2026 NHL Trade Deadline Thread

[Doohickie]

2 hours ago, K-9 said:

I predicted exactly that in the Jarmo trade deadline thread.

Maybe Risto will hold his own as a bottom pair guy.

[FrenchConnection44]

2 hours ago, Brawndo said:

 

Da**it! 

That is a dude I want. Hoping we jump into that mix. He's a perfect addition as he's not going to destroy team chemistry at the NHL level and would only require a draft pick and maybe a lesser minor league prospect. Come on Sabres. 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

1 minute ago, Doohickie said:

Maybe Risto will hold his own as a bottom pair guy.

The Sabres did always ask way too much of him, but they had no choice back then.  I would not be upset if he took Bryson, who has not been terrible when he has played, out of a few more games.  Veteran D is veteran D.  Same for Myers, I'd say, if he came back.

[FrenchConnection44]

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

 

We could easily have beaten that with a 2nd in 2026 or 2027. Come on. 

Not understanding why we weren't in the mix there. Did Kevyn Adams re-enter the building or something? 

[shrader]

20 minutes ago, FrenchConnection44 said:

We could easily have beaten that with a 2nd in 2026 or 2027. Come on. 

Not understanding why we weren't in the mix there. Did Kevyn Adams re-enter the building or something? 

The Sabres don’t have a 2nd this year. 

[Flashsabre]

24 minutes ago, FrenchConnection44 said:

We could easily have beaten that with a 2nd in 2026 or 2027. Come on. 

Not understanding why we weren't in the mix there. Did Kevyn Adams re-enter the building or something? 

He had a 10 team no trade. Are you sure the Sabres weren’t on it?

[K-9]

2 hours ago, Scottysabres said:

 

I’m thinking it’s for McMann and Benoit from Toronto. Both very affordable cap wise, both are UFA’s and both fill the reported rumor roles the Sabres are reportedly looking for, bottom 6 forward and depth D. Just a guess though.

Your guess is as good as any. 

[LGR4GM]

42 minutes ago, FrenchConnection44 said:

We could easily have beaten that with a 2nd in 2026 or 2027. Come on. 

Not understanding why we weren't in the mix there. Did Kevyn Adams re-enter the building or something? 

 

22 minutes ago, shrader said:

The Sabres don’t have a 2nd this year. 

This is a recording. 

[K-9]

43 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

Maybe Risto will hold his own as a bottom pair guy.

That’s what I was thinking. He’s averaging over 20 minutes per game currently and he would get fewer minutes as a bottom pair guy here. And he is capable of sliding up a pair or two in a pinch to get our top four guys a little extra rest in games. Plus, I can’t discount the Jarmo connection, either. 

[LGR4GM]

Just now, K-9 said:

That’s what I was thinking. He’s averaging over 20 minutes per game currently and he would get fewer minutes as a bottom pair guy here. And he is capable of sliding up a pair or two in a pinch to get our top four guys a little extra rest in games. Plus, I can’t discount the Jarmo connection, either. 

***** no. 

[bob_sauve28]

Just now, LGR4GM said:

***** no. 

Risto would be perfect for us! 

[LGR4GM]

5 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Risto would be perfect for us! 

Ole throw the puck up the wall Risto

[Scottysabres]

30 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Your guess is as good as any. 

There’s the Chad D Calgary report, our asst GM’s at the Laughs - Gritty game……the Sabres organization is scouring the league looking for those key depth players?

It’s a bit odd all the info out there. My question is……where is Jarmo? 🤔

[FrenchConnection44]

46 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

He had a 10 team no trade. Are you sure the Sabres weren’t on it?

No. But he’s also a free agent next year. So it’s a loan for a few months. It is possible he didn’t want to go here. But which team do you think has a better chance right now? The Sabres, 3rd in the east or the Oilers 7th in the west? 
 

But for sure a 2027 2nd is better than a 2028 2nd. We early could beat the offer the Oilers made. Including throwing in a prospect if necessary. 

[dudacek]

3 minutes ago, Scottysabres said:

There’s the Chad D Calgary report, our asst GM’s at the Laughs - Gritty game……the Sabres organization is scouring the league looking for those key depth players?

It’s a bit odd all the info out there. My question is……where is Jarmo? 🤔

Sweating on the pickleball court.

When Bergevin and Roest creep in with an update:

[Scottysabres]

1 minute ago, dudacek said:

Sweating on the pickleball court.

When Bergevin and Roest creep in with an update:

I’m picturing him buying a couple of seats in another teams center ice 200 lvl, putting a wig on, throwing on another teams jersey, and quietly scouting the player he’s really targeting. All while no one knows he’s there……

[DHawerchuk10]

2 hours ago, Scottysabres said:

I can’t see them trading with Toronto, it’s my strong inner hatred of all things Leafs that drives my bias. Well, that and a group of Toronto fans calling my wife a c unt as we celebrated Xmas by taking the whole family to the Dec. 21st, 2023 with a 9 to 3 win over the Leafs. Our 2 daughters were with us.

My wife shouted let’s go Sabres outside in the parking garage and a group of 6 Leafs idiots took exception. They did a no no, and I dam near went to jail. I fu cking hate all things Leafs for that.

In honor of Darth Ebriate……

 

[irregularly irregular]

1 hour ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Risto would be perfect for us! 

Not sure about that. Did Risto ever really learn how to play hockey? Can he still be depended upon to do something stupid at the worst possible moment? That's the Risto that I unfortunately remember. Love his hustle and aggression, but still remember his $0.10 head making a bigger impact on the whole. He used to be the poster child for a bad penalty or an open man in the slot while he chases the puck. Is he still that guy or has he learned over the years in Philly?

[Pimlach]

Risto? 
 

[PerreaultForever]

4 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Ole throw the puck up the wall Risto

I don't think you realize Torts changed Risto. He's actually very solid now. He is the player he should have always been. We wanted him to be everything and we asked way too much and he got turned into a mess. Torts simplified him back to being a solid heavy stay at home guy. If healthy, he is the perfect bottom pairing guy for us.

The issue however, is "if healthy" as he has been injury prone over these years. Another injury prone guy on the roster would seem risky to foolish. 

[SabreFinn]

I don’t think we should make a habit out of trading for injury prone players at deadline. 

[PickaPecaPickles]

22 hours ago, xzy89c1 said:

We will get a good dman back when timmins returns. He was playing well and took first PK much of the time. Kesserling has been a massive disappointment to me. Metzsa might be better in a limited minutes role.

I think we are looking for another D and a bottom six forward. 

His stats certainly don’t back this up. Timmons is -11, the worst on the team, in only 33 games. 

[LGR4GM]

16 minutes ago, PickaPecaPickles said:

His stats certainly don’t back this up. Timmons is -11, the worst on the team, in only 33 games. 

True but he also has played 0 games since this team decided being the laughing stock of the NHL was no longer okay. 

[shrader]

52 minutes ago, PickaPecaPickles said:

His stats certainly don’t back this up. Timmons is -11, the worst on the team, in only 33 games. 

He also had the top PK minutes of anyone defenseman. The unit was top 2 or 3 at that point. They’ve dropped slightly. 

[bob_sauve28]

All (mostly) quiet on the western front