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Tjm220
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Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 21, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.
Thread:
Rebuild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Galvinsaini1345</b></div><div>It’s not bad are you good they do need him the price should be that a level prospect b level prospect and 1st and 3rd for top 10 Center two way and all star.</div></div>
Lindholm is a good player,
but the Sabres are already loaded at Center
And you’re asking quite a bit for him
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 20, 2023 at 8:50 p.m.
Thread:
Rebuild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Galvinsaini1345</b></div><div>It’s not bad are you good they do need him the price should be that a level prospect b level prospect and 1st and 3rd for top 10 Center two way and all star.</div></div>
Top 10 center? Yea no. Lindholm is a very solid 2-way center, but he's not top 10.
As for that trade, if you think one of Savoie or Peterka are B level prospects, well you are very very wrong. Lindholm is a rental who will be a UFA at the end of the season and will be expecting a substantial raise. I'd say you will probably be looking at something closer to the Horvat return which was a mid first, a decent prospect and a middle 6 roster player. Buffalo won't be shipping out assets for rentals.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 19, 2023 at 7:48 p.m.
Thread:
Is this better
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tjm220</b></div><div>In this draft, a mid round second rounder will still get you a first round graded talent. That’s too high a price to pay.</div></div>
It’s a 2024 2nd
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 16, 2023 at 2:51 a.m.
Thread:
GoSabres
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tjm220</b></div><div>With the current salary cap situation, any defenseman making $6 million is making number one pairing money. If the cap should go up enough you can make the case that $6.5 million is a high end second pairing defender. But at the current rate I would almost argue any defender making over $5 million is making number one pairing money.</div></div>
That’s fair. But you’re paying on the front end as that number will gradually increase with the cap looking to be increasing.
Parayko is paid to be a first pairing guy. He’s asked to be a bonafide number 1 who plays heavy shutdown with a lesser partner (the Pietrangelo treatment). He’s not prime Pietrangelo. He has a few holes in his game that don’t allow him to be Pietrangelo. Mainly his weakness of his first pass. But he’s is extremely elite at certain aspects as well.
The issue the Blues have on the defensive contracts is they have a group of guys they’re paying that don’t fit roles they need to to play to their strengths. Parayko is a bit of an outlier as he’s just been getting hammered to shelter everyone else.
Krug, Parayko, Faulk, Lindholm and Fowler occupy the 29th-34th highest paid defenseman on an annual basis. So in an essence yes they are being paid to be number ones. But they’re paid to be the worst number ones in the NHL.
All 3 on their own aren’t really bad contracts. Krugs isn’t great, but he’s being paid to generate offense and he’s done so over his career at a higher clip than Morgan Reilly for one who isn’t really looked at in as bad of a light.
Forum:
Fauteuil - DG
May 12, 2023 at 11:11 p.m.
Thread:
Who Stays
Don't think the Sabres will have interest in Nylander or vice versa.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 12, 2023 at 8:42 p.m.
Thread:
Full Rebuild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tjm220</b></div><div>Pretty sure Buffalo tells Pittsburgh to kick rocks if that’s the asking price.</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BUFF36</b></div><div>Yeah, can't see Buffalo doing that. Especially with Kulich involved.</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>rktkt66</b></div><div>......or with their 1st rounder</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockeyfan1234</b></div><div>Yeah cause a 30+ goal scorer with only a 3 million cap hit isn’t worth at least a 1st lol.</div></div> Here is the deal.
Yes Guentzel is a scoring machine no doubt about it, he is also Crosby's wing man over 80% of the time.
Kulich is nearly 10 years younger than Jake and just set a record for the most AHL goals in one season by a teenager.
He has a goal in 4 straight Calder cup games and the Amerks have won every game in which he dressed.
I am sure some one will give up a first and an "A" prospect for him but it will not be the Sabres as <strong>Juri appears to have a 30 goal/year NHL future</strong> as well.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 7, 2023 at 10:00 p.m.
Thread:
Sabres
Selling short on both players. Buffalo doesn't do either of those trades.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 7, 2023 at 8:05 p.m.
Thread:
Sabres
why would we dump Mittlestadt for nothing? He was really good the last 20 games
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 7, 2023 at 7:58 p.m.
Thread:
Sabres
i love that all non sabres fans acgms are basically the same. one or two really bad trades and a bunch of FA signings that make the team worse.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 6, 2023 at 1:16 p.m.
Thread:
Trade with NYR
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dr_Invictus</b></div><div>Well put: Lindholm is the closest thing to a 1C this team had in 30 years. If we are trading him, it kinda puts the whole future into question.
I like middlestadt, but he isn't a 1C</div></div>
No Monahan was pretty close to legit before injuries ruined him. Similar to Tyler Seguin. Lindholm is better but Monahan was probably a top 20 center a couple at least a few years
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 6, 2023 at 10:24 a.m.
Thread:
Very simple off season
I hope Adams finds the top 4 D, that should be the main target. Moreover, he already said that improving the defense would be a priority and before that he wanted to trade for Chychrun.
I think that it is quite realistic if Olofsson is trade, and Savoie or Kulich takes his place. Savoie is already better on defense and on the forecheck than Olofsson, and he is also a more versatile player. If one of Okposo and Girgensons doesn't come back or they both leave, then I would like to get quality players in their place.
I would also consider goalie for tandem with Levi, but they will probably want another chance for UPL, especially if they improve the defense and we have fewer injuries, I hope this works.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 4, 2023 at 4:27 p.m.
Thread:
kinda going for it
Value aside (and boy, is it far aside), I don't see why Buffalo would be interested in Marcus Pettersson in the first place. Lefties Dahlin, Power and Samuelsson all seem reasonably competent to me, at least from where I sit, here across the continent.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 1, 2023 at 9:19 p.m.
Thread:
Jets rebuild without Chevy
So one year of Scheifele and scraps for moving down in the draft, Savoie, Krebs and other scraps. How can Buffalo say no
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 26, 2023 at 8:37 a.m.
Thread:
Tanev
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tjm220</b></div><div>One thing people are always getting wrong is Jost’s qualifying offer is $2.2 million. The Sabres are not going to risk losing him by not qualifying him just to save maybe half a million.</div></div>
Ah that’s right. I guess $2.2M for Jost is fine. Lots of space on the cap to accommodate
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 20, 2023 at 12:56 a.m.
Thread:
future is bright
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tjm220</b></div><div>I like Murphy as a potential partner for Power, and he has a multiyear deal in place already. I don’t know if the price is worth it, but if the Sabres get a legitimate defensive partner for Owen Power they will be well on their way to being a contender for the division, not just the playoffs. It doesn’t take a genius to see that Toronto, Tampa, and Boston will inevitably all take a step back next season due to salary cap reasons. If Buffalo gets a defense partner for Power, and adds a face-off winning penalty killer to improve the team defense, they will be a legitimate threat. The question of whether they really need to add a veteran goaltender to platoon with Levi or run with Levi and Luukkonen with an improved defense remains to be seen.</div></div>
Good post
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 18, 2023 at 6:53 p.m.
Thread:
Unrealistic
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Grayne_Wetzky</b></div><div>Someone on capfriendly labels their idea as unrealistic-
Someone still finds a way to tell them they’re wrong. Man you gotta love this community</div></div>
Well if they realized their unrealistic idea was pointless & they shouldn’t have wasted time putting that garbage on here in the first place, then we wouldn’t have an issue
That Sabres trade idea is utter garbage
Not only would we likely not be interested in Demko,
that’s soooooo much more than i think we’d even consider giving up for him
Even if you took out the 1st,
it would still probably be a “no”
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 17, 2023 at 8:02 p.m.
Thread:
McNucks 2324
Mc no thanks from mcBuffalo and we’re signing some of those ufas. We have cap space galore
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 17, 2023 at 4:12 p.m.
Thread:
Outdated Rebuild 1
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tjm220</b></div><div>Not sure I agree with that. Of course it all depends on how he plays this season. If he is a shut down defender who plays 25 minutes a game and is arguably a top paring defenseman, you could get a first round pick for him. But from what I have seen, he hasn’t been that guy for a while. He is a solid second pairing defender and that is what Buffalo is looking for, but they want someone who can play for the next two or three years next to Power, not just next season. Unless he were to come with an extension, Buffalo would not be looking for him unless they were just looking for a short term band aid, and the price they would pay would reflect that.</div></div>
BUF’d be far better off pursuing Dumba, Severson, Clifton, Holl, Stecher or even Nic Meloche. If VAN upgrades, you could pick up Ethan Bear or go after CAR's Coghlan or Chatfiel as well
I agree there's better options out there as longer-term solutions, but Tanev sheltered our Young Guy Kylington very well
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 16, 2023 at 3:23 p.m.
Thread:
2nd overall
Sabres would decline
Utterly LAUGHABLE dude
Just bc Levi is going to be our Starter,
that doesn’t mean we are gonna dump UPL for a (basically) worthless 4th round pick
Keep dreaming dude
There’s ZERO chance of anything like that happening
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 16, 2023 at 7:31 p.m.
Thread:
Rebuild the defense
The parayko contract is poison.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 16, 2023 at 12:13 a.m.
Thread:
What to do with this mess
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tjm220</b></div><div>Buffalo doesn’t need any retention on Toffoli, and you’re already asking for a lot for a guy on a one-year deal. Without an extension in place you can’t expect to get that much.</div></div>
I should have included that an extension would come with it I forgot to add that cause yeah that's an over payment for a rental.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 11, 2023 at 11:16 a.m.
Thread:
Lets start a discussion
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Campabee</b></div><div>No goalie outside the NHL is worth a top 5 pick, Caufield or Hutson.</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Random2152</b></div><div>Good thing Levi is in the NHL then</div></div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lancebmx</b></div><div>Buffalo needs a goalie. Levi is supposed to be a really good young goalie. Buffalo has a ton of offensively gifted talent...</div></div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mv21227</b></div><div>Shesterkin? Sorokin? Saros? And Hutson is a great prospect but he’s not more valuable than any of those goalies, or any of Ullmark, Demko, Oettinger, or Swayman imo</div></div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tjm220</b></div><div>Levi is exactly what the Sabres need...</div></div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>willinlisbon</b></div><div>Rather than comment on the trade itself....
I'm baffled as to why hab fans think we need a game changing goalie right now in year 1 of the rebuild?...</div></div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Stadel</b></div><div>If Hutson was right handed I'd probably do that. Goalies are so wildly unpredictable. Dahlin-Power-Hutson would absolutely rake lol</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Koskinen_The_Great</b></div><div>Charlie Lindgren started his career off 3-0. ..</div></div> Let's be clear neither team would make any of those trades.
Levi has excelled at every level of competition.
He had one blow out game this year, and he has been able to keep Buffalo competetive in every game he has played.
Buffalo is not about to trade a GK who has his future.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 10, 2023 at 7:48 p.m.
Thread:
Next szn playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tjm220</b></div><div>Luukkonen would never clear waivers, Comrie might. If Buffalo gets a solid partner for Power and improves the PK with a face-off winning center they can rely on, the young goaltending duo could be totally fine.</div></div>
Mayfield as D. Dickinson or Acciari at centre and set
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 7, 2023 at 11:52 a.m.
Thread:
Saros and Levi tag team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HockeyIsMyPassion61</b></div><div>Not even close for Juuse Saros, Need to offer a far better offer than this mess.
And Levi is a long ways away from being NHL ready. We just lit him up for 6 goals last night.</div></div>
Yeah, helps when 3 are basically scored by your own team
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 3, 2023 at 12:50 p.m.
Thread:
It Is Time
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tjm220</b></div><div>I don’t think we’re able to reflect that here, but all the kids (Kulich, Savoie, Ostlund) are eligible for slide contracts. So they won’t have burned their first year. Kulich may get a look, but unless he’s a revelation in camp he goes back to Rochester for the time being. The Sabres won’t rush the future and ruin it.</div></div>
That is true. I think provided he has a good camp though he's earned a 9 game look at least.
I'd also like to see Girgensons back as insurance personally.
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