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Forum: Armchair-GM4 hours ago
Thread: Where does Marner Go
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Stadel</b></div><div>I genuinely believe if Sabres ownership wasn’t bleeding financially they’d be all over making a huge splash for marner.

Aside from his full no trade, that’s the major obstacle imo. I’m not sure how they give him the contract he wants.

The other concern is even if they could/would meet contract demands, how does the locker room react to him making so much more than guys like Tage? There’s a reason the devils held firm on not paying Meier and Bratt so much more than Hughes. Sabres did this once before and it burned them.

In a different world this is a spicy idea and good for all things rivalry related. Alas, in this one it’s unlikely to come to pass.</div></div>

Not sure they'd be interested in paying $10-11M for a winger who is more of a set-up guy than scorer, albeit a pretty good scorer. Look at how much unwarranted grief Skinner is getting for his $9M contract, one he signed at the same age as Marner with more goal scoring credentials (second to Stammer in goals/60 [min. 550 games] and 5th in EVG behind Ovie, JT, P. Kane, Stammer [min 550 games.] Those nine seasons feature one 40-goal season and three 30-goals seasons including a Calder Trophy-winning campaign with 31 goals and 32 assists.

Sabreland is hating on Skinner who post soccer idiot is second in goals (92,) first in EVG (71) and is only 0.02 goals/60 behind Tage.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 10:12 a.m.
Thread: HEY HO SABRES NEXT SEASON V4 BOTTOM SIX REVAMP
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wojme</b></div><div>You are using +/- and Donny meatballs benching a player that didn't call for it as an argument? The same coach that had Erik Johnson in the lineup way too long?

Krebs still produced more than Acciari. Krebs is also fast. Acciari isn't good or pens fans wouldn't be dumping him in almost every acgm post.</div></div>

Noel Accari scored the same number of goals (4) as Krebs in 25 less games.

As for Granato, he's the same head coach that unleashed Tage...and Tuch..,and Skinner...and Cozens. Dahlin hit his highest point total two years ago and hit 20 goals last season. He guided Quinn to a 37 point rookie campaign and JJ to a 28 goal sophomore season.

Each and every one of those players has at least one attribute they excel at. Krebs? Nyet!
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 9:52 a.m.
Thread: HEY HO SABRES NEXT SEASON V4 BOTTOM SIX REVAMP
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Czu8iks</b></div><div>I doubt Lindholm signs that, so it all breaks apart.</div></div>

Although I understand the Buffalo-tax thing, here are the facts with Lindholm:

--he's presently deployed in a third-line center role on the 'Nucks, which is where he'd be on the Sabres
--he's had only two seasons above 64pts since Carolina traded him away, one of them was his first season with the Flames (27+51; 20:02 ATOI)
--his best season was two years ago (42+40; 19:57 ATOI)
--since then his production has dropped: 22+42 in 2022-23, 15+29 with CGY and VAN this past season
--his ice time has also dropped--18:39 in 2022-23, 19:42 combined CGY/VAN, but 17:42 after the trade to VAN
--he'll be 30 this December

Having said all that, I think he'll come in at $5.5-6M on his next contract. I went with the lower number, and I would go into that $6M area or higher, but on a three-year deal instead of four.