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I like your ideas.
I definitely like the idea of getting Kempný.
He would round out our defense LH and RD.
Plus he brings in playoff experience.
Domi is the prize jewel in your team,
I wonder if he have to give Mittelstadt and a first.
But that is minor, Getting Domi is good
Baertschi, for Hutton I guess it gives us an NHL forward, but at $3,366,666 to sit in the press box.
I like getting Roslovic .
Is he an upgrade over Johansson?
Similarly is Mrázek and upgrade over Hutton?
I wonder how many people remember Hutton set a Sabre record for most saves to get a shut out.
Take out his 12 losing streak when he was blind, I am pretty sure he out performed Mrázek.
Finally, I would rather keep the rights to Pilut if all I am getting is a fifth.
But to your point, adding Domi, Cozens and Kempný would obviously improve this team.
IMO Mike Bales improved the play of both GK (hard to see it when one was blind).
The defense was solid as only 8 teams gave up fewer 5 on 5 goals and they all made the playoffs.
Krueger was the biggest mistake Botterill made.
Miller, Montour, Okposo, Vesey, Sheary, Rodrigues, Hutton and of Skinner, all had career worse years.
If the pieces fell right, I could see the Sabres making the playoffs next year.
Dahlin, Ristolainen and Eichel will all be better next year.
Cozens, Skinner and Kahun should add a lot.
Get more movement on the PK and PP to improve that performance and who knows.
So I am the eternal optimist.
Let's hope Krueger can get the most of the players instead of the least.