Both would benefit from a fresh start, yes. Problem is on NYR side is the cap. Lundkvist doesn't count on it, and they are bringing in 2.5 M more.
So Drury would need to have another (cap move) trade in place before. But I don't hate the idea, as a fan of NYR.

Dumping Reaves should fix that issue tho right? Or would it have to be Goodrow?

I would think lundkvist has more value, am I behind or something?

I wasn't exactly sure - I wrote that under NYR but just meant in general. Didn't know who would need to add

He has struggled and is now demanding a trade. His value is certainly down.

If sabres retain 50% it is a fair deal that sabres will win if that makes sense.

I'm an not sure, which I would choose, but probably be one of those two... Or if they are realy sure on Kravtsov and Cuylle, then perhaps Blais?

I’d trade Blais since you can probably move him at no cost. Reaves is probably gonna cost a pick to move in this weird ass market.

Othmann!!!

Yeah or Othmann of course. But I think Kravtsov and Cuylle have more of a roster plays to lose, than Othmann. I would be very happy of course I he would get a spot instead.
Like his playing style the most of the three.

Kravtsov makes it no matter what. Tbh I wouldn’t have even bothered signing Blais. I’d rather have Vesey at the minimum tbh.

That I also agree on. I think for Blais Drury is panicking a bit, since he was that trade piece coming back from the Buchnevich trade, so I think he is hoping to build some kind of a value of him and flip him at the deadline or something like that. But that is just what I think, but I do agree with you. I wouldn't have resigned him regardless.

David Rundblad 2.0

Not a ton of value

Id take Reevo

Id rather the Sabres pick up a bigger dman. With Dahlin on the right players like Lundqvist either supplant Jokiharju, killing his development, or get no ice time because they cant beat out Jokiharju, killing their development. I dont think either situation is ideal

Lundkvist would get the third pair RD minutes or better…. He would be fine.

Long term I think it’s important to have a balanced defense, but that’s just me

Thats why id like someone bigger. Bryson and Pilut are both under 6'

Pilut isn’t a long term piece. And Bryson is a decent defender with trade value. You could always move him to make room.

Great comments and adding a RHD would be at the top of my list if I were the Sabres GM.
Hard for me to comprehend why a player who was completely handcuffed by Krueger and struggled the following year with an injury yet managed to collect 41 pts over 81 games the past two seasons could be considered a BUST.
Lundqvist a first round draft pick from 2018 who has 4 pts over his NHL 25 game career is presumed to have more value than Casey?

As much as I would want to balance LHD with RHD, I would rather keep the devil I know than I one I do not and hope Oskari Laaksonen can figure out how to play defense or rely on hard hitting Casey Fitzgerald to find his offense (as he did in the AHL playoffs last year) than to give up on Casey.

I think I saw Fitzgerald at UBS and I liked him. But you need multiple guys anyway tbh.

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In the current roster proposed here there really isn't room for mittelstadt in the top 9. At his age and experience there isn't much developing left to do. I think Lundkvist on the other hand despite being nearly the same age still has a lot of room to grow. Seems like a good positional trade off.

I think if anything Bryson is a stop gap until they sign Novikov

A bit of a missed take here. He hasn't really struggled, NYR just wanted qualities that Schneider brought over what Lundkvist added. Lundkvist actually had pretty solid NHL numbers considering he was being dragged down by Nemeth. He also didn't demand a trade, he requested one as he wants to get more consistent playing time. His agent actually stressed that this wasn't a management issue, that it was only about playing time. IF he chooses not to report, then his value will go down. But like we saw with Kravtsov, Drury isn't going to move on from a talent unless he gets what he feels is a fair price.

Keep in mind, Pronmans latest u23 rankings had Lundkvist at 91. He's still a very valuable asset. I think NYR would target a McMichael, Veleno or Turcotte type player in return. Basically one that has the upside of a 2nd liner more than Mittlestadt (who I personally think his ceiling is that 3rd liner). Not that he isn't a valuable asset, just think NYR would wait for one of the prior mentioned (or one similar to those) be made available in a 1 for 1 deal (or add on NYR if you can pry someone like Johnston or Bourque from Dallas)

https://theathletic.com/3509131/2022/08/29/nhl-players-prospects-rankings-under-23/

There is talk he won't show up for camp. He did indeed struggle. They will take what ever is being offered (or keep him) it's hard to imagine in this market he commands a ton of value.

Only thing, in their top 9 C, Mitts is the only lefty, unless they move Krebs to C, which has been talked about.