Quoting: CD282
Edmonton declines all trades.
Quoting: dickie_boon
honestly the sabres should take that if offered. power and savoie are replacable with their depth of prospects and drai with thompson or cozens would be insane
Quoting: wojme
No they shouldn't. They already have enough centers with the ones you've listed plus the others (prospects included). Draisatl is a fantastic player sure, but the sabres shouldn't be involved at that cost.
OK, Draisaitl would certainly look good in a Sabre Uniform and that is very fair price, the Sabres would probably pass on the deal.
A simple examination of the Buffalo line up will reveal who will be on the team in the future.
Players drafted by Buffalo: Dahlin, Samuelsson, Bryson, Quinn, Peterka, Olofsson, Girgensons, Luukkonen, Cozens, Power, Mittelstadt, Levi
Players who want to play in Buffalo: Okposo, Tuch, Skinner
Players who played no more than one year for another team: Krebs, Jokiharju, Thompson
Players who played for Granato in the past: Greenway and HInostroza
Stillman, Lyubushkin, Jost, Comrie, Clague are the only players who do not fit in any of those catagory, five out of twenty six.
IMO that trend will continue, keep the culture in house and do not add too many outside influences.
Draisaitl does not fit into any of those catagories, DeBrincat and Matthwes on the other hand? They played for Granato in Chicago for two years or the U.S. National Under-18 Team.
Jack Eichel also played with Don but he is a special case.