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Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 4:50 p.m.
Thread: Adams a Jack Adams
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BuffaloSoldier55</b></div><div>The one Columbus fan in the thread said that's the type of package it would take. Also that it's foolish.
Maybe a Prospect, 3rd rd pick conditional 2nd if he plays benchmark number of games.

Kuzy went for just a 3rd out of the program, he was consistently healthier however.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AntiAnalytics</b></div><div>Idk what to tell ya dude
EVERY Sabres fan thinks it’s a bad idea

But maybe you’re right, &amp; everyone else is wrong, Lol</div></div>

And that's why Laine is unlikely to move this summer. Columbus can afford to wait to see if he rebounds. There's absolutely no pressure to sell him for pennies on the dollar. So to convince the org to trade him would require an offer commesurate with the top-line winger he can be, otherwise they'll just wait. This offer is that, so Columbus would accept. But obviously Buffalo would never offer it, so that's moot. Sounds like OP is just looking to see what that would mean for Buffalo, and Sabres fans just want to be mad (and that I don't blame y'all for one bit).
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 2:12 p.m.
Thread: Players I would move if a first round loss
Speaking as a fan of a team that has knocked the Leafs out of the playoffs once during this core's tenure (despite what narrative you all choose, the two teams had the same record going into the bubble and it wasn't a David-beats-Goliath matchup) AND who is constantly the subject of "dump Marner" trades we don't want: you're not moving him. He makes an insane amount of money, has a full NMC, and most importantly he has no incentive to waive it to move anywhere. He's a coddled baby who's lived and breathed Leafs his entire existence. There is nothing Tre can do to get him to waive those trade protections. It doesn't matter what you could get for him because he is not moving. Let him walk in FA, but Dubas guaranteed you'll never get anything meaningful for him when he gave him the NMC.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 12:02 p.m.
Thread: Sillinger Offersheet
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SpiderSpiderSpider28</b></div><div>Do Columbus fans still think Sillinger has high upside? I really liked him back at the 2021 draft a ton and would kill to give him a chance in Philly, but it sounded like his development may have been a bit rushed</div></div>

Oh, it was absolutely rushed. No "a bit" about it. He benefited his rookie year from being Voracek's personal center. Then the next year Jake suffered his final concussion in Finland and LTIRed (and just officially retired this week), and Sillinger proceeded to have a dreadful sophomore slump. This year, he rebounded and was arguably the team's best center by the end of the season, usable in all situations. He's probably still a 3C on a good team with an optimistic Cirelli comp, but defensively reliable centers who can play up or down the lineup as needed are definitely worth 5.5 mill. Columbus also is historically starved of centers, so I think while 5.5 for his first RFA deal feels high, the org would be pretty motivated to keep him.

Also I do not think the Flyers should be risking that first.