Friedman: On Evander Kane's Future

[Jame]

How is it that those four teams that are in on him haven't even had scouts seen at buff games... let me guess winter weather. No doubt teams are kicking the tires. But in the cap world, and with his reputation there is less interest than being reported. I'm sure some team will grab hIm but not at what you have bee asking

I don't know... but I'm going to ask.... i'll let you know as soon as I make it to the post office to see if a a response has arrived.

 

[Master P]

Depending on how long Callahan is out, maybe this puts Tampa into the conversation? Would Buffalo fans value picks or players more in a trade?

 

[thewookie1]

Depending on how long Callahan is out, maybe this puts Tampa into the conversation? Would Buffalo fans value picks or players more in a trade?

Varies, we’d want a high end prospect and a 2nd/3rd or a 1st and a B prospect as the starting point. With your 1st being very late however, you’d need to add a 5th or 6th to start

 

[Master P]

Varies, we’d want a high end prospect and a 2nd/3rd or a 1st and a B prospect as the starting point. With your 1st being very late however, you’d need to add a 5th or 6th to start

What are your needs as far as prospects go? Offense, Deffense etc.

 

[Colt55]

Correct... instead... he just scores a lot of goals.

Yeah scores inconsistently. Has great start to contract year and he is just goat. Lol your funny guy

 

[Colt55]

I don't know... but I'm going to ask.... i'll let you know as soon as I make it to the post office to see if a a response has arrived.

Lol deflecting again. Hope Kane for the moon works out for you. I say good day now. Lol

 

[Zip15]

How is it that those four teams that are in on him haven't even had scouts seen at buff games... let me guess winter weather. No doubt teams are kicking the tires. But in the cap world, and with his reputation there is less interest than being reported. I'm sure some team will grab hIm but not at what you have bee asking

The next time you're right about something might be the first time. Not a scout, but will you settle for the actual GM of one of the teams?

 

[Jame]

Yeah scores inconsistently. Has great start to contract year and he is just goat. Lol your funny guy

He literally has the 2nd most ES goals in the NHL over the last 12 months... Is that inconsistent?

I don't know what's so difficult here. Kane is a top tier rental. Is every GM going to want him... No, some will not. Others will.

There is a known marketplace for this type of rental... it's not hard.

We also know that teams sometimes expand on rental packages to make more of a shakeup trade. Kane could potentially be part of that type of deal as well, where Buffalo packages his rental value with long term assets, to get back more proven/better assets than the typical picks/B prospects that come in rental trades.

This shit isn't complicated.

 

[Jame]

Lol deflecting again. Hope Kane for the moon works out for you. I say good day now. Lol

I'm not deflecting anything....

 

[thewookie1]

What are your needs as far as prospects go? Offense, Deffense etc.

Defense is preferable

 

[Chainshot]

What are your needs as far as prospects go? Offense, Deffense etc.

Probably looking more at Foote or Hajek over Raddysh or Katchouk.

 

[Master P]

Probably looking more at Foote or Hajek over Raddysh or Katchouk.

To be honest I don't see Yzerman making a move for Kane but if he does I think the fact that Sergachev has been so good would make the prospect of losing one of Foote or Hajek more palpable.

 

[Lunatik]

The next time you're right about something might be the first time. Not a scout, but will you settle for the actual GM of one of the teams?

There is no doubt the Flames have been scouting the Sabres, there is simply too much smoke. But I still have my doubts that Kane is the target. My gut says the Flames are more interested in Reinhart.

 

[Colt55]

The next time you're right about something might be the first time. Not a scout, but will you settle for the actual GM of one of the teams?

Thats one

 

[UnleashRasmus]

He literally has the 2nd most ES goals in the NHL over the last 12 months... Is that inconsistent?

I don't know what's so difficult here. Kane is a top tier rental. Is every GM going to want him... No, some will not. Others will.

There is a known marketplace for this type of rental... it's not hard.

We also know that teams sometimes expand on rental packages to make more of a shakeup trade. Kane could potentially be part of that type of deal as well, where Buffalo packages his rental value with long term assets, to get back more proven/better assets than the typical picks/B prospects that come in rental trades.

This **** isn't complicated.

Bravo! To all the other team fans who continue to go out and say how he's a bad locker room presence (that was three years ago). He's been nothing but a model inside the locker room. His offseason issues were not a problem this past year. He's easily the best rental scoring forward available. He's in the top 6 in even strength scoring over the past season and a third.

 

[ottomaddox]

Most Sabres fans hate Tim Murray and believe he did destroy our rebuild. But hindsight is 20/20, all his moves could have worked out well, but they didn't at all. The only one I'd do again is ROR.

Not a surprise. I wonder if people can re-count what he did before the Eichel/McDavid draft. I know he moved a lot of assets in order to lose (best position to win the draft lottery). Did he use all those assets to acquire ROR, Kane, etc.? Other than ROR, are there any fruits of his labour?

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

At the time Rattie and Jaskin were untouchable prospects, and Buffalo fans didn't get what they thought they'd get for Miller.

You right - we got way more than what we thought it would be. Go back and look at our reaction thread for that trade. No one could believe we got all that for a goalie rental. Almost everyone was very happy with that return.

 

[simon IC]

You right - we got way more than what we thought it would be. Go back and look at our reaction thread for that trade. No one could believe we got all that for a goalie rental. Almost everyone was very happy with that return.

And so you should have been! That was a terrible trade for St. Louis. One of Armstrong's worse moves.

 

[Colt55]

And so you should have been! That was a terrible trade for St. Louis. One of Armstrong's worse moves.

Thats why i highly doubt he repeats that type of play again. Especially since he already traded our first this year for Schenn which by the way awesome move on his part.

 

[Ori]

I thought he was doing fine with Buffalo - they have plans to move him?

 

[rent free]

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Im pretty sure we would rather have a hurt schwartz than the cancer they call Evander Kane.

k i'd rather have an injury that cancer

 

[CatsforReinhart]

I thought he was doing fine with Buffalo - they have plans to move him?

He is a UFA so they will get what they can

Could definitely see Kane + 2nd for Andersson + 1st to Calgary. Would love it.

 

[Shootica]

He is a UFA so they will get what they can

Could definitely see Kane + 2nd for Andersson + 1st to Calgary. Would love it.

There really isn't going to be a large gap between a Calgary 1st and a Buffalo 2nd. I'd counter with Kane + 3rd (18 or 19) for Andersson and a '19 1st.

Or some Flames fans have suggested including Gillies instead of the 1st. I don't know a whole lot about him, but I'm open to the idea if we take out our 3rd and add possibly something else on their side.

 

[Flameshomer]

If we're trading Andersson the + isn't going to be a first or gillies. He's worth a 1st(+) on his own.

Kylington or Fox + Gillies is more palatable. Alternately Andersson+ a forward prospect of your choosing.

 

[Sparky93]

How would Sabres fans feel about Hamilton + Lazar for Reinhart + Kane?