Tampa declines. Cernak is too good and cheap to trade unless it's a MASSIVE overpay

worried about that, great player my friend

Figured if the LTIR Cap relief debacle is fixed this summer which I think the league is/should prioritize that Tampa is gonna be in some trouble

Cernaks a total stud, Johnsons a different player but is young, talented and would be about 2 million less, either way, think Buffalo would add more value to get Cernak, I sure would

arttu has been great in the A, some con cern he ****s off to europe tho

You stole my thunder (pun intended) i Was thinking The The same thing.
I know Someone will say Sergachev but really doesn't play as well On the right.
I was gonna go a little MN deeper pointing out they only have 3 NHL experienceed RD under contract next year

seemingly long been Tampa's trick to trade for young, cheap alternatives, not tryna spam you but Cernak would look fantastic in blue and gold

TB only has 3 RD with NHL experience under contract next year trading their best player at the position seems a nit counters productive they'll win the Cup or not he going for a deep run next year. They also have a logjam at LD

If Dahlin moves to RD, the Philly trade is unnecessary. Use savings to sign an LD to play 3rd pair. Let Johnson cook (or move him, IDC). Maybe the 1st helps pry Cernak loose.

Def a logjam at LD I didn't really account for, Might not be ideal trade partners at all, I guess my main point is, adding a Cernak-type player would bolster the Sabres D and maybe push them over the edge

Not sure how permanent Dahlins move to RD is, though I have liked the look of him and Samuelsson thus far, regardless Johnsons facing a total logjam at LD and Ryan Ellis is facing a rebuild in Philly, I thought it was a pretty good fit tbh

Can not think of a team a Cernak wouldn't help

I'm iffy re Ellis. Very big contract with long term. Starting to show some wear and tear too, no? We're below cap floor now, but there's a decent chance we'll be crunched by summer of 24 without clear thinking and team-friendly deals.

talking about Ellis there but yeah man

Meant to respond to above my apologies

Cernak isn't available And Ellis and Konecy gets more than that offer. Jiricek will go top 5 and Lambert wont gets passed Detroit at 9 oa.

The value just isn’t there for the Flyers. TK is young and locked up for the future and Ellis has barely played - Flyers want to see what is there

Lopsided trades for buffalo

how would you choose to add value to Buffalo's side?

Guess the question is when does Philly start a rebuild

I would delete them

littlejerryseinfeld does it again, legendary stuff

If dahlin is gonna play on the right and jokiharju has chemistry with power, rhd is no longer a massive need

I don't think Kuemper would want to come to Buffalo, no offense, going from the best team in the league with dynasty written all over them to a question mark next season in making the playoffs.

You’re wrong and stupid (mostly because you asked to be called those things) because neither Philly or Tampa would ever make these trades. The supposed “buffalo tax“ is bull****, since nobody else has any money to spend anyone who wants to be paid will have to accept what Buffalo offers at a certain point. Kuemper will probably be lucky to get $7 million, And Burakovsky won’t see more than $6 million from anyone. That said I expect Colorado can afford to keep one of them. These two will be in high demand, and not necessarily the targets Kevyn Adams will be after.

Which Is why Buffalo would have to overpay to attract him

Ha, glad someone saw that part

To address what you've said, I think the Buffalo tax has some truth to it, just like how Florida teams can get away with signing guys for less for location and tax breaks, Buffalo weather and NY taxes kind of swing the pendulum the other way.

Burakovsky makes nearly 5 million now, and following a career year, adding 1.3mill a year for a short term (You have to acknowledge that Buffalo's cap situation sort of allows for this sort of play, overpaying in the shortterm to attract a guy like Burakovsky that's super unlikley to sign here otherwise)

Kuemper, same logic, he's a relatively new goalie in terms of his ranking/prestige. He's obviously not worth 8million, but Buffalo needs to spend to get to the cap floor and if you think another teams would consider 7 mil, 8 mil for 2 years to ensure solid goaltending while the young core develops isn't super irrepsonsible imo

In terms of those two not being targets Kevyn Adams is after, why's that, why not? which goalie would you go after. I think Burakovsky isn't necessary as Peterka/Quinn could take that spot but Kuemper or a goalie of his ability is a need

cheers