Proposal: Oilers | Sabres
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good thing that 7th is in there to balance it out
Broberg + Holloway is the most I would give... and that is quite a bit but I do see an upside to Dahlin in the right environment. The Oilers went through these challenges with young players and forcing them to play above their head... they had the same results as the Sabres are having.
I would fully understand the Sabres wanting to hang onto Dahlin but Broberg and Holloway are probably our two best prospects... both were selected in the front half of the first round and both have progressed better than you would expect thus far.
I would fully understand the Sabres wanting to hang onto Dahlin but Broberg and Holloway are probably our two best prospects... both were selected in the front half of the first round and both have progressed better than you would expect thus far.
Holloway has to be on the table if you're talking Dahlin.
The only guys who are off the table are McDavid and Draisaitl. That's it.
Agreed.... which is why I put him in there. he and Broberg are our 2 best prospects but I also understand why the Sabres would say ‘no’.
ManofSteel55
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We wouldn't want to. But if Dahlin was in Edmonton and his cap hit was $4M, we might be forced to. We couldn't afford to pay Dahlin his raise, re-sign Larsson, and bring in anything to fix the glaring holes on our roster (goalie, 2nd line LW).
explore
I was wrong about Don Granato and TNT
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Counter:
Jeff Skinner + Conditional 1st (if the Sabres have a good pick, or a prospect they like they keep the pick, if it's a garbage pick it goes to the Oilers) for Connor McDavid
Don't even think about asking for Eichel, Dahlin, Cozens, or Reinhart
Jeff Skinner + Conditional 1st (if the Sabres have a good pick, or a prospect they like they keep the pick, if it's a garbage pick it goes to the Oilers) for Connor McDavid
Don't even think about asking for Eichel, Dahlin, Cozens, or Reinhart
ManofSteel55
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This type of response never hits the mark it is going for.
explore
I was wrong about Don Granato and TNT
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Thinking the Sabres' 20-year-old franchise defenseman is not only available, but that he'll be traded for a pile of your garbage definitely sets the stage for a good discussion
ManofSteel55
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Hey, I agree that this proposal and the discussion around it have been a tire fire. But the response I quoted doesn't add anything to it either. Nothing personal, it just seems that every time a bad proposal comes up, someone has to come in and do the equivalency comparison, even though the consensus is that it was a garbage proposal. It just feeds other negative posts. But carry on, I'll see myself out of this one.
Jumptheshark
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was it not reported that everyone was up for discussion from Buffalo?
I agree it would take a lot to get Dahlin, but not like it's out of the realm of possibility he gets moved.
ManofSteel55
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Your location is Edmonton. You should know that plus minus is always awful for players who play big minutes on bad teams. It literally only gauges how many more goals are scored for/against your team while you are on the ice. Of course bad teams will show poorly. This is why +/- is such a misused stat. You can't just look at it alone and see how good or bad defensively a player is. You need to use it, along with a ton of other information, like common linemates, matchup quality, zone starts, etc. etc etc.
Not to mention that a 20 year old offensive defenseman having questionable defense isn't exactly the black mark that many are suggesting. He isn't a finished product by any means. Not close to it. Buffalo needs to get him some support to help him develop though.
MarkusKetterer
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Yea that 20 year old in his 3rd NHL season is terrible. I mean, most guys play their first NHL game at 20 and they still have potential to be good. Yet Dahlin is already done growing as a player.
Take him. Give us a 7th and we're good.
The Moose is Loose
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In what world is the reigning Hart, Lindsay, Art Ross winner who is absolutely killing it this year the “realistic” return for Dahlin? Buffalo would know not to even ask for Draisaitl
OP putting restrictions on a trade while asking for one of the best young D to come along in years . Lol at putting the first 1 to 4 drafts . You give that pick up unprotected to get A D man that already got 2 40 point season before age 20 .
As an Oiler fan it just a bad proposal for Buffalo .
As an Oiler fan it just a bad proposal for Buffalo .
broc
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Well, considering Dahlin has much more value than any of those prospects you’ve taken off the table, I think it’s safe to say you don’t have a snowballs chance in hell of getting Dahlin, lol
DingDongCharlie
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The first’s will be later 1st’s. I’d do it but Buffalo certainly shouldn’t. They shouldn’t even be looking to move him.
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MarkusNaslund19
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LOLOL
I want the 1st overall D from 3 drafts ago.
I want to put conditions on what pick the other team gets dependent on if the players I want are there.
Also, you can't have any of our 3 most desirable young players (all three of which wouldn't get you Dahlin btw).
You understand OP, that the Sabres are a team comprised of people with their own hopes and dreams, right? Not NPC in a video game?
