Around the NHL: 2024-2025 Season

[PerreaultForever]

5 hours ago, DarthEbriate said:

To the bold: And Buffalo is (or at least was) a favored American market, just like Detroit. I imagine the league was ecstatic when Pegula purchased the team, because finally the team that refused to pay Peca, had been in league control, and lost Hasek, was finally going to spend, build an arena/facility/hotel to host tournaments, etc. This was a market that had high ratings on NBC regardless of who was playing. And then... they spent their money on Leino, Ehrhoff, Moulson, and broke LaFontaine, and announced they were tanking 2 years before McDavid and...  they've gotten what they deserved.

 

The favored markets are for their tv revenues and future expansion. This is why they tried to prop up Phoenix so long. They definitely wanted exposure there. They will roll out the red carpet for Atlanta. This is also why they will not address the tax issue. They want more hockey in the south and Florida and Texas etc help feed that. They know hockey will not die in Canada so they don't care about any Canadian franchise. I also think teams like Buffalo are just taken for granted and they aren't really concerned about them. 

Bettman has been all about expansion and growth since day 1 and the owners love it as all their franchise values have skyrocketed and expansion fees are just gravy for them. 

[ponokasabre]

Krieder has agreed to waive his no move and is being traded to Anaheim, hopefully this will start a cascade of moves 

[DarthEbriate]

2 hours ago, ponokasabre said:

Krieder has agreed to waive his no move and is being traded to Anaheim, hopefully this will start a cascade of moves 

Kreider plus 2025 4th (104) to ANH for C Carey Terrance (2023 59th [OA]), and 2025 3rd (89). No retention.

Sabres 2023 draft equivalent version would have been either Strbak (no!) or McCarthy (no, I don't like that either). Terrance just wrapped up his age-20 in the OHL as a less-than-point per game player who missed a bunch of games the last two seasons. He is not a big return and projects as a tweener even in 3 years. He's Bryson (sure!) or maybe Kozak (no, Kozak has a definite role).

From the Sabres' perspective, I would've made this move a month ago for the rights to Marjala. That's the equivalent prospect. But to make this move (another LW), I have to already have made a move so I don't try to move... Quinn?... at a diminished cost or as a throw-in to a RHD move because I've already taken away his spot in the lineup.

TL;DR: I'm glad the Sabres didn't do this one.

[Porous Five Hole]

2 hours ago, ponokasabre said:

Krieder has agreed to waive his no move and is being traded to Anaheim, hopefully this will start a cascade of moves 

And yet…

 

[ponokasabre]

1 minute ago, Porous Five Hole said:

And yet…

 

Its funny Pitts roster is so bad and they have so many guys with no moves or partial no moves. I think id be willing to take a shot at Ryan Graves, as Lindy has coached him before, so if he signed off on it, but only if its Sammy going the other way, dont want 2 crap contracts on the back end

[Mr. Allen]

4 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

And yet…

 

They want McKenna. 

[Porous Five Hole]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Allen said:

They want McKenna. 

So the prophesy says. It would be exactly 21 years after they got Crosby. And exactly 21 before that, they got Super Mario.  

[Archie Lee]

11 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

And yet…

 

I would like to see us trade Quinn+ for Rust. I would flank Kulich with Zucker and Rust as line 3. Give Kulich something we never gave Cozens: two solid veteran wingers who can teach how to be a pro. 

[Porous Five Hole]

5 minutes ago, ponokasabre said:

It’s funny Pitts roster is so bad and they have so many guys with no moves or partial no moves. I think id be willing to take a shot at Ryan Graves, as Lindy has coached him before, so if he signed off on it, but only if its Sammy going the other way, dont want 2 crap contracts on the back end

Rakell would make the Sabres top six better next year. He’s 32 and has three years left at $5MM. But the wheels start to fall off around this age and he has an 8 team no move.  

[Mr. Allen]

17 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

So the prophesy says. It would be exactly 21 years after they got Crosby. And exactly 21 before that, they got Super Mario.  

Dang.  That’s crazy.  And some BS if/when it happens. 

[ponokasabre]

12 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Rakell would make the Sabres top six better next year. He’s 32 and has three years left at $5MM. But the wheels start to fall off around this age and he has an 8 team no move.  

Im nervous about Rackell or Rust, Rust has been hurt a ton, and they ride shotgun to Crosby so I wonder if there performance is riding his coat tails. Rust seems a bit injury prone too, but if they can come in and have the Zucker affect im all for it

[shrader]

26 minutes ago, Mr. Allen said:

They want McKenna. 

I just can’t see them hitting rock bottom if Crosby is still on the roster. Completely unrelated to that, I wish he’d be willing to move somewhere else for another chance to win. 

[Taro T]

2 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:

So the prophesy says. It would be exactly 21 years after they got Crosby. And exactly 21 before that, they got Super Mario.  

And in year 24 for Buffalo, friggin' Hudson Fasching bounced a puck in off his knee keeping the Sabres 1 point out (2 technically because of tiebreakers) of the playoffs in a year that the conference's 8th place team made it to the Finals.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[Brawndo]

Seattle just fired Bob Woods-hire him as a PP Specialist for one season 

[dudacek]

4 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Seattle just fired Bob Woods-hire him as a PP Specialist for one season 

Wait, is it still OK to fire assistant coaches in mid-June?

[shrader]

45 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Seattle just fired Bob Woods-hire him as a PP Specialist for one season 

So one season just like his last go around?