He elected to sign Cody Eakin as a UFA, walk Ullmark to UFA status, and sign Reinhart to a one year deal.

Not great so far for Adams.
- kingcong39

Still time to trade ullmark today or sign an extension

Maybe Reinhart showed he can't play with eichel and contract demands won't be as high

Rittich got a third.

Ullmark should be a second, then right?
- ImThatGuy

take a third and run

I thought a 2nd and a prospect for Hall retained.

They didn’t even get that.

They got a 2 million dollar fringe 4th line player and had to give up and additional asset to get that.
- ImThatGuy

They never ever do anything smart.

How about don’t swap bottom 6 players by doubling the salary of the one your giving up?

It’s a terrible trade. Period.
- sbroads24

I also would have taken a 3rd and not done the swap. We don't know if that was an option.

Trying to make some lemonade here - at one point not long ago this kid was considered to have top 6 potential. Unlike his tallness he had actually scored goals somewhere:

https://www.stanleycupofc...ment-five-stages-of-grief

They never ever do anything smart.
- sbroads24

Bjork is literally a cap dump.

take a third and run
- Michael Pachla

if we trade away Ullmark who do we play in goal the rest of the season? is Hutton out for the season? Tokarski can't play every game and whoever the backup is in Rochester i have NEVER heard of.

Every single person in this organization deserves the blame, and that is including Adams who brought in Hall to electrify the first line with Eichel, that failed. He brought in Staal to be a second line center, that failed. He let a coach continue to be employed and self destruct this team when all of us "idiots" screamed for him to be canned.

What was the strategy with Hall when he was signed, shouldn't it have been well if he scores 30 with Jack we can resign him, if he doesn't he's a trade chip. Now shouldn't he have been on the trade block over a month ago when the teams season was over? The trade is what it is but for everyone defending Adams give me a break.
- buffalokb

Believe me, I'm not here to defend Adams, but it's much more complicated than
"Hall is former MVP so he's worth a lot", when the truth is, we received exactly what he's currently worth, considering his high cap and low production. Signing Hall for one year to see how he'd be was honestly a slick move. Brining in Staal for an equally useless player in Johansson? Yeah that was a smart move too, and Staal decided this was the year to mail it in. I don't blame him for that one.

The team needs to be better, and Kevyn needs to make the right moves and hires to facilitate that. Not having faith in him to do that should be the reason why people are angry. Not this trade.

Bjork is literally a cap dump.
- ImThatGuy

i assume we couldn't get a clean 2nd without giving them the 4th line upgrade in Lazar

i assume we couldn't get a clean 2nd without giving them the 4th line upgrade in Lazar
- SabresFaninIndiana

MSM insiders almost universally pegged him at a 3rd. Which, again, is less disappointing than his production.

if we trade away Ullmark who do we play in goal the rest of the season? is Hutton out for the season? Tokarski can't play every game and whoever the backup is in Rochester i have NEVER heard of.
- SabresFaninIndiana

does it matter?...will assure a top-two pick and they'll get a third rounder for a player that looks to be walking at the end of the season...

take it and run

Still time to trade ullmark today or sign an extension

Maybe Reinhart showed he can't play with eichel and contract demands won't be as high
- dmarsden2988

Reinhart is doing just fine. Not as good as he'd be with Eichel, which is expected, but he's still a great top 6 F.

i assume we couldn't get a clean 2nd without giving them the 4th line upgrade in Lazar
- SabresFaninIndiana

there's already talk of sending him to the minors to get rid of his hit

https://youtu.be/KQetemT1sWc
Lighten the mood

does it matter?...will assure a top-two pick and they'll get a third rounder for a player that looks to be walking at the end of the seasons....

take it and run
- Michael Pachla

If the org trades him, you know he's not willing to re-sign here for a reasonable price. So it'll be very telling to see the next 7 hours.

does it matter?...will assure a top-two pick and they'll get a third rounder for a player that looks to be walking at the end of the season...

take it and run
- Michael Pachla

i agree but it makes us look like even more of a joke than we already do.. but at this point i don't know what it matters

Toxic rain gon' come down today. I'mma fight it.
- TheSabresTaco

Like when you chastised anyone this past offseason who had the temerity to suggest the Sabres moves weren't all sunshine and rainbows and were actually bad moves?

How about don’t swap bottom 6 players by doubling the salary of the one your giving up?

It’s a terrible trade. Period.
- sbroads24

He probably had to do it to make the money work, in order to get a 2nd instead of a third. If he manages to dispose of one of Eakin or Okposo, the extra 800k is whatever. I won't write off Bjork until I see a dozen games. He's got a new coach and a new system and new opportunity.

What’s Bjorks upside ? Does he kill penalties ? Can he play Center if needed ?

@Taco : bang on, I’m most disappointed in Hall’s production. And perhaps in my higher than what should have been expectation for him this year. We move on.

there's already talk of sending him to the minors to get rid of his hit
- Michael Pachla

He has options left to go down? That would be great. I'd still play him for a few weeks to see what he has. He was buried there so maybe he just needed a chance to play important minutes. Can't hurt to take a look.

there's already talk of sending him to the minors to get rid of his hit
- Michael Pachla

Hope you mean lazar pac

i agree but it makes us look like even more of a joke than we already do.. but at this point i don't know what it matters
- SabresFaninIndiana

i'm not so sure they can get much lower...it was a dumpster fire inside a train wreck to begin with...take it to the bottom of a cliff and...

begin again

He has options left to go down? That would be great. I'd still play him for a few weeks to see what he has. He was buried there so maybe he just needed a chance to play important minutes. Can't hurt to take a look.
- Slump Buster

Hes not good.

Hope you mean lazar pac
- Anderdog

yup

Adam’s had better offers but Hall wouldn’t waive

That’s all I want to hear to justify this trade.

The Lazar for Bjork was done to fit Hall in salary wise.

Still should have been a 1st rounder but if Hall wouldn’t waive to go anywhere else Adams was screwed