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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 31, 2023 at 12:56 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 29, 2023 at 12:02 p.m.
Thread: Sabres
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>rktkt66</b></div><div>Murphy has been on my wish list for awhile because of how good a fit he seems with what the Sabres have/need but that package for him is far steeper than it should be. I know most fans are dismissing Olofsson as this worthless player that will be a cap dump out of desperation but he's a three-time 20+ goal scorer - those don't grow on trees, regardless of mediocre defensive play. Even though he had some expected rough stretches as a rookie, UPL's age and potential also don't qualify yet as bust with no value.

If Buffalo were to add Murphy, he just seems like a tailor-made partner for Power - just like Samuelsson's more physical, defensive-oriented style allows Dahlin more freedom to freewheel offensively, Murphy would provide a similar safety net so Power can advance his offensive contributions more than he was able to last season. Murphy's also a more physical player who would compensate for Power not being that.

In the end, I just don't think the Hawks - despite the publicized scorched earth path they've been on - will deal Murphy; they seem to like him and Jones to be part of their veteran leadership to all of the kids they'll bring in.</div></div>

I've been up on the trade Murphy bandwagon for quite a while. But I agree and think Chicago values his leadership and mentoring capabilities and won't trade him. I even think Murphy would be a leading candidate to have 18 year old Bedard live with him this season.

But getting back to the trade, if we're wrong about the Murphy and Chicago love affair, maybe Buffalo can keep Luukkonen and just trade Olofsson and the picks. Oloffson is likely to have a decent 20-25 goal season, and if he shows no interest in extending with the Hawks, could be flipped at the TDL to garner more assets.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 28, 2023 at 10:29 a.m.
Forum: Fauteuil - DGMay 6, 2023 at 12:30 p.m.
Thread: why not 11-7
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 16, 2023 at 12:26 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 16, 2023 at 12:14 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 16, 2023 at 9:10 a.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Buffalove</b></div><div>Well I’m not sure if you were looking at a more updated list
*if so, please post a link
But half the guys on this list aren’t prospects anymore, they’re on the Sabres roster &amp; playing regularly
Guys at numbers: 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, &amp; 10 are all playing for us

I think it’s more that we’re stacked with guys that would fall into the tier of “B level” prospects
While most teams have 5 or so guys in this tier, we’ve got at least a dozen
So i guy like Bloom was ranked 19th on the list i posted the link to, but really, you could flip a coin between him &amp; anyone from 11 on imo

I’ve never seen him play other than highlights, &amp; everyone’s highlights look good. Everything I’ve read on him seems to be fairly positive though, &amp; he seems to be progressing nicely. Way too soon to guess what he’ll end up being though.
Rank seems to be from career AHLer to decent middle6 guy

But you’re right- we are overloaded &amp; don’t have room to give all these guys the chance they deserve
Makes total sense to move some along in packages to get a good player to help us</div></div>

Here's a link to a recent Athletic story by Scott Wheeler describing the top 15 Sabre prospects. I used it as a refernce when making the Buffalo trade above. One man's opinion for sure. As for the Murphy return, besides the 2nd round pick and for reasons discussed earlier, I think you can part with someone decent. My whole thought process with this particular ACGM proposal was to construct a bad 2023-24 Chicago team that would be in contention for another top 3 pick next summer, and also get a young forward from you who can contribute in 2 or 3 years.

https://theathletic.com/4147000/2023/02/04/sabres-nhl-prospect-pool-rankings-2023/
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 15, 2023 at 6:13 p.m.