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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 28, 2021 at 2:09 p.m.
Thread: add some Swedes
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DogDayCaps2</b></div><div>Protas scored at a similar rate as Cozen did in t he WHL lol. TVR is a serviceable 3RHD and a 1st is a 1st lol. i traded for Olofsson... hes nota top 50-70 player in the league be more realistic with your expectations

56gp 13g 19a 32p ..... 15 points came on t he powerplay lol 47 point pace. re relies on the powerplay for 50% of his points
47.93cf% 46.74ff% 44.31xgf%

yeah clearly an underpayment for this elite level player... i overpaid and people still complain lolwoof</div></div>

He is not an elite player, i am not disputing that. The compensation you are trying to send back in return does not fix any of the issues plaguing the Sabres. Try targeting the Sabres clear weaknesses and depth issues primarily goaltending. I see Fucale sitting there one the Caps roster would definitely make that part of the deal.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 28, 2021 at 1:45 p.m.
Thread: see ya
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mwasylko34</b></div><div>Eichel for a top 6 winger, top 4 dman, bottom 6 player and 2 1sts is bad? Since when? Reinhart for a top 4 young dman, two picks, and a solid bottom 6 player is bad too? Every trade where these players go for an absurd amount people freak out about. These trades are both fair IMO</div></div>

Here is the issue you clearly forget how hard it was for Buffalo to get a true #1 center after the departure of Brier. Buffalo gave up O'Reilly for a boatload of stuff it took years for Tage Thompson to start blossoming. The reason you see what you consider unreasonable is because #1 centers are incredibly difficult to find. If the Sabres do not get a #2 center or a prospect that projects to either be a first or second line center is not a deal worth making. That is where i would start because those were the lessons learned from the O'Reilly trade.

As far as Reinhart, he just started playing center for the Sabres which provides insulation for Mittelstadt and Cozens so they dont have to be thrust into positions they are not ready for. If Reinhart is going to be traded i think a big portion of this decision will depend on Buffalo getting either the 1st or 2nd pick in the draft this year. If Buffalo takes an NHL ready defenseman like Owen Power then i would think they are set on the left side.

As for Ristolainen Buffalo does not need more picks they need a goalie.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 13, 2018 at 9:56 a.m.
Thread: Trades w/ CAR, NYR, NYI, ARIZ
How does my quote have no basis? In addition to Paul Hamilton even GMJB and Phil Housley have said similar things in recent interviews about the team speed issues. The team is far to slow. Up from Reinhardt, Okposo, ROR, Pomminville are way to slow. Okposo has no value at this point so he is not worth trading. Reinhardt is young and was on a roll at the end of last season so i prefer not to trade him. Pomminville has one more year left. Does ROR add a lot yes but what he lacks in speed is detrimental to the team up front. In addition, we have no left wingers on this team to pair with Eichel or ROR at this point. I do think he is valuable and i still question whether or not the Sabres should trade him at all because we know exactly how hard it is to find centers with his production. I'm not sure that Mittelstadt is ready for that role on the team already. In fact i'm positive he is not ready.

I just noticed that Skinner was only signed to one more year so i would agree now that i look at it a little closer it seems kinda pointless taking him at all. The Sabres would trade Kane just to end up in a similar situation again because i would agree i dont think it is worth paying Skinner $6.5 million for the production he has put up lately.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 13, 2018 at 8:59 a.m.
Thread: Trades w/ CAR, NYR, NYI, ARIZ
Did you watch Risto in his own zone this year? He was a disaster for a good chunk of the year. I will agree that the Sabres cannot afford to give up the right handed defenseman but the idea that ROR is vastly superior to Skinner is laughable. ROR's greatest value comes only by the fact that he is a center. He is incredibly slow and that was problematic for the Sabres all last year. Paul Hamilton said it this morning on WGR550 "Every time the Sabres played a team with speed they got crushed". He was 100% correct on that i went and watch games all season where the Sabres were far to slow. The Sabres need speed desperately and Skinner adds that speed.

How about this lets agree that the primary portion of this trade needs to revolve around ROR and Skinner after that the rest should involve maybe McCabe and Faulk and some picks or prospects.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 13, 2018 at 8:41 a.m.
Thread: Trades w/ CAR, NYR, NYI, ARIZ
I agree with the Canes fan on this even being a Sabres fan. The Canes do need an upgrade at center but not to the point where you give up a future franchise defenseman and your top winger. I think that what needs to happen is that you recognize that the most you can get for ROR in this deal is either Skinner or Halifin not both. The idea the McCabe is a top four defenseman is laughable. I went to enough games last year and came to the realization that at least at this point McCabe is a strong 3rd line defenseman that in times of need can sub in on the 2nd line.

From the Sabres perspective i will say that if the Sabres do decide to trade ROR to Carolina that the return of just Skinner is not enough. I know Canes fans this sounds absolutely crazy given the amount of points Skinner has put up in recent years but the fact of the matter is that Skinner is a wing and ROR is a center. Centers are worth their weight in gold just ask the Sabres who had to give up a crazy amount of assets to get ROR and give up an entire season to get Jack Eichel. This being said i think that if this trade were to be fair for both sides then the trade would need to be ROR and Ristolainen for Skinner, Halifin, and some form of cap dump comming towards Buffalo to even out the cap numbers. Either that or the Sabres retain some salary.