

On 4/16/2021 at 3:41 PM, nfreeman said:

I just think RFK's system doomed his game to failure.

fify  😉

[Doohickie]

On 4/17/2021 at 8:00 AM, bob_sauve28 said:

Trade is looking good for both teams right now. Lazar was a beast for Bruins last night, scored an empty netter and won a bunch of face offs. 

I'm genuinely hoping for Lazar's success (except of course when he plays the Sabres).  He's a character guy who did everything the Sabres asked of him.  If the Bruins are successful in the post season I'll be pissed off but I'll be happy for Curtis.

That said, I think Bjork is not quite Lazar's equal but still hasn't maxed out.

[Flashsabre]

http://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_GM/Brian_Lawton/112/1

Here is a list of Lawton’s trades as GM of TB. I dare anyone to find one that looks decent. What a clown😜

[Cal Naughton Jr]

[SwampD]

I find watching Bjork infinitely more interesting than watching Hall.

That guy's a drip.

[PerreaultForever]

2 hours ago, SwampD said:

I find watching Bjork infinitely more interesting than watching Hall.

That guy's a drip.

I only wish that were true. Watching the Bruins, he's a completely different player and has jelled perfectly with Smith and Krejci. He's been so good in fact, DeBrusk is struggling to find ice time playing on the 4th line with Lazar.

Lazar, is exactly the same as he was here. Massive amount of energy and absolutely no finish around the net, but still a very effective and cheap 4th liner. 

[Buffalonill]

2 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

I only wish that were true. Watching the Bruins, he's a completely different player and has jelled perfectly with Smith and Krejci. He's been so good in fact, DeBrusk is struggling to find ice time playing on the 4th line with Lazar.

Lazar, is exactly the same as he was here. Massive amount of energy and absolutely no finish around the net, but still a very effective and cheap 4th liner. 

Good hopefully they overpay and he destroys the franchise like hes done all his career 

[Pimlach]

Taylor Hall is way overrated.  He will eventually stop working and the B’s will move him out.  He is a lazy player, it’s just a matter of time.  

[carpandean]

4 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

I only wish that were true. Watching the Bruins, he's a completely different player and has jelled perfectly with Smith and Krejci. He's been so good in fact, DeBrusk is struggling to find ice time playing on the 4th line with Lazar.

It's hard not to look good when you're on the 2nd line behind one of the top 1st lines in the league and this guy is on the line with you:

 

[SwampD]

6 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

I only wish that were true. Watching the Bruins, he's a completely different player and has jelled perfectly with Smith and Krejci. He's been so good in fact, DeBrusk is struggling to find ice time playing on the 4th line with Lazar.

Lazar, is exactly the same as he was here. Massive amount of energy and absolutely no finish around the net, but still a very effective and cheap 4th liner. 

K.

He’s still a drip and I still prefer watching Björk.

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

Taylor Hall is way overrated.  He will eventually stop working and the B’s will move him out.  He is a lazy player, it’s just a matter of time.  

Hall is a passenger, not a driver. 

[Curt]

7 minutes ago, SwampD said:

K.

He’s still a drip and I still prefer watching Björk.

What is a drip?  Is this a very old phrase or a very new one?

[SwampD]

4 minutes ago, Curt said:

What is a drip?  Is this a very old phrase or a very new one?

M-W - drip (noun) 5. a dull or unattractive person

He’s a dud. (that might be too old time, as well)

[Thorny]

4 hours ago, carpandean said:

It's hard not to look good when you're on the 2nd line behind one of the top 1st lines in the league and this guy is on the line with you:

Exhibit A for why we shouldn't trade Eichel if we want our young centres to come along effectively 

[PerreaultForever]

6 hours ago, carpandean said:

It's hard not to look good when you're on the 2nd line behind one of the top 1st lines in the league and this guy is on the line with you:

Might it also tell us how very far away we actually are from competing with them since Hall is a mere second line cog there?

[Drag0nDan]

11 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

I only wish that were true. Watching the Bruins, he's a completely different player and has jelled perfectly with Smith and Krejci. He's been so good in fact, DeBrusk is struggling to find ice time playing on the 4th line with Lazar.

Lazar, is exactly the same as he was here. Massive amount of energy and absolutely no finish around the net, but still a very effective and cheap 4th liner. 

He's currently shooting at an almost 15% clip in a small sample size, compared to the 2.3% he exhibited in buffalo.  His MVP year he shot 14%, and most of his other years he was somewhere around 6-8.  I think he's due to regress back to throwing pucks into the glove.

[Curt]

3 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

Might it also tell us how very far away we actually are from competing with them since Hall is a mere second line cog there?

In what way?  I don’t see the connection between Hall playing on Boston’s 2nd line and Buffalo being far away from competing.

[Weave]

53 minutes ago, Curt said:

In what way?  I don’t see the connection between Hall playing on Boston’s 2nd line and Buffalo being far away from competing.

He was Jack's LW until Jack went bye bye for the season.  And outshined Jack to start the season.

Edited May 6, 2021 by Weave

[inkman]

4 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

Might it also tell us how very far away we actually are from competing with them since Hall is a mere second line cog there?

 

43 minutes ago, Curt said:

In what way?  I don’t see the connection between Hall playing on Boston’s 2nd line and Buffalo being far away from competing.

The Sabres have at least 4 forwards Bette Ethan Taylor Hall.  

[JohninMinn.]

Taylor Hall is tearing it up for the Bruins. I want a full investigation. Case 15-3  Hawk T vs Buffalo Sabres Tank Undercover.

[#freejame]

5 hours ago, Drag0nDan said:

He's currently shooting at an almost 15% clip in a small sample size, compared to the 2.3% he exhibited in buffalo.  His MVP year he shot 14%, and most of his other years he was somewhere around 6-8.  I think he's due to regress back to throwing pucks into the glove.

I mean, isn’t this him regressing right now? If someone told me Taylor Hall had 8 goals and 30 points in 50 games I would say that sounds about right considering where he was at last season. 

[Curt]

Why should I care about Taylor Hall?

[Zamboni]

23 minutes ago, Curt said:

Why should I care about Taylor Hall?

This happens with almost every. single. player. who has played for the Sabres. Some poster (and it’s usually different ones) who feel the need to report how well or not well they are doing on their new team. Like You, I couldn’t care less. Luckily, that stat obsession only lasts about 3-4 weeks, then tails off slowly to a trickle. 

[Cascade Youth]

2 minutes ago, Zamboni said:

This happens with almost every. single. player. who has played for the Sabres. Some poster (and it’s usually different ones) who feel the need to report how well or not well they are doing on their new team. Like You, I couldn’t care less. Luckily, that stat obsession only lasts about 3-4 weeks, then tails off slowly to a trickle. 

Until they get promoted to GM of a rival.

[Curt]

24 minutes ago, Cascade Youth said:

Until they get promoted to GM of a rival.

The Sabres are unrivaled.