Quoting: Shibbal18
The Sabres dont need prospects, and they especially dont need LD in any capacity. Krebs has been fine, save a couple of whiny Sabre fans, his biggest criticism is his play in the D zone
Krebs probably shouldn't be on the 4th line then if his D play is skeptical. He'd be better off going down to the minors and getting top minutes to continue developing, but that usually doesn't go over well with guys who've already played as many games as Krebs has.
Quoting: Buffalove
We wouldn’t do this bc:
1- not even remotely close to ready to give up on Krebs, he was a “must have” piece for us in the Eichel trade
2- you’re not giving us ANYTHING at all that we’d want
We are loaded with young forwards & young forward prospects, and that is what’s led to Krebs being scratched (not wanting to have too many young guys in the lineup)
Krebs is one of a handful of guys that have been rotating in & out of the lineup
We’d have to like Pelletier over Krebs, and i just don’t see that as possible
Also, Gilbert does absolutely nothing at all for us ZERO need or want for a LD, we have Dahlin, Power & just signed Samuelsson to a long term deal- hence, we wouldn’t want/need a LD
It's simply a Swap of 1st Round 21 Year Old Prospects + BUF'd get's a 2nd RFA who has shown promise in exchange for a Pending UFA. You always need depth due to injuries, suspensions and so on and BUF is lacking depth at D. CGY can't help with any RD's as I considered offering Meloche, but we need him for our own depth.
Quoting: Fjordy
I would be willing to consider trading Krebs/Krebs+ for the top 4 RD who will be paired with Power. I like Krebs and I'm not ready to give him up in a deal like this, but the top 4 RD and overall our depth of defense sucks, and we have a lot of young forwards and good forward prospects.
Agreed, it looks like BUF needs an RD, Depth at Defense in General and more Right Handed Forward Prospects, as there's currently none listed on BUF's Minors depth chart
Congrats to BUF on a Good Start to the Season, it must be refreshing to see things finally turning around for the organization, but they still have a long way to go before being considered a contender. Right now, they remind me of the EDM Oilers from a few years back, with some amazing young talent, but just not a mature enough team yet to sustain a winning record, attitude & atmosphere. I don't think more Prospects or Draft Picks will help BUF at this time, they're better off bringing in more Experience & Leadership, specifically of the Champion or Winning Reputation Variety and CGY just isn't in a position to offer that since it's their time & window to win the next few years