Marc Methot and Montreal are two of the happiest entities if this BS ever happened

Didn't even need to look at the username to see that you're not a sabres fan

LMAO

McCabe will get more than that, and should also be playing. Sabres really wouldn't be interested in Methot. That's a risky signing after his injuries and also one they don't need, as they have a lot of LHD depth.

Sabres most likely roll out Hutton/Ullmark again in net. Ullmark had a down year and Mrazek an up one, but I'm not sure if that's much or even an upgrade. And Ullmark is still the hope for the Sabres future starter, which is what would determine if they want to move on from him.

I like the notion of Donskoi, we definitely need more middle six/depth scoring. I'm apathetic to Johansson. There's definitely a hole there that needs to be filled, but I feel like he'll be overpaid for what he has left in the tank. He's had a good playoffs though.

Sobotka is an offensive black hole, and should not be playing with Sam. Move him down to the fourth line (or scratch him), shift Sheary up, and move Rodriguez to Mittlestadt's wing. That probably means either resigning Larsson or bringing up Asplund to fill that role. Not sure which I'd favor. Also Nylander to consider on the wings.

And Olofsson has his problems and large weaknesses, but a sixth isn't a big enough incentive to give up on him for me. Plus Montreal has a ****load of forward depth, which would be hard for him to crack (he is a scoring role or bust player, and I don't think he'd have much of a chance for that role there). Not sure they'd be the destination anyway.

Why are you writing this to him? He's not a Buffalo fan, he's just trading one of our best prospects for round six.

It seemed like a real attempt, even if parts are off base. I thought I'd give what insight I could in case OP would find it interesting/helpful.

Not sure if I'd call Olofsson one of our best prospects. He's definitely talented and promising (that shot), but he only plays half the ice. We'll see what happens on that front.

Who's better than Olofsson? Any Buffalo fan will tell you that he is in the top 3 of our best prospects. Of course, if you don't count Mittelstadt, although even if you assume that Olofsson for me still in the top 3. If so, and Olofsson does not sparkle, we are doomed.

I'll concede the point on top prospect. But I wouldn't call him a blue-chip prospect or sure thing. Though he definitely has the offensive tools (exceptional shot, good passer and solid vision, etc.), he also floats a lot and has had some really ugly and situationally bad cases of cherry picking downstairs. That probably sours me on him more than his game as a whole warrants.

We have other prospects that might not project to be as big of impact players, but I'd say are higher probability to pan out. Asplund is someone I'm high on. Solid two-way player with offensive upside. He had a good year on the Amerks as well. I might personally place both him and UPL above Olofsson, even if it might not be the "best" list

I've seen a lot of games with Olofsson and I was impressed with this guy. He was absolutely the best in Rochester, in the playoffs, he certainly dissolved like the whole team, this is the problem of the coach, and the second year in a row, but this season I saw the progress of Olofsson, he added to the game in defense, he is universal and can play on both wings, he is a great option on PP with his shot, for me it is still above Asplund. UPL seems to our best prospect, unless you count guys like Pilut and Mittelstadt, Olofsson right behind them. Of course this does not negate the fact that this guy is not unfamiliar with Buffalo and sells Olofsson for sixth round.