An offer sheet is the one exception in my eyes. Adding one of Marner or Laine changes things. I’d then move Reinhart to get another Centreman once his deal is up after the following season. We would still retain the Blues first rounder and SJS so we draft twice this year. Adding a 21-22 year old superstar would be worth it.
- Pegullaville

Sounds great in a forum.
To wrench Laine, Marner, Mathews, any of that type you are going $12-$13m more?, and signing Skinner for $8+m. And giving up 4 1sts so there goes the pipeline.
Good luck.

Go get Stone at $10m and save the 4 1st, god knows they will need them.

Stay the course.
Make a deadline deal...1 player, check
Drain the Swamp as much as possible
Draft well, fill the pipeline
Sign a good FA for top 6, sign another 3rd 4th liner, 1-2 players, check
Make a offseason Hockey trade, 1 player, check

There's 3-4 players...promote 1 - 2 from Rochester.
Compete.
- IonSabres

The swamp will be effectively drained after next year

Pegula loves P Kane and wants him here but that's not gonna happen.
- SABRES 89

Him and Jack might not mesh very well either.

The swamp will be effectively drained after next year
- mattmoulson

And what we will have is swamp muck.

If I may offer a different perspective as an outsider. the long time sabres fans need to let the last 45 year go. murray left a steaming pile of feces behind him. Give Botteril another off-season to clean up. He has the Sabres moving in the right direction.

it would be shortsighted to give up a 1st for a rental at this point in the process. the notion it will take 4-5 years for a draft choice to help is not relevant in this NHL. the league is getting younger every season.

JMO. and if this helps, i waited every one of those 49 (frank)ing years for the Hawks to finally win a Cup.

Pegula loves P Kane and wants him here but that's not gonna happen.
- SABRES 89

He’s having quite possibly the best season of his career. But he’s 31 next year. If we were on the Leafs level I’d do it, just like how the Pens went and got Kessel, but we aren’t on that level.

Him and Jack might not mesh very well either.
- cabin

They would but........................

And what we will have is swamp muck.
- cabin

throw it at the clown

If I may offer a different perspective as an outsider. the long time sabres fans need to let the last 45 year go. murray left a steaming pile of feces behind him. Give Botteril another off-season to clean up. He has the Sabres moving in the right direction.

it would be shortsighted to give up a 1st for a rental at this point in the process. the notion it will take 4-5 years for a draft choice to help is not relevant in this NHL. the league is getting younger every season.

JMO. and if this helps, i waited every one of those 49 (frank)ing years for the Hawks to finally win a Cup.
- Gramps28

Hey Gramps !!!!!!

throw it at the clown
- Gramps28

Nothing like waiting 5-6 more years. Draining the swamp you say, gotta give a 1st and a player to do that.
- SABRES 89

Gotta do it anyway right?
OS doesnt change a thing in that regard.
But OS gets rid of the picks to drain it.

I'd love to see an offer sheet when the team is that 1 player away and can live for 3-4 years without the pipeline to infuse talent.
Would you say they are there now?

Sounds great in a forum.
To wrench Laine, Marner, Mathews, any of that type you are going $12-$13m more?, and signing Skinner for $8+m. And giving up 4 1sts so there goes the pipeline.
Good luck.

Go get Stone at $10m and save the 4 1st, god knows they will need them.
- IonSabres

I’d be moving one of Skinner or Reinhart once Dahlin and Mitts are due for their deals. Could recoup those picks in a trade in return for those guys.

Pegula loves P Kane and wants him here but that's not gonna happen.
- SABRES 89

no reason for the Hawks to move Kane. He is going to be effective for a long time.

Sabres might have the assets for Kane but it would set them back years.

If I may offer a different perspective as an outsider. the long time sabres fans need to let the last 45 year go. murray left a steaming pile of feces behind him. Give Botteril another off-season to clean up. He has the Sabres moving in the right direction.

it would be shortsighted to give up a 1st for a rental at this point in the process. the notion it will take 4-5 years for a draft choice to help is not relevant in this NHL. the league is getting younger every season.

JMO. and if this helps, i waited every one of those 49 (frank)ing years for the Hawks to finally win a Cup.
- Gramps28

Voice of reason.

I’d be moving one of Skinner or Reinhart once Dahlin and Mitts are due for their deals. Could recoup those picks in a trade in return for those guys.
- Pegullaville

Not good odds on getting the same return. But they will be cheaper .

Hey Gramps !!!!!!
- cabin

Hiya Cabby! Happy Belated!

Hiya Cabby! Happy Belated!
- Gramps28

Thanks


how are things in the other 3rd world threads ?

Gotta do it anyway right?
OS doesnt change a thing in that regard.
But OS gets rid of the picks to drain it.

I'd love to see an offer sheet when the team is that 1 player away and can live for 3-4 years without the pipeline to infuse talent.
Would you say they are there now?
- IonSabres

Eichel is almost willing the Sabres to the playoffs by himself this year. Imagine when Dahlin is a top 5 d-man in the NHL (I think he could by the end of the year next year). We are a perennial playoff contender with those two alone. Adding a Marner/Laine to that to play with Jack makes him even better. Reinhart is out the door though forsure and he recoups those picks we lost or gets us the depth we’ll need. But it’s a pipe dream. I do agree with your way of going about this year otherwise as you know if you read any of my posts the last few weeks.

Not good odds on getting the same return. But they will be cheaper .
- cabin

We're talking about actually signing someone to an offer sheet and it not being matched. No one is concerned about odds.

Thanks


how are things in the other 3rd world threads ?
- cabin

i would never sully this account with them.

We're talking about actually signing someone to an offer sheet and it not being matched. No one is concerned about odds.
- Lunaion

Odds of an offer sheet ? pretty high these days . Been a few years since one .

i would never sully this account with them.
- Gramps28

My youngest, son turned 26 today

My youngest, son turned 26 today
- cabin

yeah. Have no idea where the years have gone. my girls are 24 and 21 now.

Odds of an offer sheet ? pretty high these days . Been a few years since one .
- cabin

Odds on any offer sheet are low. Odds on JB being the guy is much lower. Odds on it not being matched are even lower.

Odds on any offer sheet are low. Odds on JB being the guy is much lower. Odds on it not being matched are even lower.
- Lunaion

Only players with a remote chance of not being matched are Laine and Marner and that’s due to the team cap situations. But I agree, it would be tough for any team not to match those deals. Us offering Marner 13M though to push the price up for the leafs would be glorious.