Edited Jun. 14, 2021 at 6:09 a.m.
Quoting: gretzkyghosts
I only hope Buffalo can keep Sam and Jack long term.
So I am not in favor of the trades I see on this site.
But let's presume they both get moved.
I would make this Jack trade: https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2466165 and get Tkachuk, and 2021 1st round pick (CGY)
While Gostisbehere does not fill a need at LHD the picks would be nice having 3 among the first 14 in this years draft.
My brilliant son pointed out to me that top forwards for Vegas and Montreal are wingers, so maybe Buffalo could win without a top center.
Our lines could be:
Tkachuk Cozens Skinner
Olofsson Free Agent Bjork
Asplund Mittelstadt Thompson
Girgensons Ruotsalainen Okposo
Buffalo would have 3 picks among the top 14 and five the top 46 coupled with Boston's 2021 second round pick.
All that said, I would rather keep Sam and Jack, but maybe the losing culture is too deep now and everything must go.
I think the “losing culture is likely too deep” as you put it
Sucks to get rid of such good players like Jack & Sam, but i unfortunately think we need a rebuild
I like the idea of bringing in Matt Tkachuk, but I’d TRY to get him for Reinhart
And Ottawa supposedly was VERY high on Quinn in the last draft (rumored to have been considering taking him at pick5),
so I’d try to trade him for Brady Tkachuk
*add in Olofsson- or whatever else needed
Then build around the Tkachuk bros.
If we can do that….
*ok, that’s a big “IF” i know
But then getting a bundle of “futures” for Jack won’t be as big of a deal- just make sure 1 part of it is a really good Center prospect
I know that trading Jack & Sam likely means we suck again for the next 2years or so, but at least there’s some Eichel-level talent at the top of the ‘22 & ‘23 drafts…. so maybe we get lucky getting a great guy or 2 back that way
Plus, we have 1oa this season
Again, sucks we gotta go through all this again
But i feel like the Jack & Sam led group just isn’t improving
I don’t think it’s on them….
But it’s also clearly not working for us
So my overall though is (being realistic….)
Try to get a couple of Tkachuk-like players to guide the next “young core” so they aren’t thrown to the wolves like Jack & Sam were
*and get some decent goaltending in here ffs too!!!
That’s how I’m DREAMING it all works out anyways