Speculation: 2018-19 Roster Speculation Pt. 4: Started from the bottom now we're kinda sorta here

[WildThingRickVaughn]

A Jack Eichel injury for the Sabres would be catastrophic for all. In such an event, unlike last season, the Sabres dont have a player like Ryan O'Reilly to fill the void unlike last year so your top centers would be Mittelstadt, Sobotka, Girgensons, Rodrigues, and Larsson, and now with Berglund gone, as bad as he was this year, the hole gets even bigger after Eichel.

SO, unless anyone else has any better ideas, I'd love to hear them btw, there is only one option the Sabres have until they were to hit the trade market because this would be pretty catastrophic for the Sabres.

In such a scenario, I think the best option would be moving Sam Reinhart back to center, and calling up Alexander Nylander to replace Reinhart at right wing with lines looking like:

Skinner-Reinhart-Okposo (Pommer hurt)
Sheary- Mittelstadt- Nylander

 

[Dingo44]

Why would you? Why? Just why?

 

[Shootica]

Delete this. Delete it now.

 

[Sabreality]

good god man

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

Curl up in a ball and cry.

Wait, that's what I would do

 

[dkollidas]

I am really enjoying this season. But with Eichel locked up long term, ownership that won’t be afraid to pay guys like Skinner, Dahlin, Reinhart, etc. we don’t need to push the envelope this year.

Expansion and a new CBA are looming. Keeping 4 1st Round picks is a great way to mitigate any type of potential expansion draft losses.

These picks should be kept at all costs.

For this year, if they can move a prospect line Pekar, or Davidsson, a 2nd Round Pick, or players like Sobotka, Rodrigues, Scandella, Beaulieu, Nelson in some combination for an addition, that would be about all I would be willing to give up.

Other than that, build our new core around Eichel/Skinner/Reinhart Dahlin/Ristolainen/Pilut.

 

[dkollidas]

Wtf. Why would you do this to us

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

Uh, yeah...we would all have to eat @#$% and like it. TOR, is screwed without Matthews, EDM is screwed without McDavid, on and on with other teams and their best players. Unless it's a long-term injury that affects the Sabres' chances of winning a Cup in the next 7 years, I prefer Botterill doesn't blow assets on an Eichel replacement.

 

[Gordo21]

Punt

 

[dkollidas]

What you would do is trade eichel’s Rights for Matt duchene and hope it works out...

JUST KIDDING!

You would slowly fall into the wild card, hope Reinhart could move to center, give Mittelstadt some different guys on his wing, try to run a lot of your offense through guys like Dahlin & Ristolainen, and pray.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

The fact that Guhle will almost certainly be exposed to the expansion draft plays a factor here as well, it would be smart if we can flip him for an asset we don’t stand to lose.

After trading Guhle, we'd still have too many defensemen to protect. We'd end up losing Borgen (or Pilut) in the expansion draft, in addition to Guhle being gone.

 

[Reddawg]

Kill this thread. Kill it with fire. Do it now.

 

[nickdawg95]

We start up the tank

 

[BananaSquad]

Why even bring it up?

 

[Doohickie]

We start up the tank

LOSE FOR HUGHES.

 

[sabresfan129103]

Being free of Berglund's contract definitely opens this up quite a bit. What's McCabe's next contract looking like? 5 x $3.5 million?

 

[Buffaloed]

Skinner can play center.

 

[sabresfan129103]

If he's out for any length of time we're completely and utterly f***ed. Our entire offense is built around him. If he's out then the season is over, simple as that.

 

[dortt]

Dahlin to center then, like he played when he was younger

 

[ZZamboni]

Dahlin to center then, like he played when he was younger

Good god no.

 

[ZZamboni]

 

[dortt]

Good god no.

the scary thing is, he'd be the best option

Botteril needs to get a #2 center by the deadline

 

[darcyRegier]

Dude...why would you start this thread. Bad omens

 

[Gras]

 

[Djp]

It’s like drinking milk after sitting in 80+ degrees for a day...