yeah, stupid SJ. just wish Alexis was a C. especially for what DET needs.
- wingz4life

Alexis and Larkin would be a lot of fun, for Detroit fans at least.

could be worse too.look at SJs roster. 3 defensemen on the wrong side of 30 with a collective cap hit of 27 mill (Vlasic,Karlsson,Burns). :O.
- wingz4life

I guess they could have used a GM that prided himself on high AAV and short term.

Life moves fast in this league.

Alexis and Larkin would be a lot of fun, for Detroit fans at least.
- Pegullaville

theyd have a bunch of wingers bertuzzi,mantha,zadina, alexis.
no # 1 center really. if you consider Larkin that.

I guess they could have used a GM that prided himself on high AAV and short term.

Life moves fast in this league.
- Pegullaville

he has a point though! he was wrong about eichel. but he got overruled on Skinner..

could be worse too.look at SJs roster. 3 defensemen on the wrong side of 30 with a collective cap hit of 27 mill (Vlasic,Karlsson,Burns). :O.
- wingz4life

Say you guys get the 2nd pick and Buffalo jumps up to the 4th. Any way Larkin could be had for that pick, or is he just of limits.

theyd have a bunch of wingers bertuzzi,mantha,zadina, alexis.
no # 1 center really. if you consider Larkin that.
- wingz4life

Perhaps they use Mantha as trade bait in that case ?

theyd have a bunch of wingers bertuzzi,mantha,zadina, alexis.
no # 1 center really. if you consider Larkin that.
- wingz4life

I’m not going to pretend that I watch too many Red Wings games but I would say that Larkin isn’t a high end 1C but doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb as one either.

I’d love him in Royal Blue as a 1B to Eichel’s 1A

Say you guys get the 2nd pick and Buffalo jumps up to the 4th. Any way Larkin could be had for that pick, or is he just of limits.
- Buff36

they dont have any other C so no.

They have Larkin, Filpulla, Nielsen. Ehn? Its a joke right now.
They have Veleno/Rasmussen but who knows how good they will be.

larkin is the kind of player who would be amazing behind a superstar like Eichel.

I’m not going to pretend that I watch too many Red Wings games but I would say that Larkin isn’t a high end 1C but doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb as one either.

I’d love him in Royal Blue as a 1B to Eichel’s 1A
- Pegullaville

Larkin is a good center. is he a #1 center on a cup contendor? not sure.
the Mantha-Larkin-Bertuzzi line is a good line when everyone is healthy.

yes. Larkin would be perfect behind a superstar like Eichel.
if BUF had someone like Larkin as #2 it would fill a huge hole obviously and make a world of difference i think..

One thing I definitely like about the moves the Pegulas made is that I can't remember the last page on this board that had non-hockey discussions.

Perhaps they use Mantha as trade bait in that case ?
- Pegullaville

for a defenseman if anything. already traded AA. its upto Yzerman to make the draft picks work.

for a defenseman if anything. already traded AA. its upto Yzerman to make the draft picks work.
- wingz4life

Could say that about every franchise though.

for a defenseman if anything. already traded AA. its upto Yzerman to make the draft picks work.
- wingz4life

Swap first round picks and do Mantha for Dahlin.

they dont have any other C so no.

They have Larkin, Filpulla, Nielsen. Ehn? Its a joke right now.
They have Veleno/Rasmussen but who knows how good they will be.

larkin is the kind of player who would be amazing behind a superstar like Eichel.
- wingz4life

Yeah I thought that, my thinking was With the 2nd pick you guys get Byfield, and made that trade, then the 4th you could take Drysdale or even another C

Swap first round picks and do Mantha for Dahlin.
- Hatboro_Swords

no, keep Dahlin. hes hard to find!

Yeah I thought that, my thinking was With the 2nd pick you guys get Byfield, and made that trade, then the 4th you could take Drysdale or even another C
- Buff36

they need to get #2 at least because they need to get the best C in the draft (Byfield) if they miss out on Alexis. im not sure about these German players yet.....

they need to get #2 at least because they need to get the best C in the draft (Byfield) if they miss out on Alexis. im not sure about these German players yet.....
- wingz4life

This yrs lottery is effed up. If all top 3 lqnd on the place cards, it could turn into a crazy 1st rnd full of trades.

Whats wrong with that .. it was smart
- gerbe75pts

Check your PMs.

Sabres got enough small guys on their team. Draft best goal scorer in CHL and be done with it.
- Hatboro_Swords

If Rossi is somehow available at 10 and the Sabres have that pick, they moonwalk to the virtual stage while giving out high fives to make Rossi the pick.

Hockey culture is flat out (frank)ed up in general.

Just think about half the hockey dads who show up to rinks everywhere and act like complete bumholes half the time.
- sbroads24

Boss

You draft Alexis no matter what.
Whats scary is Ottawa can draft 1,2 and it changes the dynamic for them.
- devias69

No Vontae Mack no matter what

Swap first round picks and do Mantha for Dahlin.
- Hatboro_Swords

You trade monty not Dahlin

You trade monty not Dahlin
- Slapjackzack

I think what he was suggesting was the following:

To Detroit - Sabres 2020 7th overall & Dahlin
To Buffalo - Detroit 2020 1st overall & Mantha

get your season tickets now

I think what he was suggesting was the following:

To Detroit - Sabres 2020 7th overall & Dahlin
To Buffalo - Detroit 2020 1st overall & Mantha
- kingcong39