Fun story out of the Allstar scrum, when Duchene asked what did he change in his game to help increase his scoring compared to the start of the year.

Said that Sakic came up to him and told him to switch his curve, recommended playing with a Sakic curve instead

GM of the year

Eichel,Eichel all day

My girl sings that every time she hears his name .
- cabin

THAT should be RJs call, for real.

Not a Sabre/Former Sabre
- stashu

Tyler Meyers.

Fun story out of the Allstar scrum, when Duchene asked what did he change in his game to help increase his scoring compared to the start of the year.

Said that Sakic came up to him and told him to switch his curve, recommended playing with a Sakic curve instead

GM of the year
- DDM-Coga

matthews did not impress me at the jr.s


I prefer what we have, if we can add oel, it's a wet dream
- homiedclown

I am confused as to what about him didnt impress you. I will concede that he didnt really have a 'wow' factor but seemed to be everywhere at the right time. Besides ndelkovic who kind of stole the show, he was USA's best player.

This is a tough one in my head because both options would have so much potential for either team. It would have to be a pick swap plus OEL. If if arizona isnt picking in the top 5, add more picks.

The only thing more exciting than drafting first overall in your own building, would be making a blockbuster and still getting to pick high in the first round.

I would rather have two Eichel's
- MCGUIZZY

Me too. I think a top 2D is hard to find, but I like Eichel's skill set too much to turn down a second player with similar potential.

I am confused as to what about him didnt impress you. I will concede that he didnt really have a 'wow' factor but seemed to be everywhere at the right time. Besides ndelkovic who kind of stole the show, he was USA's best player.

This is a tough one in my head because both options would have so much potential for either team. It would have to be a pick swap plus OEL. If if arizona isnt picking in the top 5, add more picks.

The only thing more exciting than drafting first overall in your own building, would be making a blockbuster and still getting to pick high in the first round.
- ieetbred

Did Eichel wow at the WJC? Last I remember Sam was the one who looked good while he was playing against Eichel.

Slightly reluctant to sign him at that much with Moulson still here. If we bought Moulson out I would do it. He would certainly be an upgrade
- MCGUIZZY

Totally agree.

Moulson is the key to them signing any of the FA forwards, like Boedker or Ladd, unfortunately.

Our 1st overall and moulson for oel and arizonas 1st overall. Id do that.

with oel and risto, you have that d needed for a cup for the next ten years

plus with ror and eichel up front as centerpieces
skunk, girgens, kane as side pieces

bogo as a second pair d man

guhle in the pipeline

lots of goalies that could be ready in a few years


you build for the cup with 3 centers, top d pair

oel, risto, ror, eichel, skunk, gus

that follows the formula
- homiedclown

Good points
OEL would really lock up our defense quite nicely

Very tough choice between him & Matthews
Can't go wrong either way IMO

Did Eichel wow at the WJC? Last I remember Sam was the one who looked good while he was playing against Eichel.
- Zschalberg

What i mean is eichel had 'wow' moments whereas matthews was steady and continually found himself in the right places at the right times. He didnt really jump off the screen to me. Larkin jumped off the screen in that WJC too, even more than eichel did. I would obviously still take eichel over larkin.

Other than the world juniors i havent really seen matthews, which is unfortunate because with eichel in college and mcdavid in the OHL we were able to see alot of them leading up to the draft.

2016 1st, Pysyk, Ennis to ANA for Hampus Lindholm and their 2016 1st. Throw in another draft pick if needed to get it done.
- SabresPanacea

Not to be rude, but are u outta your mind?!
We aren't trading our 1st round pick this year

Did u mean 2017?

risto/free agent
bogo/mccabe
pysyk/gorges


kane/ror/skunk
free agent fast player/eichel/girgens
foligno/larsson/ free agent fast player
deslaurers/schaller/gionta


buy out moulson


package ennis plus for a winger or that one d man


use the draft to get best player available
- homiedclown

What we do with Moulson is the key there
No clue what Murray is thinking
Right now, I assume we are gonna use the pick to get a winger
But that could all change too

I do like your trade for OEL idea
In a perfect world, trading down a spot or 2 so we can still get a stud winger and get back a good, young defenseman would be ideal

Not to be rude, but are u outta your mind?!
We aren't trading our 1st round pick this year

Did u mean 2017?
- jdfitz77

No I think that's what he meant. If that trade happens today you have, barring the lottery:

IN
Lindholm
9th Overall

OUT
4th Overall
Ennis
Pysyk

I don't agree with that trade since I feel the talent drop after 5 is enough, but say we're at 6th overall by the end of the year. I still don't do it but it's not completely out of line.

What we do with Moulson is the key there
No clue what Murray is thinking
Right now, I assume we are gonna use the pick to get a winger
But that could all change too

I do like your trade for OEL idea
In a perfect world, trading down a spot or 2 so we can still get a stud winger and get back a good, young defenseman would be ideal
- jdfitz77

I feel like if you're drafting 2 or 3 and you want to trade down 1 or 2 and still be in the top 5 to get the winger the most you're going to get is a prospect/2nd-3rd pairing/pick. We keep saying the picks at 2-5 are pretty close so unless you win the lotto, which right now we have a 9.5% chance, no one in the top 5 is going to try to move.

Edit: http://nhllotterysimulator.com/ in case you want to play around with this again. I got us picking 2nd overall the first time which would be great. However, not currently up to date since Toronto is below us in the current standings

No I think that's what he meant. If that trade happens today you have, barring the lottery:

IN
Lindholm
9th Overall

OUT
4th Overall
Ennis
Pysyk

I don't agree with that trade since I feel the talent drop after 5 is enough, but say we're at 6th overall by the end of the year. I still don't do it but it's not completely out of line.
- Zschalberg

For the draft...
I think there's a dropoff after Matthews, but not a huge one
Then the 2 Fins, and there's another dropoff before u get to Tkachuk, Chychrun, etc

No I think that's what he meant. If that trade happens today you have, barring the lottery:

IN
Lindholm
9th Overall

OUT
4th Overall
Ennis
Pysyk

I don't agree with that trade since I feel the talent drop after 5 is enough, but say we're at 6th overall by the end of the year. I still don't do it but it's not completely out of line.
- Zschalberg

Claude Lemieux is his agent, fwiw.

For the draft...
I think there's a dropoff after Matthews, but not a huge one
Then the 2 Fins, and there's another dropoff before u get to Tkachuk, Chychrun, etc
- jdfitz77

Honestly, if we don't get matthews or the 2 fins, I take chychrun. Clear top line d man material. If we win the lottery and columbus REALLY wants #1, their pick must be top 3, and they throw in werenski.