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Tjm220

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Forum: Armchair-GM9 hours ago

Thread: Habs_21

Take Paul Byron out of the deal and you might have a deal. That’s addition by subtraction.

Forum: Armchair-GM9 hours ago

Thread: Buffalo Full Rebuild

Yeah, let’s rebuild around a bunch of third and fourth liners and Cap dumps that nobody else wants.

Forum: Armchair-GM9 hours ago

Thread: Edmonton Oilers

The Sabres have zero intention of giving up their goalie of the future for a pile of crap.

Forum: Armchair-GM9 hours ago

Thread: This could be the change needed

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wpg</b></div><div>It’s for cap</div></div>
The Sabres don’t care. No to any more useless players. Ryan is $3 million, Bennett is $2.5 million, figure it out yourself. Your cap is not their problem.

Forum: Armchair-GM18 hours ago

Thread: You knew this was going to happen

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>Sabres could just resign Hall</div></div>
True, but he would be lucky at this point to be offered three years at $5 million.

Forum: Armchair-GM18 hours ago

Thread: Oils

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ajp_18</b></div><div>That is a very pitiful offer for Columbus to move Merzlinkins. Koskinen is a cap dump to Columbus, Jones’s only value is that he is Seth’s brother and the 6th is just some late throw in pick for their number one goalie.</div></div>

It’s no secret that one of their two goaltenders has to be traded before the expansion draft, otherwise Seattle is getting a good number one goalie for free. That said, I can almost guarantee they can do better than this. Retain half of Kostinen’s salary, and make the pick useful, at least a 3rd. Then you might stand a chance at one of their goalies.

Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 7:59 pm

Thread: TDL 7

If Toronto wants retention on Ullmark they’re going to have to give up their first round pick. It’s not going to be that high of a pick anyway.

Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 7:57 pm

Thread: Best offer they going to get

Nobody is taking Byron unless they are eating half the contract to move it. And since they would never do that, they’re just going to have to buy him out in the off-season like the Sabres will with Okposo.

Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 7:53 pm

Thread: Barrie tradeOther deadline moves

Chaisson is worth a 6th at best, not a 6th plus.

Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 7:52 pm

Thread: Hall in

Nobody is taking Paul Byron off your hands. Just buy him out this off-season.

Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 5:48 pm

Thread: This could be the change needed

Buffalo has no use for Derek Ryan. Make it Sam Bennett and you might have something.

Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 3:59 pm

Thread: Hmmm

Taking Stralman‘s contract demands a first round pick not a second. Even so I wouldn’t do it. Keeping McCabe won’t cost as much as that deal.

Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 3:54 pm

Thread: Adding Scoring

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bhavikp27</b></div><div>Higher upside than Lazar. And yes, he is better than any of the Sabres' bottom-6 players (assuming Skinner, Eichel, Olofsson, Reinhart, Cozens, Mittelstadt are in the top6).</div></div>
Until he’s gone, Taylor Hall is still a top six forward on this team. Bjork might be slightly better than Thompson, but Thompson is finally starting to try. I wouldn’t say he’s better than Apslund, he’s been scoring goals every game he plays lately. I wouldn’t say he’s better than Girgensons either because even if he’s only a fourth line player who is injured this year, he was important enough to give a multi year deal. I think Bjork would be one more piece to tempt Seattle with.

Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 3:39 pm

Thread: Adding Scoring

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bhavikp27</b></div><div>Not sure about that.

"BUF refuse someone will definitely outbid a late 2nd and a healthy scratch for Hall" I interpret it as if Bjork is only a healthy scratch, not good enough to be a regular or doesn't have any value which is false.</div></div>
I’m not sure he’s better than what they already have in their bottom six. He might end up just being a healthy scratch here. Either way I don’t think the Sabres need him unless they’re moving Lazar in addition to the expiring contracts they have. Bjork is younger than Lazar, not necessarily better.

Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 3:03 pm

Thread: Adding Scoring

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bhavikp27</b></div><div>Point is that Bjork is a decent 3rd liner, not a healthy scratch.</div></div>
That wasn’t the point he was trying to make. Buffalo doesn’t need more third line talent anyway, they could use someone for the top six. Maybe just piling up draft picks and then using them to make trades at the draft would be more beneficial.

Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 3:00 pm

Thread: Adding Scoring

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bhavikp27</b></div><div>And so does Bjork.</div></div>
You could always trade him in the off-season. He is an RFA, he’s not going anywhere. Taylor Hall‘s contract is up at the end of the year and if he gets hurt and can’t be traded Buffalo loses him for nothing. Huge difference.

Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 2:36 pm

Thread: Deadline

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wondershrimp</b></div><div>I think you can get more for Risto.</div></div>
You definitely should at least. The Taylor Hall deal isn’t great either. Kase is always hurt, and won’t even receive a qualifying offer at the end of the year. You can take a chance on him in free agency on a much more friendly contract.

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 11:17 pm

Thread: SABRES

Ruotsalainen is not being moved. Also not sure Garland is available even at overpayment.

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 7:34 pm

Thread: Playoff

Even at the cost of Okposo, Buffalo is not decimating their blue line for your benefit. Buying him out would end up being less painful.

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 6:57 pm

Thread: Your offer for Hall

The Sabres find themselves in a very interesting situation. Lately they have found success using Sam Reinhart as a center. If they should choose to keep him there, when Eichel gets back they have their first and second line center already locked in. Dylan Cozens was expected to be a second line center, but he would operate as a first line right wing just as well. Skinner and Olofsson take the LW spots on the top 2 lines.

Thompson is a 3rd line RW, Mittelstadt likely gets 3rd line center. Artuu Ruotsalianen could be the 3rd line LW. Next season Girgensons would be back, and fit with Asplund and Lazar on the 4th line. I expect Okposo gets bought out. The spot in the lineup that would be available is 2nd line RW.

This is all pending what happens at the trade deadline. I’m not sure what they get in return for the pieces they move out. I’m also curious who they might land at the draft and if that player could make the team immediately. If they pile up draft picks could they use any of them to acquire roster talent after the expansion draft? Kevyn Adams has a lot to think about.

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 6:45 pm

Thread: Hextal and Burke type targets

Thompson is finally looking like he’s trying, so I think Buffalo would keep him. Eakin however is yours if you want him.

Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 9:38 pm

Thread: Availability

Neither are available from Buffalo.

Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 1:05 am

Thread: Trying to Salvage the franchise

Both of these trades are terrible for Buffalo. Ladd is a dead weight contract no one wants. Graves is about to be the player Seattle takes from Colorado, and yet somehow he is worth the only forward not named Jack Eichel worth protecting on this team? Not to mention depth among defenders is the only thing the Sabres have as an organization. Graves is good, but nowhere near as important as Sam Reinhart is to this team.

Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 1:01 am

Thread: Next season talk

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Byrr</b></div><div>Valuing Engvall more than Bennett is ... aggressive.</div></div>
If Bennett is worth a fifth and the Sabres have to offer a fourth to beat the Leafs offer and get the better player (instead of just the one you’re replacing at a higher price) I think they do that instead.

Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 12:55 am

Thread: sell it all and more

So you’ve lost your mind?

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