Well before, we were talking about Okposo & Girgs being traded Bc he thought room needed to be made for Murray & Weissbach next year- and that’s insane to me

But i also think it’s crazy to trade Olofsson
Even though what you suggest would be good value for him,
the return is “futures” which may or may not work out
Why would we want that when we already have a young player in Olofsson who is producing here?
Doesn’t make sense

Moving a guy out like Bjork is reasonable if we wanna get another kid in the lineup
Like u said, all the kids might not work out

Right now, the top line is:
Skinner-Tage-Olofsson
I’m not touching that for next year if it keeps producing

Now things get interesting as to how we make up the lines
Let’s say Cozens & Mitts & Krebs are in contention for 2C & 3C,
and one of them moves to the wing
That gives us 3 other winger spots to fill in the middle6
Tuch takes one of those spots for sure

Assuming no other top9 quality forwards are brought in,
that would leave:
Quinn, Peterka, & Asplund fighting for those last 2 spots

The only 1 (of those) who could reasonable fit on our defensive line would be Asplund
But we would also still have Bjork who fits well enough there with Girgs & Okposo


So to me, it looks like the decision is basically:
Do the Sabres want all 3 of Quinn, Peterka & Krebs to START the season on the roster?
If so, Bjork is moved or becomes the 13th forward
If NOT, then:
-Bjork is on that defensive line
-Asplund is in the top9 somewhere
-and one of Krebs, Quinn & Peterka STARTS in the AHL and gets called up when there’s an injury- which will surely happen at some point, so whoever is “left out” at the start of the season will still get their shot up here sooner than later.
If they play well, Bjork gets scratched moving forward

I don’t think Olofsson is getting moved for futures so that we can keep Bjork in the lineup
Could he be moved for a young player who’s “ready” for the NHL, or for a stud prospect they like who will be ready soon?
Ok, i could see that
But i don’t think farther off futures like a late 1st, etc from someone makes sense
We’ve already got three 1sts in this next draft
And is good as it is,
Olofsson is already producing at a rate we’d hope for that pick to eventually reach


It only gets complicated if we were to bring in a forward like DeBrusk…. or whoever…. that would slot into the top9
But I’ll cross that bridge when it actually happens
Not gonna put too much thought into it until then