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Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 5:16 p.m.
Thread: smart adds
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hawksguy81</b></div><div>Hawks decline...but not enough to take on 3 more years of that contract.</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ChiHawk</b></div><div>If Skinner was signed for 1 more season Hawks do this. Maybe with 2 more they still do, but 3 more seasons? I don't think they do it</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Snowhawk18</b></div><div>The third year remaining on Skinner’s contract is the real killer for me...</div></div> Great, because the Sabres should not be trading him at all.
He is playing well for us &amp; we have <strong>plenty</strong> of Cap room
So there’s really no reason we’d wanna move him!

<a href="/users/Cozens42" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Cozens42</a>
All of these Skinner trades in which either the Sabres include assets (as this one) or they trade him for less than future considerations have no basis in reality.
Hertl was traded for a prospect chosen 32nd in last year's draft and this years first round pick which will be also very late.
Tomas has three additional years remaining on his contract than Jeff.
Over the last three years Tomas has played in 209 games scoring 65 goals with 162 pts while accumulating a <strong>-71 rating</strong>.
While, Jeff is 18 months older but over the past three years has played in 216 games with <strong>88</strong> goals and 185 pts while accumulating a <strong>ZERO +/-</strong>.
Other than the length of contracts the contracts are essentially identical.
It is unlikely Jeff will be moved due his NTC, but he is far from a cap dump and his return if he accepted a trade should be more commensurate with the Hertl return than this trade.

Well, that is my penny and half for the week.
Fire away, hit me with your best shot!
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 11 at 6:22 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 11 at 5:35 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 9 at 11:11 p.m.
Thread: Skinner
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>littlejerryseinfeld</b></div><div>If we are retaining on skinner I want a real asset. Not to pay mikheyev essentially 6.25 million</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Stadel</b></div><div>Have no issue biting the bullet to do this, but skinner would never waive. He chose buffalo cause its in the north east (rejected LA of all places).</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AntiAnalytics</b></div><div>It just bc YOU wanna move Skinner,
it doesn’t mean the Sabres do in real life
Any sort of trade like this would be VERY surprising</div></div> All of these Skinner trades in which either the Sabres include assets or they trade him for less than future considerations (as this one) have no basis in reality.
Hertl was traded for a prospect chosen 32nd in last year's draft and this years first round pick which will be also very late.
Tomas has three more years remaining on his contract than Jeff AND over the last three years Tomas has played in 209 games scoring 65 goals with 162 pts while accumulating a -71 rating.
Jeff is 18 months older but over the past three years has played in 216 games with <strong>88</strong> goals and 185 pts while accumulating a ZERO +/-.
Other than the length of contracts the contracts are essentially identical.
It is unlikely Jeff will be moved due his NTC, but he is far from a cap dump and his return if he accepted a trade should be more commensurate with the Hertl return than this trade.

Well, that is my penny and half for the week.
Fire away, hit me with your best shot!
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 7 at 10:35 a.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CF18GM</b></div><div>...BUF trade makes WPG absolutely worse. Trading Iafallo and Stanley for guys you're gonna healthy scratch anyway, what's the point? EJ and Okposo do nothing for WPG...</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AntiAnalytics</b></div><div>Sabres say yes, but you’re overpaying
U could have each of them for mid round picks</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OrganizedConfusion55</b></div><div>We are getting 6th and a cap dump.</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Czu8iks</b></div><div>Sabres agree.</div></div> Actually, if the Jets are in a win now mode that is a good trade for both teams.
For the Jets:
Stanley has only played 7 games since the beginning of the season so he is spending a lot of time in the press box, while Johnson would add playoff experience even if he only practiced with the team.
Iafallo has not worked out as well as expected IMO and Okposo is out producing him comparing per 60 minutes: Goals 0.9 v 0.5, Pts 1.7 v.1.2 and Hits 4.3 v 1.7.
Remember Okposo is playing fourth line minutes and may still reach 15 to 16 goals.
That production from a fourth liner is money in the bank. Let's not undersell his value.

For the Sabres:
Alex gets to move back to his place of birth, he is younger than Kyle and he may bring the same energy that Tuch did playing for his home town team.
Stanley is a huge LHD, large players take longer to develop, and defensemen take even longer.
Granato likes to put large players on the PK, so while Buffalo is over loaded with LHD, he may fit Don's mold.

Over all:
The Jets make this deal to win today, the Sabres make this deal to win next season.
Forum: NHL TradesMar. 6 at 3:07 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GM69</b></div><div>Byram's injury history makes him a big question mark. As is if Colorado will be able to resign Mitts. Could end up being a wash.</div></div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Colonel_Green</b></div><div>Great move for Colorado to hopefully nail down a position of weakness post-Kadri
Not sure about this for the Sabres, Byram isn’t really filling an obvious position of need, however talented he is.</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>majormoose007</b></div><div>4 lefties in the top 4 is an odd strategy</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RukaRadebe</b></div><div>Don't understand this from the Sabres perspective. Sure Byram is great, but they already have Dahlin and Power... They must be reasonably confident that one of those three will work well on their off side.</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>FoxYou727</b></div><div>For me, I say avs win
Thet get a true 2C and in my opinion one of the most underrated players in the league
Bryam injury concerns was a valid reason to move on from him, still D-man take longer to develop. Devon Toews is the best example of being patient with d-men prospects
Also Buffalo has 2 1st overall picks that are left handed d-man in Power and Dahlin so adding another one seems a little strang
Now if Bryam was right handed I would say this is fair, but for right now I say avs win.
I'll come back to this in 3-5 years and see how much has changed</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Missouri</b></div><div>Colorado wins imo. Byram has shown flashes but he hasn't played a full season yet. Never got more then 50 games in. If he can stay healthy and play the way he has, this will be a very fair deal.</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jpsnow13</b></div><div>Byram lost value with his injury history. You can't play 1st pairing minutes if you can't take a hit. There's risk here.</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jpsnow13</b></div><div>Common man, Let's be real here.
<strong>Byram has missed around 160 games in the last 4 seasons</strong>. Not "every trade" has that kind or risk.</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>retro</b></div><div>I think the avs win this deal. I don't get the hype with Byram and the Avs get a very good 2C who's also young.</div></div> <a href="/users/OrganizedConfusion55" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@OrganizedConfusion55</a>
First, congratulations to Casey going from a bottom feeding totally lost organization to a recent Stanley cup team.
Second, congratulations to Chris MacFarland for filling need and giving up an injury prone LHD.
Third, This is a horrible deal for the Sabres, FIVE left handed defensemen?
Colorado needed a second line center, Buffalo does not need a fifth LHD especially one who is injury prone.
Buffalo should have held out for MUCH more.
Colorado and Casey are the BIG winners in this trade, Buffalo huge loss adding a defenseman when the team is struggling to score goals.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 6 at 1:32 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 5 at 9:23 p.m.
Thread: Mittelstadt
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 5 at 1:26 p.m.
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Thread: Preds
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 4 at 9:57 a.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BUFF36</b></div><div>I would do this trade</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wojme</b></div><div>This is probably the most accurate trade for mitts on the site..</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AntiAnalytics</b></div><div>It does make sense for the Sabres, kinda
I’m pretty sure we’ll look at the UFA market first though
And if we do have to trade, we’d likely wanna move other pieces &amp; <strong>keep Mitts
I’d say a trade like you’ve proposed is in the realm of possibility though</strong></div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sabres89</b></div><div><strong>The Sabres had a first round grade on Wahlberg</strong>, and apparently were giddy when he was on the board when they picked in the second round. Wahlberg was on swedens top line at the wjc, with ostlund and lekkerimaki. I guess the obvious questions are- will he stay at center or transition to wing, is he a true power forward or just a guy with size, and how long until he comes over.</div></div> All of you are very knowledgeable Sabre fans.
Thus this is a difficult post for me write.
<strong>Marino</strong> would be a great fit for the Sabres.
Tom Fitzgerald absolutely fleeced Ron Hextall in that trade (but nearly every one did as well).
It appears Buffalo will get a RHD and two potential NHL prospects for Casey, one NHL prospect and a third.
Sounds like Buffalo could not refuse.

That is the good stuff.
<strong>Seamus Casey</strong> is a 5'10" puck moving RHD, even if could make the jump to the NHL, he does not fit the mold that helps Buffalo's RHD.
6'1" <strong>Stillman</strong> was taken 29th OA in 2021,
He had an unremarkable OHL career scoring 48 pts his final season which was just over half the 90 pts of team leader Tucker Robertson had.
He will turn 21 this month and has 18 pts in 43 games for the AHL Comets. Compare that to Kulich and Rosen.

On the other hand <strong>Wahlberg</strong> looks like a full grown man in this picture https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=249109 of him.
Buffalo needs more players of his stature and not trade him away.

Let me close, not all of you are strongly endorsing this trade, but take out Wahlberg for me to consider it.
The two Devil prospects do not move my needle, Wahlberg does.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 3 at 4:56 p.m.
Thread: Sabres TDL
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 2 at 10:55 p.m.
Thread: dreaming
Forum: Fauteuil - DGMar. 2 at 10:34 a.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Campabee</b></div><div>I like Ottawa's chances next season as well, Buffalo still need better goaltending, I think Tampa is gonna fall hard but who knows they still have some great players...</div></div> Love reading your comments as you tend to be knowledgeable and even handed.
You support your POV with easily verifiable facts and not opinions.
Montreal and Buffalo could be scary good next year and beyond.
Good trades and drafting.
Both teams have solid young defensemen and forwards in the line up and in the prospect stream.
Your GM's (Bergevin and Hughes) are more willing to take risks trading for Suzuki, Newhook, Matheson all great deals and even Monahan (Anderson and Dvorak deals not so much almost forgot the Subban for Weber blockbuster), while Adams refuses to move any picks or prospects to fill obvious holes only making the obvious rebuilding moves trading away Reinhart, Ristolainen, Hall and Eichel.

As I watch the Sabres, and if you ever read my posts from last year, I could see the problem with Luukkonen was the defensemen not clearing rebounds nor the front of the net.
Clearing rebounds had improved but too often his vision is still blocked or the pucks are being tipped by his own players.
Since the first of the year he has the lowest GAA 1.84 and highest SV% 0.934 among all NHL GK who have played at least 10 games.
So save to say, he and Levi will be the net protectors in the future.

What is wrong with the Sabres?
Erik Johnson is a pylon, I cannot remember every game but his turnovers and poor play led to three goals in the last Ducks game which the Sabres lost 4-3.
This week he tipped a puck scoring another goal for Florida a game which the Sabres lost 3-2.
Since the first of the year his xGA 5v5 is 3.41/60, next worse Connor Clifton at 2.81 second worse among Sabre defensemen.
He has not provided the leadership that was expected and is over paid by at least $2,000,000.

The PP has not provided the scoring edge as it did last season (but they did get 2 goals to knock out Tampa so that is good).
Anyone even with an untrained eye can see that Thompson has not recovered from his wrist injury which in turn has impacted both Skinner and Tuch.
Quinn injuries obviously have impacted the scoring as he is replaced by Erik Robinson instead of Victor Olofsson (do not understand why he is not getting more ice time he has only played 5 games since the first of the year).
Cannot figure out Power as his shooting % is down from 14.7 to 8.2 this year but he is still creating scoring chances.

Well that is my take, Go Habs Go ... Let's Go Sabres!

EDIT: wow that was longer than I thought it would be.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 1 at 6:17 p.m.
Thread: Fresh start