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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 31, 2022 at 2:12 p.m.
Thread: Mangiapane to the Sabres
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gretzkyghosts</b></div><div>I would hate to trade a player who performed so well in the AHL playoffs.
Peterka is a great prospect, I nearly jumped so high my head hit the ceiling when I saw what Jeramiah Crowe did with the second round of 2020.
The key adjective is of course "prospect".
Last season Peterka had 28 goals in 70 AHL games, Mangiapane had 35 goals (only Thompson had more for the Sabres) in <strong>82 NHL games</strong>.
But to get a 26 yo player as good as Mangiapane for a good prospect (Peterka could be Buffalo's fourth forward prospect behind Krebs, Quinn and Kisakov/Rosen/Poltapov) and nearly a second round pick, one would need to question our love of our prospects.
Skinner and Olofsson are the only reasons I do not make this trade.
IMO both of them will be near Mangiapane's 35 goals next season.
Plus, the Sabres already traveled down this rabbit hole of chasing established players for picks and prospects.
As much as I trust Jeramiah Crowes ability to judge talent, I doubt he will get a player as good as Mangiapane with the ninth over all.
I agree with Stadel "but some of you Sabres fans are out to lunch" only 24 NHL forwards had more than 35 goals last year, that is a very elite company.
So there I go again swimming against the tide.</div></div>

I would definatly do the trade if I was Buffalo's GM, all I'm saying is that I doubt Kevyn Adams would. He has a plan and doesn't seems to want to change it and I think Peterka is a big piece for him in his vision of the team. Peterka and a second is definatly a good deal for a 35 goal scorer but Adams had made it very clear that he won't change his plan and stick with the process.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 31, 2022 at 2:11 p.m.