@martybiron43
ROR was very productive on the power play. Somebody will collect those points in his place. At even strength he wasn’t getting it done enough for me. I liked him but I’m not going to regret this, the Sabres will be fine without him.
- sbroads24

Marty's starting to sound like front office material

He's on an AHL deal, which doesn't count towards the eligibility thing. He needs to sign an NHL deal before June 2020.
- TheSabresTaco

OK, Thank You, I thought I saw him on CapFriendly a while back, must have been the AHL tryout contract. Thank you and all the others who replied, I thought I was losing my mind.

He’s still real to me dammit
- sbroads24

Do u have snapchat?!?!

Now he's terrible. You never answered. They were in the same draft why does Nylander get the benefit of the doubt?
- Wetbandit1

Tage Thompson. Plays NHL minutes. "Terrible"

Alex Nylander. Plays a couple gimme games. "He'll surprise you!"

Consistency, Jr. Get off your (frank)ing island.

So it's not a good trade because they didn't give us Robert Thomas.

Jesus. (frank).
- TheSabresTaco

I'm sure the Blues had Thomas and Kyrou on their untouchable prospects list

Good summary
That 1st is even years away from helping us,
if at all

If Thompson was a better prospect or young player, I’d be happy
But right now he just projects to be a decent guy for us
- jdfitz77

No offense fitz, because again YOU WERE SMARTER THEN ME IN REGARDS TO VANEK SIGNING IN BUFFALO , but

I'm glad you do not like the trade, makes me feel more comfortable about the trade working out for the sabres.

If we got one of 3 it might have saved the trade

now we have to put Thompson in the AHL next year to get his confidence up and to put him back at Center

So we'll see him in a year
- gerbe75pts

They should've came away with one of Thomas or Kyrou. By all accounts from most Blues bloggers and reporters Thompson has good potential but fell out of favor in terms of Blues high end prospects with his play this year. He could end up being great but right now I'm not exactly super confident in that.

No it's not a great trade because they got two 3rd line players who are on the wrong side of 30 one of which has never scored 20 goals before and the blues 4th best prospect. The 1st round pick will be nice if they use it to get Skinner, Zucker etc. otherwise it's just going to be in the 15-31 range.
- bluengold12

The vets love a team full of 30+ year olds

Imagine when we're in the playoffs they will be 33

Go us

Thompson isn't a bad player. Give the kid time to develop. We are going to have a young team with all the kids we have coming up. This isn't the world juniors. We need some sort of veteran presence.
- Pegullaville

It's mind numbing to me that people don't realize the significance of veterans. The right veterans can lead a team far.

Hi guys, I've been a reader for a while now and with this big trade that just went trough I tought it would be a good time to join the conversation and share my toughts

First off, I can't hide my disappointment of not getting one of Thomas, Kyrou, Kostkin or Parayko. I must admit I dont know much about Thompson but from what I've read he doesn't seem like a lock at all to be a top 6 player, which is what I would've like in the prospect included in the trade. That being said I still think that the deal is decent value for ROR, considering that is contract was risky to keep.

Also, I see a lot of you guys saying we should trade for Pacioretty. As a sabres fan who lives in Quebec, I saw a lot of MaxPacs and trust me trading for him would be a bad idea. I wouldn't even trade a 2nd round pick for him since I wouldn't be willing to give more than 4.5M/year for his extension which wouldn't get it done obviously.

Btw, english ain't my first language so sorry for the bad grammar
- Pharaoh97

Welcome!
Nice post

They should've came away with one of Thomas or Kyrou. By all accounts from most Blues bloggers and reporters Thompson has good potential but fell out of favor in terms of Blues high end prospects with his play this year. He could end up being great but right now I'm not exactly super confident in that.
- bluengold12

Now we're making him a center again so I'm kind of confused about this trade I thought he was going to develop into a power forward like the blues intended

I said he was terrible at skating that's a difference
- gerbe75pts

Not being a fast skater but works their tail off trumps talent that is lazy all day.

I give up defending him.

Not to mention the stat I posted earlier...he’s basically the opposite of Nylander
- sbroads24

They're both 20, I'm willing to give them at least 2 more years before I poop can them.

No it's not a great trade because they got two 3rd line players who are on the wrong side of 30 one of which has never scored 20 goals before and the blues 4th best prospect. The 1st round pick will be nice if they use it to get Skinner, Zucker etc. otherwise it's just going to be in the 15-31 range.
- bluengold12

This is insanely shallow analysis.

I said he was terrible at skating that's a difference
- gerbe75pts

No, you said he's terrible AND he needs help on his skating.

Edit: And still no reason for Nylander, but not Thompson.

The vets love a team full of 30+ year olds

Imagine when we're in the playoffs they will be 33

Go us
- gerbe75pts

You're right. No team in the history of the league has ever won a cup with a few 33 year old players.

Not sure where they'll play Berglund, but he'd instantly become our #1 or #2 LW.

Thompson is a big, skilled RW with a great shot....if you love Olofsson, you should love Thompson too. Very possible they see him as a guy who fits with Eichel, even if he's not ready day 1.
- Lunaion

Ummm... then why doesn’t he score more?

I said he was terrible at skating that's a difference
- gerbe75pts

No, he isn't.

Marty's starting to sound like front office material
- Lunaion

Marty is pretty unbiased. He laid into Jack during the season last year a few times.

He’s better than Peters that’s for sure.

OK, Thank You, I thought I saw him on CapFriendly a while back, must have been the AHL tryout contract. Thank you and all the others who replied, I thought I was losing my mind.
- Sabrehagan

You can find him under the reserve contacts section. Dahlins there too!

Now we're making him a center again so I'm kind of confused about this trade I thought he was going to develop into a power forward like the blues intended
- gerbe75pts

Why are you still talking about Hudson Fasching? Wait, nevermind.

No, you said he's terrible AND he needs help on his skating.

Edit: And still no reason for Nylander, but not Thompson.
- Wetbandit1

Sorry it was supposed to be at

But go on ...

If you look at my past post I never called him horrible I criticized the skating

I'm sure the Blues had Thomas and Kyrou on their untouchable prospects list
- Powerslave

We should trade mittelstadt for Skinner emirite

No, he isn't.
- TheSabresTaco

Yes he is he needs a to work on it

This is insanely shallow analysis.
- TheSabresTaco

It's actually just pure, raw facts. We didn't get a good enough return for a jack of all trades center. I don't care how much he whined about sucking or was a sore loser. I'd be a sore loser too if I had to play on a pathetic loser franchise that doesn't realize you need to surround your centers with goal scoring wingers and keep them here...