Not enough for Sharangovich. Any Devils fan who'd give him away for that pitiful a return doesn't understand his value. I'd be asking for a 2nd if there were only one buyer, and it seems he'd be in pretty high demand.

Cap space is a non-issue for the Sabres. Olofsson is available but I'd want more than just a 3rd for a 25 goal scorer. I'd be looking for a 2nd or a 3rd and a defense prospect

Those goals come at the cost of him being so bad away from the puck. Guys like that are routinely traded for mid round picks because if they score 25, they are indirectly responsible for their line conceding more than that.

He'll likely get a mid round pick, maybe a 2nd if the Sabres retain (doubtful)

I would expect his value to be a third without retention and a second with retention. Possibly a bit more depending on the team. Moving him in the offseason likely doesn't get the best return as there are more options out there. I would be fine with trading a third for him but not a second. Buffalo is likely better off to retain half and then trade him to a team at the deadline. I don't see them wanting to retain for a whole season considering how frugal the team usually is at spending excess money.

I feel his lack of utilization kind of hurts his value. I personally wouldn't do a second for him but I would chance it with a third. Maybe better returns out there from other teams but I don't see us paying much more than that personally. Is there a specific reason he seemed to be pushed down the line up? Or is it just a problem of too many players and he was just hurt by the depth?

Sharangovich??? Because Detroit needs another left handed winger with 3rd line production.

Wether Buffalo needs the cap space or not, they aren't trading Olofsson for a 3rd. Especially coming off a 28 goal season.

I really like the idea of Detroit signing Hill.

A lot had to do with him both being passed by younger wingers, but also that Cozens/Peterka/Quinn developed chemistry together early in the season. He wasn't cracking the top line, and Girgensons/Okposo play really well together. That pushed him to the line of misfit toys with Mittelstadt, Jost, Krebs before he was put between Gus and Okie, Hino, and whoever else drew into the line-up.

His defensive game while never great seemed to get worse which personally I think was more a product of him pouting about being put on the 3rd line and 2nd PP unit. There were stretches where he seemed engaged and when he was he was playing very well even backchecking, but that would stop after a few games. A change of scenery and a more structured system would probably be good for him, he's obviously got a good shot but I think he's also more creative with the puck than most fans give him credit for.

Let's be candid here, he has an increadibly accurate shot with a quick release.
He ranked 25 among ALL NHL foward scoring 1.6 goals/60, and his 28 goals ranked 55th!
Wth a total of 96 top line forwards his goal production is first line equivalency.
His value will be determined by the other 31 GM's.
Jeannot (4 pts in 20 games with Tampa) returned an entire draft sans the last two picks, Greenway's two goals netted a second and the list goes on.
If Buffalo was to ONLY be offered a third, they should keep him, his 48 goals represented 9% of Buffalo's goal production the last two years.
Nearly all goal scorers are streaky, but it appears he will find open space no matter who are his line mates and score goals in bunches.

Its crowded and the lineup gets shuffled around when we lose, sticks we win.

He has mostly been competing with Jesper Boqvist in line-up. Both are like our super-utility guys. Can play center, either wing, and on any line. Both can be menace defensively in neutral zone. Boqvist does it with speed, Yegor does it with his quick stick and long reach.

His natural position is at center...and in ideal world, he develops into a decent two-way 3C.

Yeah I could see a team paying a second for him but I think where we are at with our team would only do a third, at least that's all I would do. Same with Olofsson.

0.80 goals per 60...if a team needs goal-scoring, that is pretty good from 3rd line

I don't think he gets moved. NJD doesn't really need picks. He is fairly cheap ($2.05m QO) with another RFA window next summer. And he is well-liked, humble guy.

But in general, I normally agree that wingers...have been, are now, and will always be cheaper than most of what ACGM says.
(and young centers and RDs are often more expensive)

This. Had pretty much the same thoughts in that a third rounder without salary retention is just about right. Maybe KAGM can squeeze out an additional 5th but it's really about right.

Yeah I could see him staying put. No reason to move him. If he was offered up, like in this instance, a third is I think all we offer. We aren't in as position to trade second round picks for middle six wingers, unless we get more somewhere.

For the regular season it was .7 this season in all situations. Rasmussen .7, Suter .8, Fabbri .9, and Berggren 1.0 and those are all 3rd liners.

I did 5v5 for regular season via NHL.com. Not sure about Sharangovich in all situations. But those rates are pretty good.

I use Hockey Reference the interface is less clumsy and you they give you features NHL.com doesn't have but if your looking for draft specific data Hockeydb.com is the site.

Thanks for the stats. Olofsson is a good middle-six player but it's time for Buffalo to move on if Kulich and/or Savoie are NHL ready. Kulich brings everything Olofsson does and so much more