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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 10 at 11:51 p.m.
Thread: How we could line up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Marcsnack</b></div><div>Hard to move Jarry without taking a goalie back. Obviously, I would like to run Blomqvist, but wouldnt mind one more year.</div></div>

The problem with this is they are trying to bring in the russian, and there isn't room down there for both. I'm pretty sure the plan is to move Bloom up if he comes over.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Marcsnack</b></div><div>I could defo see that. Just dont see that many 3C options that are available, barring Monahan, Stephenson &amp; Domi. I dont know if the Pens trust Poulin to run that 3C spot. Yager probably needs a year in the AHL, but hey, I wouldnt be against them being on the team if they are ready.</div></div>

why do you think they need to add a 3C?
You have both Eller and Acciari still on contract, and you didn't trade either here. Don't get me wrong, I don't think either is great at 3C, but either one is capable of playing it in a bridge year if you are unwilling to play Poulin, Yager or Ponomarev there. Either way the last thing they need is a guy signed to a 5 year deal there. It just doesn't match up.

I honestly think if this team could pull it's head out it's backside and give it's youth a real chance next year could be interesting.
You got Yager who might be able to fill a top 6 role, Koivunen who might be able to do the same or middle 6. You got Poulin who could play 3C.
While I'm sure there will be some growing pains, I'd rather have those and let them grow and hope the legs make up for it. They could use the cap to shore up other areas like 3rd pair on short term deals.

I don't think outside of a few of these prospects taking off there is anything they can do to become a legit contender. There simply isn't enough depth there and not enough cap space to totally rebuild the team without moving a lot of bodies out. That isn't really feasible. They will be lucky to move one of either Smith, Eller and Acciari out. I wouldn't expect more than that if any.
What I do know is it's unreasonable to expect the type of super human effort out of Crosby to carry the team on his back at 37 for 82 games. They can't bring in enough from the outside in limited cap space.
If they are going to spend big they should focus on someone like Reinhart. As they will need a real difference maker to put in the top 6. As they have no chance with the 2nd line performing like it did this year.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 10 at 4:36 p.m.
Thread: How we could line up
Monahan has all the look and feel of a trap contract and I really wouldn't want to be tied up in that for 5 years on a guy who's gonna be 30 next season.
Not to mention 5 years is a very problematic situation. You got Yager who will need some time at Center. This team is constantly holding it's youth back. It has to end.
Poulin did a half way decent job at center. Yet this team is constantly pushing him down and not giving him a chance. And for what? So Puustinen who is a RL player to get time?
I mean really these types of decisions need to go.
Play the kid and give him his chance. It's time already.

They don't need to bring in these 30 year old guys blocking the way anymore. By all reports Yager should be able to compete for a spot next year. You got Poulin so that's 2 roles filled.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 10 at 12:05 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 4 at 6:02 p.m.
Thread: Offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sabres89</b></div><div>No thanks. Don't need jarry, would rather move Samuelsson or another d, in a package for something nice</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Czu8iks</b></div><div>Surpraisingly Sabres dont need goalie</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Marcsnack</b></div><div>Tried that BUF deal. Jarry's 4 years might be a little too long for BUF.
I could see Acciari moved, but not for a 3rd, and not to Boston.
Rakell and Graves are very unlikely to move this summer.</div></div>

It’s not the most obvious move for the Sabres to make….
But we’ve only seen UPL have 1 good year &amp; this would solidify the goaltending
It also allows Levi time to develop at a slower pace &amp; not rush him


Idk that I’m all for it, but i wouldn’t hate it either
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 4 at 5:18 p.m.
Thread: Kotkaniemi scratched
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Marcsnack</b></div><div>Okay yeah I was told no way yall move him and Staal was way more likely to get dealt... what is the actual value you would look for if he was dealt?</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Marcsnack</b></div><div>Okay yeah I was told no way yall move him and Staal was way more likely to get dealt... what is the actual value you would look for if he was dealt?</div></div>

I’d be happy if they just got out of his contract clean, no retention. So were it me, I’d dump him for future considerations and slot Drury in as the 3C/J Staal eventual replacement.

However, I’m not sure the Canes would dump him so soon. He is still young enough and has shown some promise as a decent player. (You’d also have to find a team that still believed in him and was willing to take on that deal. I think he’s young enough still where that isnt yet impossible) However, their cap situation and the players with expiring deals coming this summer likely means that they need to be rid of either Kotkaniemi or Kuznetsov to re-sign/replace enough players to stay at the level they have been at. Clearing Kotkaniemi’s $4.8M makes that much easier.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 4 at 5:15 p.m.
Thread: Kotkaniemi scratched
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Anus_McLeod</b></div><div>How do they move on? I don't think teams will be lining up. Maybe an Arizona or SJ takes him, but I'm not so sure. Feels like I situation where you have to make it work somehow.</div></div>

bottom teams like Chicago, Arizona or San Jose can take him for future consideration cause they will have about 40 million of space. Especially Arizona with Voracek's and Little's contracts ending. Any other teams with space will take him only if we pay picks.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Marcsnack</b></div><div>Okay yeah I was told no way yall move him and Staal was way more likely to get dealt... what is the actual value you would look for if he was dealt?</div></div>

Future considerations will do if you don't want us to pay
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 2 at 5:28 p.m.
Thread: Different approach
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Marcsnack</b></div><div>I was going for a Husso comparable. Has a decent season and gets rewarded with a 3-year deal. Ned has been starting ahead of Jarry, so I wouldnt be totally shocked to see this be the route, but I definitely could just see us keeping Jarry.

POJ is so hit or miss, but I just dont see him having a long career here.</div></div>

I can't see them extending Ned a contract. They have 2 goalies in the system. One will move up next year. There is nothing for him to prove in wbs. And one will come over from Russia to the wbs most likely.
He too looks NHL quality. So the log jam is coming and I'm pretty sure Jarry will be the odd one out when it does that year or the next.
So I don't see how they got room for Ned. If they are going to play one next year it's Jarry over Ned. Because if they sign Ned, and he slips, he's unmovable.
Jarry will still be moveable as people will assume bad team and give him a go.
But for Ned it's not 3 different teams.... that's hard to move on a high contract with term on a goalie.

As for POJ he's awful. They keep trying to hide him playing him up the line up because he can't play in his own end. He's like Justin Schultz without the offense.
So they pair him with Letang to hide him. It just saddles the whole line. But they have nothing better in the system. So we get stuck with Ludvig who is even worse.
They need a real 3rd pairing and POJ has to go for that to happen otherwise we'll be stuck with him again and the same crap play.