I can find a way to cheerlead buffalo’s picks but I am left wondering why we didn’t make any trades, considering we were prime to do it and also how relatively cheap certain players and picks went.

I can find a way to cheerlead buffalo’s picks but I am left wondering why we didn’t make any trades, considering we were prime to do it and also how relatively cheap certain players and picks went.
- joshs

Agree

I can find a way to cheerlead buffalo’s picks but I am left wondering why we didn’t make any trades, considering we were prime to do it and also how relatively cheap certain players and picks went.
- joshs

We are not ready for that, we cannot block a prospect and we might have to pay some of these youngins 2 or 3yrs down the line.

https://theathletic.com/3...rst-round-winners-losers/

I can find a way to cheerlead buffalo’s picks but I am left wondering why we didn’t make any trades, considering we were prime to do it and also how relatively cheap certain players and picks went.
- joshs

Only thing I can come up with is rostered NHLers cost money. Unless KA makes some FA moves, that's the only solution that fits the evidence. Kids who won't play an NHL game for two years cost pennies on the dollar.

I understand there are many ways we could have went yesterday, but what team are we jealous of, seriously?

Does Ottawa look like they have any good “plans”? Montreal?

Also, FA did not even start yet, so lots of movement still to happen. If Dylan Strome, Colin White, Puljarvi are still available. Imo, trading for a player who already blew up is too much, asset wise. We want to find a guy that is about to blow up. That is how the NHL works. What trade in the last 6 years was good for the team giving up tons of assets for a player who is already blowing up the league?

Adams is doing the right things, imo, by a lot. I want to use our cap space, but only for a year or two, not longer.

Well are prospect pool got better.

I understand there are many ways we could have went yesterday, but what team are we jealous of, seriously?

Does Ottawa look like they have any good “plans”?

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- Lilroot9

Ottawa had 33 wins last year - one more than us - and finished 2 points behind us.

They just added a player who at 24 - if he were a Sabre today - would be the best player on our team and lost nothing off their roster for him. Meanwhile, our goalie situation is actually worse than last year right now, and our big attempt to fix it was a guy who also has a sub .900 save % over the last three years. Oh, and our GM wasn't smart enough to know a vet with a 10 team NTC clause would have Buffalo on the list.

#winning. Not now but someday.

So a lot of Intel from James Patrick

Only thing I can come up with is rostered NHLers cost money. Unless KA makes some FA moves, that's the only solution that fits the evidence. Kids who won't play an NHL game for two years cost pennies on the dollar.
- lacaprup

What player from yesterday did you want so bad? A guy about to make $9m for years to come that costed 7th overall+ (No Savoie and huge cap hit)?
Dach who cost the mid first+ and has no contract and had 26 points in 70 games?

Or Colorado who gave up 3 picks for a bad goalie from NYR? He will look ok, because they just won’t the cup, so decent roster.

I would like a few of these players, but really like that we have a plan and are sticking to it. Ottawa and Montreal are all over the place with their moves and think it will blow up in their faces.

What player from yesterday did you want so bad? A guy about to make $9m for years to come that costed 7th overall+ (No Savoie and huge cap hit)?
Dach who cost the mid first+ and has no contract and had 26 points in 70 games?

Or Colorado who gave up 3 picks for a bad goalie from NYR? He will look ok, because they just won’t the cup, so decent roster.

I would like a few of these players, but really like that we have a plan and are sticking to it. Ottawa and Montreal are all over the place with their moves and think it will blow up in their faces.
- Lilroot9

If you can't understand why missing out DeBrincat was bad I cant help you.

Ottawa had 33 wins last year - one more than us - and finished 2 points behind us.

They just added a player who at 24 - if he were a Sabre today - would be the best player on our team and lost nothing off their roster for him. Meanwhile, our goalie situation is actually worse than last year right now, and our big attempt to fix it was a guy who also has a sub .900 save % over the last three years. Oh, and our GM wasn't smart enough to know a vet with a 10 team NTC clause would have Buffalo on the list.

#winning. Not now but someday.
- lacaprup

Deep Breath, Hold, Exhale, put bubbler to lips, deep inhale, hold, exhale. Patience🥴🥴

Deep Breath, Hold, Exhale, put bubbler to lips, deep inhale, hold, exhale. Patience🥴🥴
- Buff36

KA can certainly fix his (frank) up in FA. I'll be his biggest fan. Not too hopeful.

If you can't understand why missing out DeBrincat was bad I cant help you.
- lacaprup

I take 10 years of Savoie over 2 years of Debrincant any day of the week.

I take 10 years of Savoie over 2 years of Debrincant any day of the week.
- Pegullaville

If your argument is Buffalo is such a s******* even though we have more money than any team in the NHL DeBrincat wouldn't sign with us... Well that's the best argument I've heard for that position.

KA setting Sabres up to make that huge splash next year in FA. I really think it will be Kane. Looks like Chicago has no need for him. That leaves us as a destination due to roots. Plus we will be one of few teams with cap space.

What some guys on here don’t understand with skinners contract is it’s hard to spend that money on another winger due to eventual cap trouble.

To get around that you need young players to step in cheap. Adam’s just set us up for exactly that. We will have tons of cheap options over the next 5 years

I take 10 years of Savoie over 2 years of Debrincant any day of the week.
- Pegullaville

I’d take Debrincat at this point.

Savoie is a good prospect, but 40 goal scorers don’t grow on trees.

If your argument is Buffalo is such a s******* even though we have more money than any team in the NHL DeBrincat wouldn't sign with us... Well that's the best argument I've heard for that position.
- lacaprup

So you want to pay a guy 11 million because that’s what it might cost us, just because you are having a tantrum and wanted him???

This is a cap league, you can have the best player in the world and if he’s overpaid he becomes a negative value. Cat can sign anywhere soon, odds are it wasn’t here unless we extremely overpaid

KA setting Sabres up to make that huge splash next year in FA. I really think it will be Kane. Looks like Chicago has no need for him. That leaves us as a destination due to roots. Plus we will be one of few teams with cap space.

What some guys on here don’t understand with skinners contract is it’s hard to spend that money on another winger due to eventual cap trouble.

To get around that you need young players to step in cheap. Adam’s just set us up for exactly that. We will have tons of cheap options over the next 5 years
- Fattony1187

The only people that worry about cap trouble are fans.

How long has Tampa Bay Been in cap trouble how long has Pittsburg been in cap trouble how long is Las Vegas been in cap trouble
how long has Toronto been in cap trouble

Ottawa had 33 wins last year - one more than us - and finished 2 points behind us.

They just added a player who at 24 - if he were a Sabre today - would be the best player on our team and lost nothing off their roster for him. Meanwhile, our goalie situation is actually worse than last year right now, and our big attempt to fix it was a guy who also has a sub .900 save % over the last three years. Oh, and our GM wasn't smart enough to know a vet with a 10 team NTC clause would have Buffalo on the list.

#winning. Not now but someday.
- lacaprup

Lol, ok. Debrincat was awesome on a line with Patrick Kane. Ottawa is trying to cap dump one minute and make a big trade the next. They are in so much trouble, I’m not even thinking about them as any threat in the league. And he will be getting $9m next year off one or two decent seasons. If you think Ottawa makes more waves than Buffalo in the next few seasons, I disagree by a lot. Sure he is a great player, but if you look through the league, it is hard to win the cup with a couple $9m cap hit players, we would have (2) then and Dahlin coming right up after (would then be 3). Not how you build a TEAM that has success.

Did Adams know he was on no trade list? Yup, I’m sure he knew that before offers were made. Did Adams think that if the goalie wanted to continue his career he would accept to a team that wants him? I think that goalie who spent time in AHL last year (and his team wants to trade him and lose assets for it) would love any opportunity to see playing time in the NHL again. Like Adams, I don’t want players here that don’t want to be here. We tried that and it failed. Wanted 7th overall, but this is not ea sports game.

Is the off-season over? Didn’t Adams say this was how the off-season would go? Boring and doing things in front of us? He did. So you set unreal expectations on them sitting at home thinking you know more about this than people working 80+ hours a week on it. Sorry, he is doing the right things.

So you want to pay a guy 11 million because that’s what it might cost us, just because you are having a tantrum and wanted him???

This is a cap league, you can have the best player in the world and if he’s overpaid he becomes a negative value. Cat can sign anywhere soon, odds are it wasn’t here unless we extremely overpaid
- Fattony1187

Yet you somehow think we’ll get Patrick Kane for less than that?

What some guys on here don’t understand with skinners contract is it’s hard to spend that money on another winger due to eventual cap trouble.

- Fattony1187

That's an absolute nonsense position put forward by Kevin Adams through the Buffalo media. The Buffalo savers have more cap space than any team in the NHL. It has never been hard to drop salary for any good team in sports history when they need to. Furthermore, no one has ever showed any numbers indicating it would be hard to stay under the cap ceiling with another great player on the roster in 3 years.

To believe this stupid argument you have to tell me 3 years from now at age 27 a multi time 40 goal scorer would be unmovable, Or that we would even want to move him.

I take 10 years of Savoie over 2 years of Debrincant any day of the week.
- Pegullaville

This is a huge league. Getting older too fast shortens any window you have, by a bit. This draft was known to be 1st round deep. I am happy with what happened yesterday.

The only people that worry about cap trouble are fans.

How long has Tampa Bay Been in cap trouble how long has Pittsburg been in cap trouble how long is Las Vegas been in cap trouble
how long has Toronto been in cap trouble
- ImThatGuy

Minny just traded a guy because of cap problems. Edmonton just unloaded picks to dump a guy.


Those other teams you named are league juggernaughts with hall of fame players/talent on our team. Not even comparable to our current roster.

Not to mention our team was in cap trouble several years ago and stagnated our teams growth

I like the savoie and kulich pick

I think they reached on ostlund while passing on kemell and gaucher

it seems they had a plan to grab 3 centers last night, no matter what