Sharks get cap savings yes, but move the far better player for it and get back a LW/C two positions sharks have set and lose a RW a position sharks are weak at already. gotta pass on this one.

I really hope the Hawks stay away from Merkley. Nothing against him, I just want to see our prospect get chances before the start acquiring other teams "change of scenery" prospects. We've had enough of the Alex Nylander trades and have a ton of D prospects that need NHL ice time to actually develop.

That’s too much for Murphy imo
Take out the Philly 2nd, i doubt we move that

Also, as much as Sabres fans here clamor for it,
idk that the Sabres feel they need to upgrade RD2

Jokiharju & Power have played pretty well together,
problem has been when Jokiharju has been hurt

We also might feel we’re still a year away from making these kinda moves
Either way, i don’t see a guy like Murphy being a big enough upgrade to get us to overpay

Seattle's cap sheet is pretty flexible, and there's no telling if Wright will be ready for a 2C role right out of the gate next year, so I don't think the Kraken will be super willing to dump Wennberg for nothing.

Ottawa isn’t a cap team. They can just buyout Zaitev

They will be a cap team next year with or without Zaitsev. Bad take.

No they won’t. Perspective owner haven’t liked what they seen with new arena or the accounting

pretty easy sharks decline.

San isn’t that tight on cap that they do that my goodness

He’d be a step above Jokiharu but hope KA improves team with two solid d for next year

Sure (i think)
But the question is:
Is Murphy a big enough step up from Jokiharju for the assets we’d have to give up to get him??

I think Power & Jokiharju could grow into a good tandem
We’ve got time to figure out if we really need the upgrade or not- guess we’ll see over the next couple months

Wow you must know the perspective owners?

It’s easy info to find out.

Agree with the point about two 2nd rounders + a young defenseman (albeit 5th/6th) being too much of a return going to Chicago.....

Also agree that the Sabres have made it pretty clear they're comfortable with a top 4 of Dahlin-Samuelsson-Power-Jokiharju but that doesn't mean they may not be looking for an upgrade for the 3rd pairing so they don't have to overuse the top 4 for 25 minutes each night. Murphy has been a capable top 4 defender who can handle 15-20 minutes a night......and he brings as much of a physical element as Lyubushkin and more than Fitzgerald. Although Murphy has the M-NTC and may not waive to go to another non-playoff team, he's also well-acquainted with Granato from their 2 years together in Chicago.

We'll see if the organization's position about when they push their chips in - as much as Adams has repeatedly emphasized the need for patience and not wanting to fast-forward things, he's also preached (with Granato) that they believe in giving players opportunities to grow and succeed. If the players have done so at an unexpectedly-faster rate than Adams or Granato predicted, not doing something to reward the players for their work can have a demoralizing effect.