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Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Aug 19 @ 1:13 PM ET
And a top 10 pick with him..... + the need for a real goalie.

Also do we not have his old goalie coach from his cup winning days? Coulda been part of the thought process?

- DirtyDan


Would have been a pretty sweet deal
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 19 @ 1:19 PM ET
Sabres could use some center depth and they got a 1st for taking him.

Monahan could bounce back. Management doesn't want to improve the team

- chilliard77


I respect this point of view, I guess I feel like Monahan is completely useless and a negative value.

Would be taking minutes from tage/ cozens and possibly mitts.

Kinda gotta see what these guys have IMO
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 19 @ 1:22 PM ET
Would have loved a 1st, but it's also not until 25 or 26. Conditions are crazy.

2025 1st round pick (CGY)

- Lunaion[Conditional]*
*Conditions: 1. If CGY’s 2024 1st round pick is between 20 and 32, MTL can take that pick instead. Result: TBD

Scenario: In the event CGY receives FLA’s 2025 1st round pick:
1. If both CGY AND FLA’s picks are NOT top 10, MTL will receive the better of the CGY and FLA 2025 1st round picks. Result: TBD

2. If CGY’s pick is top 10, AND FLA’s pick is NOT top 10, MTL receives FLA’s pick. Result: TBD


Scenario: In the event CGY does NOT receive FLA’s 1st round pick:

Sub-scenario: CGY’s pick is NOT top 10
1. MTL will receive the CGY pick, and
2. If FLA’s pick is not top 10, is a better pick than CGY’s, and was transferred to another team due to prior conditions, MTL will also receive CGY’s 2025 4th round pick.
Result: TBD

Sub-scenario: CGY’s pick is top 10:
1. If CGY’s pick is 1st overall, MTL will receive CGY’s 2025 3rd, and the better of CGY and FLA’s 2026 1st round pick. Result: TBD
2. If CGY’s pick is 2nd to 10th, MTL receives CGY’s 2025 1st round pick. Result: TBD


Lunaion- would have you made this trade?
Would it help the Sabres?
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 19 @ 1:25 PM ET
Lunaion- would have you made this trade?
Would it help the Sabres?

- Boss34


Easy yes. Not my money though.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 19 @ 1:32 PM ET
Easy yes. Not my money though.
- Lunaion


Not worried about Monahan blocking any of the young guys?

Seems like a tank move and bringing in a guy who isnt making the team better.

Its all.about the bottom line eh?
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 19 @ 1:33 PM ET
https://thehockeynews.com...h-steps-up-for-the-czechs
Definitely turning some heads. Gonna be fun to watch his growth. Him and JJ are gonna cause some problems with there speed and forecheck.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 19 @ 1:36 PM ET
Easy yes. Not my money though.
- Lunaion

Would have been are best FaceOff guy.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 19 @ 1:37 PM ET
Not worried about Monahan blocking any of the young guys?

Seems like a tank move and bringing in a guy who isnt making the team better.

Its all.about the bottom line eh?

- Boss34


Blocking who? They need a C.


Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 19 @ 1:41 PM ET
We all know it's about the Money. Especially sitting about 4.5m under the floor in actual Dollars out. Yeah there in a rebuilding mode, but there also being very conservative.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 19 @ 1:43 PM ET
We all know it's about the Money. Especially sitting about 4.5m under the floor in actual Dollars out. Yeah there in a rebuilding mode, but there also being very conservative.
- Buff36


They've squandered a lot with bad asset management and being cheap. It's unfortunate.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 19 @ 1:44 PM ET
Blocking who? They need a C.
- Lunaion


1c tage
2c cozens
3c mitts

Blocking all 3, these guys need to develop


And 4c GIRGENSONS
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 19 @ 1:47 PM ET
1c tage
2c cozens
3c mitts

Blocking all 3, these guys need to develop


And 4c GIRGENSONS

- Boss34


Girgs isn't good at C. Remember how quickly they pulled the plug on that idea last camp?

For that matter, Mitts has also been bad at C. He played his best at LW last year. Cozens may be a better winger as well. There's a reason they drafted 3 C's.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 19 @ 1:52 PM ET
Girgs isn't good at C. Remember how quickly they pulled the plug on that idea last camp?

For that matter, Mitts has also been bad at C. He played his best at LW last year.

- Lunaion


Girgs is an excellent center and splendid winger.
Very underrated.

I think the Sabres are locked in a 1c and 2c with cozens and tage.

Of course they want to figure out / showcase mitts and krebs at center as well.

This team is so young, why wouldn't the Sabres want to see what guys can play center ?

Easy calling them cheap, some decisions are just monetarily based.
This to me is a rostered based move 1st.

18 goals is the last 2 seasons (115 games)

Hes worse than I thought, putting up girgensons #'s on a good team ☝️
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Aug 19 @ 2:04 PM ET
Blocking who? They need a C.
- Lunaion


Sabres may need a C somewhere. IMO, not really any more if not a 1C.

Monahan is slow and not real interested in playing D. He certainly isn't a 1C.

According to some (lol) a guy who produces 45 pts, and in "decline" at $6.0m isn't worthy of a place on this team on the 4th line.

Monahan had 48 pts in '19-'20 and has been declining ever since then, most recently at 23 points in 65 games landing eventually on the 4th line.
At $6.375m some want him?

Can't make this poop up.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 19 @ 2:09 PM ET
Girgs is an excellent center and splendid winger.
Very underrated.

I think the Sabres are locked in a 1c and 2c with cozens and tage.

Of course they want to figure out / showcase mitts and krebs at center as well.

This team is so young, why wouldn't the Sabres want to see what guys can play center ?

Easy calling them cheap, some decisions are just monetarily based.
This to me is a rostered based move 1st.

18 goals is the last 2 seasons (115 games)

Hes worse than I thought, putting up girgensons #'s on a good team ☝️

- Boss34


I know you're joking with Girgs and all, but you know he's a better winger.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 19 @ 2:13 PM ET
To be fair, they tried to acquire Murray who is owed $15m in real money over the next two years
- Hank Balling


/ignore
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 19 @ 2:13 PM ET
Sabres may need a C somewhere. IMO, not really any more if not a 1C.

Monahan is slow and not real interested in playing D. He certainly isn't a 1C.

According to some (lol) a guy who produces 45 pts, and in "decline" at $6.0m isn't worthy of a place on this team on the 4th line.

Monahan had 48 pts in '19-'20 and has been declining ever since then, most recently at 23 points in 65 games landing eventually on the 4th line.
At $6.375m some want him?

Can't make this poop up.

- IonSabres

I don't want him, but he has had some big injuries during those down years. Played with a bad wrist and 2 herniated disc and a fractured thumb and a hernia through some of those years. And his contract wouldn't have hurt at all. And if he did have a bounce back year he might be worth something at the TDL, and he would be are best Faceoff guy.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 19 @ 2:16 PM ET
Lunaion- would have you made this trade?
Would it help the Sabres?

- Boss34


last year, Monahan played about 900 minutes for Calgary. All things considered (offense defense PP), he was nothing. Absolutely nothing. Not negative. Not positive. Zero. He was a (frank)ing zero.

But yeah we should pay him 6M to be a (frank)ing zero.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 19 @ 2:16 PM ET
To be fair, they tried to acquire Murray who is owed $15m in real money over the next two years
- Hank Balling

Yeah and he UPS'D a big brown bag of sh!t to Harbor Center as his answer
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 19 @ 2:17 PM ET
past 3 seasons. Almost zero, almost zero, zero.

He sucks. But he's definitely a better hockey player than you and I.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Aug 19 @ 2:17 PM ET
Girgs is good at
- the cycle game down low wearing out other 4th line opponents w few scoring opportunities and blowing them when produced
-stealing $2.75 from the Owners and making them like him while doing so.

He is bad at the PK.

Paid $2.745 too much.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 19 @ 2:18 PM ET
last year, Monahan played about 900 minutes for Calgary. All things considered (offense defense PP), he was nothing. Absolutely nothing. Not negative. Not positive. Zero. He was a (frank)ing zero.

But yeah we should pay him 6M to be a (frank)ing zero.

- TheSabresTaco

It's 1yr, what would it have hurt. Not the Cap, that's for sure.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 19 @ 2:22 PM ET
Girgs is good at
- the cycle game down low wearing out other 4th line opponents w few scoring opportunities and blowing them when produced
-stealing $2.75 from the Owners and making them like him while doing so.

He is bad at the PK.

Paid $2.745 too much.

- IonSabres

https://images.app.goo.gl/GaPazRoWCb4QxenG8[img][/img][url]
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 19 @ 2:28 PM ET
Yeah and he UPS'D a big brown bag of sh!t to Harbor Center as his answer
- Buff36


He:

A. Wanted Toronto
B. Toronto wanted him (lol)
C. Sabres offered a better deal, and it was still a poop deal for Ottawa.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 19 @ 2:28 PM ET
It's 1yr, what would it have hurt. Not the Cap, that's for sure.
- Buff36


am i the only one on this board that wants good players and also be good and also be better than last year.

because monahan fits in no categories of the above.
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