Buffalo declines

buf is in no position to make that trade

that boeser trade seems terrible for the canucks

Depends if Beecher can get back on tract he's a big guy with good skills but has been slowed down in development by injury, and depends on where the first lands

Keep Petty, Sabres should only take this if they are not top 5

Some Sabres fan you are

We shouldn't take this at all.

Sabres easily decline

In what world? Podzkolvin is worth one of the firsts, and then 4 firsts for Elias Petterson is not a bad deal at all! + Sabres now have a legit #1 Center...trade one of our wingers for a RD and we have one of the best top 6's in the world. Petterson is a classic player in a slump because of a horrible coach rn. He's a 100 point player under Granato.

I don't know if Petterson is a 100 pt player but he is a legit 1C and Podkolzin brinks grit and size but is not just a goon - I think Ryan Johnson will be a real solid LD but we really have that side locked up, Mittelstadt has shown good growth but team has looked good without him, it's a possibility he turns into a 1C but I don't see it as likely - with the three 1st either team could win the trade or Buffalo could win short term and Vancouver win long term overall I think it's a fair trade that could benefit both teams.

Jesus Christ, have you learned nothing from the past 6 years? hockey is not a sport where one player is a savior.

Pettersson is under contract for 2 years after this, has a massive QO and then walks. We are not 1 or 2 players away from being good and you just gave up 5 quality assets.

we are in year one of a rebuild. we are not blowing it up for a plyer who is 2 years away from a massive QO and then UFA. Have we learned nothing about treating one player as a savior?

OK you both convinced me that the Vancouver trade is a workable idea.
Remember when Tim Murray was giving away first round picks like one passes out candy at Halloween?
Where did that get the Buffalo? Dahlin!
I do not think this current Sabre team is a play off team I think it is too early to be making moves as the Vancouver trade.
Buffalo is more than Elias Pettersson away from a Stanley cup.
Thompson and Asplund have helped Skinner revive his career, I would never presume they are the NHL best line, they play solid defense and can score (nearly a goal a game ytd).
IMO Mittelstadt is even better than Thompson.
Krebs and Cozens have not made an NHL impact, but they both have a 2nd line center potential.
That gives Buffalo potentially four centers, Mittelstadt, Cozens, Krebs, Thompson.
The Canadians and Stars made it to the finals with out a legitimate #1 center (a center who scores 90 or more pts), maybe four second line centers and 3 first round picks will get Buffalo there in two years.
I do not want to repeat the mistakes of Tim Murray and rush the rebuild.

Skinner Pettersson Tuch
Olofsson Cozens Quinn
Peterka Krebs Podkolzin
Girgensons Asplund Thompson

my thought was this is a decent balance of speed size playmaking and scoring