DarthEbriate Posted May 24 Report Posted May 24 1 hour ago, Flashsabre said: The top 4 is the strength of this team. Why do people want to move Byram or Power? With Byram it’s the fear that he’ll walk at the end of next season. With Power it’s that he’s not grumpy enough. He could be Pietrangelo though, maybe better. Grumpy Pietrangelo would be a very valuable playoff player. 52 minutes ago, thewookie1 said: Depends on the market, if 6 or 7 teams want him you can certainly get one up to at least a 3rd No GM is giving up a 3rd for an AHL goalie who has gotten worse every season. And I like Levi. To me… he’s royalty. Quote
dudacek Posted May 25 Report Posted May 25 (edited) 21 hours ago, tom webster said: They are not trading Byram. Stanley is going to get over $5M per year and it’s not coming from Buffalo. They aren’t get a 2nd or a 3rd for Levi. 18 hours ago, DarthEbriate said: No GM is giving up a 3rd for an AHL goalie who has gotten worse every season. And I like Levi. To me… he’s royalty. Pittsburgh paid a 4th last summer for Silovs, who was pretty much Levi at the time. There’s your market. Personally, I’d rather keep him and give him a shot to beat out Ellis in camp than give him up for so little. Disagree with @tom websterabout the lack of interest though. Like Pit and Silovs, I think there will be a number of teams without a Levi or an Ellis of their own interested in giving him a shot as their #2. Why wouldn’t the Jets prefer him to Comrie for example, or the Oilers roll the dice? Edited May 25 by dudacek Quote
Taro T Posted May 25 Report Posted May 25 8 minutes ago, dudacek said: Pittsburgh paid a 4th last summer for Silovs, who was pretty much Levi at the time. There’s your market. Personally, I’d rather keep him and give him a shot to beat out Ellis in camp than give him up for so little. Disagree with @tom websterabout the lack of interest though. Like Pit and Silovs, I think there will be a number of teams without a Levi or an Ellis of their own interested in giving him a shot as their #2. Why wouldn’t the Jets prefer him to Comrie for example, or the Oilers roll the dice. Adams parting gift to the Sabres, though GTing finally was good enough last year it is by no means settled heading into this off-season and there's a not insubstantial chance that the Sabres will end up parting ways with someone they'll really have wanted to keep when all is said and done. While Kekalainen still has a lot to prove, expect he'll make better moves on this front than his predecessor would've done. (Hoping they're not just better but actually the right ones.) Quote
Pimlach Posted May 25 Report Posted May 25 (edited) 20 hours ago, Turbo44 said: Levi seems to have multiple teams interested - trade him for a 2nd/3rd Ellis’ numbers have been better in so levels. trade greenway even if you have to give up a pick. He was good in the playoffs but 4m is too much. Maybe attach him to a Levi or Kesselring trade. kessselring to edm norris, Byram mrtka to stl for thomas resign Stanley or Schenn or even both resign krebs Offer Tuch 7 years 66.5m (9.5 per) - if he chooses somebody like Seattle for 6 years 66, so be it - that’s his choice. It’s a lot for a 30 year old but for team morale we have to try resign beck sign Benny longterm with the Stl trade and greenway trade, the contacts fit under the cap. Plus in years to come the cap is going up and skinners dead cap goes away so we’ll be okay I am ok with moving on from Levi/Ellis, Greenway, and Kesselring. Norris and Byram and Mrkta for Thomas is a lot - especially with Helenius/Östlund/Kulich all ready to play in the NHL. Replacing Byram, that would leave a big hole. Helenius/Östlund could be as good as Thomas in the next year or two. I prefer extending Byram, moving on from Tuch, and letting the 3 kids fight it out for roster spots. I would try to keep Malenstyn, Krebs, and Stanley. In that order. Pass on Schenn. Extend Benson for as long as you can. Edited May 25 by Pimlach 1 Quote
dudacek Posted May 25 Report Posted May 25 (edited) For reference, ranking among players who spent most of the year in Buffalo: Minutes Played Malenstyn 910 (14th) Krebs 1128 (10th) Points Malenstyn 14 (15th) Krebs 39 (11th) ES Goals Malenstyn 7 (17th) Krebs 12 (11th) ES Points Malenstyn 13 (15th) Krebs 38 (7th) Primary Assists Malenstyn 5 (15th) Krebs 18 (7th) Hits Malenstyn 282 (1st) Krebs 201 (2nd) Blocked Shots Malenstyn 75 (7th) Krebs 41 (10th) ES Shot Share Malenstyn 47% (14th) Krebs 49% (9th) ES Goal Share Malenstyn 47.9% (18th) Krebs 54.8% (10th) ES xGoalShare Malenstyn 46.5% (18th) Krebs 50.3% (13th) Penalty differential Malenstyn +9 (3rd) Krebs +4 (6th) SH Minutes Malenstyn 138 (4th) Krebs 9 (16th) Edited May 30 by dudacek 2 Quote
DarthEbriate Posted May 25 Report Posted May 25 2 hours ago, dudacek said: Pittsburgh paid a 4th last summer for Silovs, who was pretty much Levi at the time. There’s your market. Personally, I’d rather keep him and give him a shot to beat out Ellis in camp than give him up for so little. Disagree with @tom websterabout the lack of interest though. Like Pit and Silovs, I think there will be a number of teams without a Levi or an Ellis of their own interested in giving him a shot as their #2. Why wouldn’t the Jets prefer him to Comrie for example, or the Oilers roll the dice? The differences are that 1) Silovs is 6'4" which would be the key for some GMs, but more importantly, 2) was coming off a Calder Cup where he won the playoff MVP (the Jack A Butterfield! which is fun to say) and carried Abbotsford on his back. Quote
Broken Ankles Posted May 25 Report Posted May 25 3 hours ago, dudacek said: For reference, ranking among players who spent most of the year in Buffalo: Minutes Played Malenstyn 910 (14th) Krebs 1128 (10th) Points Malenstyn 14 (15th) Krebs 39 (11th) ES Goals Malenstyn 7 (17th) Krebs 12 (11th) ES Points Malenstyn 11 (15th) Krebs 23 (9th) Primary Assists Malenstyn 5 (15th) Krebs 18 (7th) Hits Malenstyn 282 (1st) Krebs 201 (2nd) Blocked Shots Malenstyn 75 (7th) Krebs 41 (10th) ES Shot Share Malenstyn 47% (14th) Krebs 49% (9th) ES Goal Share Malenstyn 47.9% (18th) Krebs 54.8% (10th) ES xGoalShare Malenstyn 46.5% (18th) Krebs 50.3% (13th) Penalty differential Malenstyn +9 (3rd) Krebs +4 (6th) SH Minutes Malenstyn 138 (4th) Krebs 9 (16th) Those numbers change demonstrably after February, and into March when Ricky joined the fourth line. With the exception of Corsi, Becks advanced stats are better than Krebs even though he had Tage and Alex on his line. Ricky/Beck/ X played exceptionally good hockey down the stretch. Plus his speed and PK is an xfactor. question - if both players are looking for $3m+, and you have Ricky as your 4C, who do you sign as your winger? While Krebs absolutely could move up to middle six I’d suggest the team is flush there with the advent of Östlund and Helanius. Plus, if you trade Krebs as an RFA he holds value you can recoup. For me it’s Malenstyn. https://www.naturalstattrick.com/linestats.php?fromseason=20252026&thruseason=20252026&stype=3&sit=5v5&score=all&rate=n&team=BUF&vteam=ALL&view=wowy&loc=B&gpfilt=gpdate&fd=2026-04-18&td=2026-05-25&tgp=2000&strict=incl&p1=8479359&p2=8481522&p3=0&p4=0&p5=0 1 Quote
dudacek Posted May 25 Report Posted May 25 2 hours ago, Broken Ankles said: Those numbers change demonstrably after February, and into March when Ricky joined the fourth line. With the exception of Corsi, Becks advanced stats are better than Krebs even though he had Tage and Alex on his line. Ricky/Beck/ X played exceptionally good hockey down the stretch. Plus his speed and PK is an xfactor. Good pull, if a very small sample size. Krebs to my eye is a better player with more utility, so I take Krebs. The PK, plus the fact we have Östlund and Helenius coming but no Beck in the system makes it closer though. 1 Quote
Nacho Libre Posted May 25 Report Posted May 25 Krebs has a tattoo of himself and Beck does not. Crispy boi? Easy call 1 Quote
Broken Ankles Posted May 25 Report Posted May 25 9 minutes ago, Nacho Libre said: Krebs has a tattoo of himself and Beck does not. Crispy boi? Easy call No cap? Quote
PASabreFan Posted May 26 Report Posted May 26 2 hours ago, Nacho Libre said: Krebs has a tattoo of himself and Beck does not. Crispy boi? Easy call Beck most certainly does. 1 Quote
JP51 Posted May 26 Report Posted May 26 On 5/20/2026 at 5:39 PM, Brawndo said: I think Jarmo is prioritizing Byram over Tuch. Looking at the depth chart alone, that’s a wise choice, then add in the age comparison. It’s the right move I think he is and he should... at this point locking up a post 30 player long term is a luxury we cant really afford if we are looking to sign our younger core long term. JMO Quote
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