Buffalo says no to that NYI trade, why on earth would they give up Tage for Barzal

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No

the basis for this trade is Barzal/Sorokin for Thompson/Levi - if Buffalo fans immediately think no, something is wrong with them.
the difference in Thompson and Barzal negates the value in upgrading from Levi to Sorokin.

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I met you at the hockey ministries allstar breakfast in ottawa in 2012 Mike

If the salary cap didn't exist but unfortunately it does so you have to take contract value into it. Levi and tage combined are cheaper than either barzal or sorokin by themselves.

i understand that, but Buffalo should have no issue fitting those 2 guys under the cap.
i'm not taking anything away from Levi, but Sorokin is a top 3 goalie in the league and would dramatically improve Buffalo.

and i can't prove it, but feel like Barzal would thrive in Buffalo, that guy has been suffocated in NY.
if a trade like that happened today, Buffalo is in a wild card spot by Christmas and pushing the 3 seed in the Atlantic not long after.

quinn comes back, buffalo gets healthy - they are scary with those 2 guys.

Sorokin is definitely top 3 for sure, but I don't see the sabres trading Tage pretty much ever. The difference in average to good goaltending doesn't push the Sabres to trade tage for a less dominant more expensive yet solid player in barzal.

Canucks decline. They don’t need wingers, we just traded Beauvillier because we had too many already.

i remember you - you smelled like beef and cheese.

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