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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 2, 2021 at 11:23 a.m.
Thread: Adams running out of options
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JokiStan</b></div><div>He has options, and I don't think Anaheim will be the team. Keep Comtois and finish last in scoring again</div></div>

Not overly concerned about scoring at this point. Developing the kids, and continuing to add young cost controlled assets through trades/drafting should be the focus. It's how rebuilds work. You make major additions when the time is right, not just for the sake of doing it.

Ask Toronto fans about the Phil Kessel trade. You rush a rebuild you end up having someone who can score a bunch, but also end up with a roster of player who can't support him, leading to giving up major assets like the Seguin/Hamilton picks. It's not the right time to be blowing the prospect wad to get Eichel.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 2, 2021 at 11:17 a.m.
Thread: Adams running out of options
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>eVANder</b></div><div>Do we think Eichel is playing another game for the Sabres though? I get that his NMC doesnt kick in until next year and that he has term left but I think he needs to be gone by training camp or the price tag is going to drop. There's no rush for the teams enquiring either and, in fact, alot of them are moving on because they need to build a team and can't plan for a $10 million buffer.

They need Eichel to get healthy and play some games if they want to get what they're asking for.

This is much different than the Duchene situation.</div></div>

Yeah, I don't disagree at all. Eichel certainly isn't making it easy on Buffalo, but they've either got to rush and pull the trigger in the next month (Which is getting harder because of what you said above), or wait until the draft next year when he's hopefully healthy. An in-season trade is a near impossibility because of the cap hit.

If I'm Adams, I'm sitting down with Eichel's representative ASAP, mainly to tell them to the shut the heck up. I get that the relationship is fractured, but Buffalo isn't going to trade him until the value is there, and them meddling in the process is affecting his value.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 13, 2020 at 11:01 p.m.