Pure nonsense

Eichel is no longer a Sabres...

Rangers are gonna regret not trading for Eichel big time

How is Eichel even listed as a Sabre???

If he comes back like the "pre neck injury Eichel" then many fan bases will feel they missed out....but at the time the trade was made, there was just too much risk to take on...and because BUF didn't want Eichel to land anywhere near Buffalo, the Rangers would have had to blown all offers away. Hope Eichel does return to form- don't wish his situation on anyone, and a healthy Eichel is good for the game...but good pass by Drury.

The Rangers would not have blown any offers away.

not sure where you are going here...the Rangers have the assets to "better" almost any realistic deal which was on the table....that they chose not to part with the picks and prospects- some deemed by the team as untouchable- is just plain smart.

The Rangers assets are wildly overrated

If that's what you believe then why come across as so bitter that BUF didn't land any of these "over rated " prospects? You should be relieved!

Reality is the Rangers have a top 7-10 prospects, along with another 4-5 cheap young roster players that any team in the league would love to have....where they go from here? who knows...some might become stars, some might become serviceable NHL players, some might never see the NHL...don't think there is anything "overrated" about this assessment. But any team that doesn't value its prospect pipeline and young developing players is destined to be a bottom dweller.

I'm not bitter we didn't make a trade with NYR, I am happy we didn't. NYR fans have been insufferable from the beginning of the eichel drama, declaring everyone untouchable.

Meanwhile Kakko is on like a 28 point pace in year 3, lafrienere a 20 point pace in year 2, kravstov is in Europe and demanded a trade and on down the list we go

The team 20 man team is barely a 81.5m roster when considering bonuses. How does Eichel fit in next year under the Rangers cap when they have Zibs at 9m next season and Fox at 9.5m.
Vegas was able to squeeze Eichel in under the cap because they traded 4.875m Tuch in exchange.
Rangers seem to doing just fine without Eichel, and still keep those young cheap assets which they will need. Sounds like Sabres are bitter they didn't get more for Eichel

Id rather have the vegas return, Krebs and tuch are better than any of the players you have listed

To your 1st point...following most of the posts, I didn't envy BUF fans- with other fan bases seeing "blood in the water"- and many Ranger fans part of this- especially with early connections involved with Eichel's desires to play in NY, associations with DQ, etc. For sure, that had to be tough to bare- seeing others continually looking to fleece BUF of a marquee star.

To your second point- Kakko's and LaF's numbers to date might seem underwhelming when compared to the expectations...but again- there isn't a team in the league that would say NO to either player. The talent is there for both guys. Outside of box cars, Kakko is really coming around. LaF still trying to figure out the NHL. Maybe the Covid world set back his development...maybe the Ranger's handling of him has set him back...who knows. But he still projects to be a very good NHL player. Krav is a different scenario...he's sure got the tools and skill set to be good in this league- the question is his maturity and mental make up. I'm less "bullish" on him for this reason- but if he does find a slight change in attitude maybe he does become a player in the NHL, and maybe a star. And beyond these 3 you come across guys like Othmann, Schneider, Jones, Robertson, Nils, Chytl, and then another 5 or 6 players who currently don't project as stars in the NHL, but have a realistic shot at being career NHL regulars.

Maybe you're right, but one thing about that Ranger offer, is it did not have much cap being returned to the Sabres. So the trade was really young players and picks and about 10m in cap space. And 10m in cap used right is huge asset. Gets any team an excellent UFA at some time.

The one thing the sabres do not need more of is cap space, even in the vegas trade they had to go out and get boychuk to hit the floor. I see what you are saying though