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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 26, 2023 at 1:01 p.m.
Thread: Sabres untouchables
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boos</b></div><div>Not sure why people are still hating on Mitts. Another in the long list of Sabres whipping boys?

Presently on a 50-point pace (13+37,) is fifth on the team in avg toi/gm amongst forwards and is sixth in points/60 amongst Sabres forwards who've played 35 or more games. In addition, as we've seen the past few games with Olofsson on a different line, Mitts was far from the central problem of that black hole line earlier in the season.</div></div>

It's so infuriating. Guy plays 4 straight great games before Tampa. Then he plays solid all game against Tampa. Then the 5 guys on the ice get burned by a 150 pass to a defenseman and the team takes a penalty.. Twitter and my group chats were blowing up to burn Mitts alone at the stake
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 31, 2023 at 3:26 p.m.
Thread: Sammy Meier
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tjm220</b></div><div>Meier should not be a rental, and Reinhart is not. Adding both create cap issues just next year. Thompson is getting a $6 million raise, and Cozens could be getting about a $5 million raise. Just with those two contracts we don’t have enough cap space.</div></div>

They have &gt;$25 million to resign Meier, Cozens and Klague next year with Okposo, Girgensons and Anderson as UFA. They'd be 100% fine for next 2 years (end of Reinharts contract).

Also, they are actually pretty okay with the cap through 2026 unless Krebs, Quinn and Peterka ALL earn ( or demand ) more than $5M on average, AND Dahlin gets more than $10M, AND Power gets more than $7M. Those are definitely all well within the realm of possibility, tbf
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 31, 2023 at 12:47 p.m.
Thread: The Next Dominos to Fall
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KPasty</b></div><div>Why would it be dumb? They're starting to contend now, Levi is probably 2-3 years away. You have a goalie who is in his prime and can get you in to the playoffs and gain experience while most players on their cheap deals and not making $7M+ like Cozens, Quinn, Power will surely be making in just a couple seasons. Sure its a risk with his injuries, but a dumb move, it is not.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KPasty</b></div><div>Why would it be dumb? They're starting to contend now, Levi is probably 2-3 years away. You have a goalie who is in his prime and can get you in to the playoffs and gain experience while most players on their cheap deals and not making $7M+ like Cozens, Quinn, Power will surely be making in just a couple seasons. Sure its a risk with his injuries, but a dumb move, it is not.</div></div>

If they were a goalie away from a cup, maybe they'd make a move *like* this. But adding a struggling goalie to a team that is still learning how to defend well isn't the right move for them. It's just an impossibly risky one at that price, when A. UPL is starting to pan out B. 1st round pick winds up 11 in a fantastic draft C. If Levi becomes Demko in 2 years for Vancouver will have to go into hiding

P.s. Even when I was open to Demko earlier - when our goaltending was atrocious - I wouldn't consider moving Levi in the deal
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 28, 2023 at 8:53 p.m.
Thread: Might as well take it a step further
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Kyle_Davidson</b></div><div>I don’t like the package for McCabe.

Please don’t misunderstand when I say that because I don’t want to imply it’s “not enough” but it feels to me like Buffalo is offering their spare parts for what is definitely not a spare part for Chicago and other potential suitors.

I would keep it simple, prospect pick leave it at that. For example I would suggest

:blackhawks
Bloom
2023 2nd (Middle one of Buffalo/Philly/Vegas)

:sabres
Jake McCabe</div></div>

I agree the value of the trade I posted is more than fair. But being against having to flip a guy to get the extra 75% of the value is fair enough. Olofsson should get you a 1st assuming health, which puts the risk fully on CHI, so understandable.

This post is mostly about how much of a nightmare the 2nd line would be tho :tearsofjoy

Edit: also, yeah I should've just kept it simple but needed to move a body out for the roster to work
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 26, 2023 at 11:51 p.m.
Thread: rumors true
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dkollidas</b></div><div>I wouldn’t say that necessarily. Early in season they wanted to give Cozens and Mittelstadt opportunities at center behind the Thompson line, both being older, more established, but still young players. Cozens took his opportunity and ran, Mittelstadt foundered s bit, but found success with Olofsson when paired with Jost off of waivers…
Inevitably this left Krebs “stuck” centering Girgensons &amp; Okposo. But I really believe this has allowed Krebs’ game to really develop. He can carry the puck but has not become adept in a dump &amp; chase style. He can play with less offensive players and play more of a 200ft game… and he’s developed a REAL feistiness that a young team like this needs. He gets out there and likes to stir the pot and seems to have the respect of a lot of the other players for how he handled that situation.

On the roster right now, my long term keepers at forward are:
Skinner-Thompson-Tuch
Peterka-Cozens-Quinn
Krebs

He’s a long term top-9 forward who I believe will get a decent but not over the top 2nd contract and will be able to fit in long term.</div></div>

Spot on. The different style Krebs has picked up from playing with those 2 is going to pay dividends in the future, and I don't think he's the guy to lose confidence in his playmaking skills along the way. Going to be interesting how his next contract plays out in this conversation