Sabres Prospect Pool 2025-26

[Thorny]

7 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

All he has to do is say, "Trade me." Adams will.

But maybe by then Power will have grown up and... Levi...   anyway...  We can't worry on this particular asset or fear it walking away or being carelessly tossed away by Adams just yet. He's working on his game like any non-first round college kid would be.... But he's definitely progressing. (And it's going to take him an extra year to graduate.)

Oh, I'm afraid Pegula’s deflector shield Kevyn Adams will be quite operational when your friends arrive.

[Taro T]

39 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

The other issue is that many center prospects (even great ones like Reinhart) convert to wing and play there in the NHL. They had several center prospects but: Kulich is up, Savoie is moved, Kozak could make the squad this season - but tracks as a 4C at his peak. They don't have bona fide top 6 forwards in the hopper, especially at center.

Poltapov is trending upwards. There is the risk he doesn't come to the NHL, but if he does, he'll arrive as a ready-to-go bottom 9 winger (probably 2/3W) who has been playing against men for 5 seasons. And most importantly, he'll arrive on an ELC -- cheaper than Adams can entice for the role from the NHL like Malenstyn or Lafferty, etc.

If Poltapov comes over in '27, yes, he'll be on an ELC for 1 year (provided ages for ELCs don't change in the new CBA).  If he hangs out 1 extra year in Russia, nope.  25 year olds don't go into the Entry Level System.  So, he'll cost the Sabres whatever he costs to get him to put pen to paper on a contract.

[DarthEbriate]

1 minute ago, Taro T said:

If Poltapov comes over in '27, yes, he'll be on an ELC for 1 year (provided ages for ELCs don't change in the new CBA).  If he hangs out 1 extra year in Russia, nope.  25 year olds don't go into the Entry Level System.  So, he'll cost the Sabres whatever he costs to get him to put pen to paper on a contract.

Which is perfect, because Adams (who will still be GM), can then trade him for a cost-controlled player who is a RFA in 2028. The circle is complete.

[Thorny]

3 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

Which is perfect, because Adams (who will still be GM), can then trade him for a cost-controlled player who is a RFA in 2028. The circle is complete.

 

5 minutes ago, Taro T said:

If Poltapov comes over in '27, yes, he'll be on an ELC for 1 year (provided ages for ELCs don't change in the new CBA).  If he hangs out 1 extra year in Russia, nope.  25 year olds don't go into the Entry Level System.  So, he'll cost the Sabres whatever he costs to get him to put pen to paper on a contract.

^

young fool. Only now, at the end, do you understand