Quoting: gretzkyghosts
While I know it is different circumstances but the year Skinner was traded to Buffalo the Sabres were in First place near the end of the year.
Many sports pundits thought it was time for the Sabres to trade away picks for players.
Let's not assume sagacious sports writers from the Athletic offer sound advice.
Savoie could easily become a pt/gm forward and we will all regret trading him and a first for Meier.
The Sabres do not need to add scoring, they need defense.
BTW when Timo was 20 he needed 36 games to get 6 pts, Peterka and Quinn have that many GOALS at that age.
Let's not make any more Murray mistakes.
Let's be clear, trading away Jack could easily have been the big trade to make this a playoff team considering how well Skinner and Thompson play with Tuch and that Alex has more pts and goals than Jack.
The need for defense goes without saying but this convo is about acquiring Meier or not.
Would I trade Savoie, no
Would I trade Kulich, no
Would I trade Ostlund, yes..why... we are stocked at centers like Savoie and Kulich can play the wings and if injuries occur they can move inside
One of those 3 is expendable and my choice would be Ostlund.
As for this being a Murray move that's not true...you can't hide under a rock bc Murray made a ton of gaffs.
Adams isn't going to make a ton of moves moving what he has collected. There isn't enough room for every prospect on this roster.
Meier being here helps take the pressure of the first line, improves the second line and that has nothing to do with Peterka and Quinn
they're young and will improve but there's nothing saying that they will turn out to be what Meier is. Don't say we don't need more scoring bc in the playoffs you need all you can get
bc the checking becomes that much tighter.
What amazes me is a team like Boston who is playing lights out but also interested in these players and doesn't have close to the prospect line to outbid anyone. If the price is right you make a move like this.
It doesn't hamper this teams progress. The years Murray did it we had no pipeline whatsoever and he was giving firsts away like breath mints.