Bruce Garrioch
@SunGarrioch
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28s
Mike Hoffman expected to sign with Habs #FreeAgentFrenzy
@TSNHockey
- Stripes77

He will fit in well. Probably pop them 30 goals mostly on the PP

Andy Strickland
@andystrickland
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17s
There’s a 2nd team in addition to Colorado with serious interest in Darcy Kuemper. #Yotes
- Stripes77

Not that we should want him at this point,
but we missed our chance at him last year
Good goalie

They made him sign an NDA on his way out the door, seriously.
- Jet Jaguar BD

Well that's usually a sign of leaving on good terms!

Chris Johnston
@reporterchris
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2m
Mike Hoffman signs a three-year deal with #habs at $4.5M AAV.

He has surgery (the Sabres have to approve)

He sits out until after the Olympic break, comes back shows he is healthy and is out the door at the draft

The only way the Sabres make this work to get the assets they're looking for.
- Stripes77

This scenario could work; especially if he lights it up for Team USA

The sabres did everything for Eichel except win. They paid him (maybe even overpaid him), made him captain, and overpaid players to come play on his line with him.

At the end of the day, winning is all that matters.
- matty12345

Owners and GMs can't win games tho, that's on players and coaches. Eichel fits into that second category, just sayin'

I predict a stalemate. We won’t get the asking price or even close on Eichel and we won’t release the medical documents everyone is asking for. Eichel will opt for surgery over playing for the Sabres. Stock plummets on Eichel
- lulags

Good thing we have eichel for 5 more years! This is why you shouldnt even worry about it.

I think the rest of the nhl was hoping GMKA was bluffing. They are finding out that he is not.
- Carubba-Kaleta

👏👏👏

Not that we should want him at this point,
but we missed our chance at him last year
Good goalie
- jdfitz77

they want a first

no way the sabres should be in on a rental goalie at this point

He has surgery (the Sabres have to approve)

He sits out until after the Olympic break, comes back shows he is healthy and is out the door at the draft

The only way the Sabres make this work to get the assets they're looking for.
- Stripes77

Do we even know if he actually needs the surgery?

I predict a stalemate. We won’t get the asking price or even close on Eichel and we won’t release the medical documents everyone is asking for. Eichel will opt for surgery over playing for the Sabres. Stock plummets on Eichel
- lulags

He can't. Team needs to sign off on surgery

they want a first

no way the sabres should be in on a rental goalie at this point
- homiedclown

Give me a U
Give me a P
Give me an L

Boston
- lulags

Stars, they'll go for FIVE goalies.

Ottawa could make a really nice offer for Eichel...
- hawk33

I doubt they do…. But sure….
Start with Stutzle & Tkachuk and go from there

He can't. Team needs to sign off on surgery
- Mentalorgasm5

Why would they force him to play? It would make a bad situation 10x worse.

Give me a U
Give me a P
Give me an L
- lulags

I am waiting for the ullmark signing with boston and rask retires

Rangers fans on Twitter are a confusing lot. In the same breath, they will talk about how Eichel is not worth any of their best young players or prospects. If you come back with (prior to this most recent news) something like, well fine, I like these guys from MIN, ANA, etc., better, they freak out. Do they want him or not??

I doubt they do…. But sure….
Start with Stutzle & Tkachuk and go from there
- jdfitz77

If that report from Vegas is true then I wouldn’t expect anything close to that.

If the Pens offered 34 year old Sidney Crosby straight up for Eichel would you do it?

Obviously would never happen but the idea would then be to flip Crosby. k

Pens would basically extend their window with an elite 1C but they'd get the lesser player short term.

they want a first

no way the sabres should be in on a rental goalie at this point
- homiedclown

Right…. My very 1st sentence said exactly that

I am waiting for the ullmark signing with boston and rask retires
- homiedclown

Yup

Boston: we just signed Ullmark to
A 5 year, 35 mil deal. Buffalo is looking for a goalie now.
Rask: I hear Florida is nice in the winter

If the Pens offered 34 year old Sidney Crosby straight up for Eichel would you do it?

Obviously would never happen but the idea would then be to flip Crosby. k

Pens would basically extend their window with an elite 1C but they'd get the lesser player short term.
- sbroads24

I wouldn't even flinch. Crosby is Crosby. Imagine his horror if he got traded here lol.

If the Pens offered 34 year old Sidney Crosby straight up for Eichel would you do it?

Obviously would never happen but the idea would then be to flip Crosby. k

Pens would basically extend their window with an elite 1C but they'd get the lesser player short term.
- sbroads24

No. Because 34 year-old Crosby would likely announce his retirement 24 hours later.

Give me a U
Give me a P
Give me an L
- lulags

He should play in Rochester again this year
No need to rush him, especially since we are gonna blow

If the Pens offered 34 year old Sidney Crosby straight up for Eichel would you do it?

Obviously would never happen but the idea would then be to flip Crosby. k

Pens would basically extend their window with an elite 1C but they'd get the lesser player short term.
- sbroads24

no.