Quoting: AntiAnalytics
Ok, now THIS IS FINALLY a trade package that could actually be of interest to Buffalo
We’d likely have to send u Clifton as well though,
bc we’d have too many defensemen
But Reinbacher COULD “move the needle” to get us to think about moving Mitts
And Savard might be of interest if he comes along with an “heir apparent” like that
Idk that it would happen
But this is at least reasonable from the Sabres perspective
I’m curious to see what other Habs fans think though….
is Reinbacher untouchable?
Reinbacher shouldn't be available, but Montreal's 1st could be used to draft your own RHD.
I'd consider them interchangeable but would prefer to keep the one in hand already.
Mittelstadt would not be my target if I'm moving that 1st however, I'd be more interested in Cozens or I'd poke around the league to see who else could be shaken loose if that pick were involved.
Who would Buffalo prefer to keep?
Krebs doesn't interest me at all. I wouldn't expect him to be replaced in this proposal with something better, but he doesn't sway me towards accepting either.
Same with Clifton (but reversed). I'd take practically any forward contract instead but it wouldn't make me reject (would depend on how much money is coming back total though).
If we were to move both Savard and Reinbacher (we have the same succession plan), we'd have to be signing a RHD capable of 20+ minutes as a prerequisite for making such a deal.
I can see the appeal and how it might work for both sides, so it's not inherently terrible, but I personally don't think Montreal should be trading those assets for Mittelstadt.
It gives me Gomez/Drouin vibes where we give up what ends up being a 1st pairing D for a C that ends up faceplanting in Montreal, and we have a chance to acquire a (eventual) better forward with the pick.