And why would Buffalo do that?

I'd be happy to

I’m done with washed veterans just because they once won a cup on stacked teams. Should look at him this year and get back to me. 5M 32 year old (will be 33) getting 60% offensive zone starts and possession metrics way down. Huge pass for pick ~40

He's been consistently good everywhere, not just vegas.

And why would Buffalo do that?

Except this year. Pre injury I might add. Not to mention that after this bad year, you are ok with upping what he was traded for by roughly 50?

That Detroit doesn't stand a chance, with almost a 10yr age gap and a bigger cap hit.

There were reports that Yzerman was interested in Rust. With Danielson, Rasmussen, Kasper, and Raymond, I figured they could afford to let one go for the vet forward they are seeking.

Already have them in Perron and Kane.

They want to re-sign both players.

I think you are really overthinking the value of a 2nd round pick

We should trade our whole team if one bad year means you are worthless. Seeing the writing on the wall and not wanting to cap space on a rapidly declining asset.

Never said worthless, but context to what someone would bring should matter. As I said vets for the sake of vets isn’t a good strategy. See Johnson, Erik.

Because I used Anaheim to dump Eller and Acciari. Buffalo was my next click. Relax.

There were reports that Yzerman was interested in Rust. With Danielson, Rasmussen, Kasper, and Raymond, I figured they could afford to let one go for the vet forward they are seeking.