Quoting: dracomaster01
can i report a post for someone being a blatant homer and lying?
1) You're not trading him for just his PK ability. You would be adding him to bring a strong 40-50 point winger who is also strong, near elite defensively. He would be an improvement on your top 6 both offensively and defensively.
2) you think the guy with a career 21 points in 106 NHL games is going to be better than the consistent 40+ player who has been a part of the Ducks shutdown line of (Cogs-Kesler-Silf) while we also a top team in the league. Silf has more career playoff points (45 points in 68 games) than Thompson has in those 106 games. Silf has always been a near elite defensive winger who can put up 20+ goals when given offensive opportunities. He has yet to play with an strong offensive center since joining the Ducks.
3) If Nelson, a 27 year old who hasn't played more than 40 games in an NHL season was your best D man, than maybe that's why the Sabres were worse than Ducks (we had our worst season in our history)
4) Silf is not a third liner, he's a top 6 winger. in near reality is a 40-50 point winger who is strong defensively a cap dump, especially when his contract is only 5.25$. market rate for players like him. you literally prove how clueless about Silf and about hockey in general you are by saying he has 0 value. I'm not commentating on the trade itself (i wouldn't do it as Ducks fan because Risto horrendous defensively and I'm not giving up our best RW for a PP specialist, a 27 year old rookie D and prospect who hasn't proven anything in 100+ NHL games). But you're ignoring that Sprong has the higest potential of anyone in this trade.
5) Those aren't even Ducks fans you're responding too, LOL
1. Sabres do not need strong 40-50 point guy. We just picked up two 40-50 point guys. We have olfsson who u probably don’t know of but will put up 20 goals this year and might have best shot in nhl. Thompson came into rookie camp as the best player by far has the speed and shot to play top six. Reinhart proved last year he doesn’t need to play with jack to put up 60+ points and can be the qb on his own line on the wing. Sabres are missing 2c for 2 years. Silverberg is not that.
2.) he is 21 and his body was huge but never was able to fill it in because he is only 21. He was a first round pick and one of the Sabres best prospects and Sabres have a lot of very good prospects. I do believe he will put up around 30-40 points and has potential to be 50+ And 30 goals. Not trading him straight up for 30 year old past his prime winger.
3.) the advance stats guys love Nelson he moves the puck well and does all the small things very well. The advance stats say he was one of our best dman. He is a great bottom pairing on super cheap deal.
4. On a good team silf is a third liner. You are calling me homer look at his stats they are not top six stats. He is good defensive winger which would be great to have on third line that plays against other teams top line. Like kadri type third line last year for leafs.
Sabres will not trade our best prospect, top 4 dman who is young and a Pernianal 40+ RHD, bottom pairing RHD with cap hit under million for 29 year winger on deal which he will be 33 at the end at over 5 million and lottery ticket winger who couldn’t make it playing with Malkin and Crosby. Makes 0 sense.
Silverbergs contract is looking so much worse with all the recent signing.
Player. Silverberg. Johnsson. Ferland. Dzingel.
Age. 29. 28. 27. 27
Contract. 5x5.250. 2x 4.5. 4x3.5. 2x3.2750
Goals/82 25. 18. 22. 26
Points/82 43. 42. 46. 56
So contract does not look good. When u could similar ages player a lot cheaper on shorter deal and have produce same amount or more.