News: Hobey Baker winner Will Butcher Confirmed to test UFA market August 16

[McMetal]

Both those teams would probably be good landing spots for him.

 

[Patagonia]

Really hoping he comes here, unlike Vesey last year I'm really confident that he'll pick the Sabres.

I think his best choices, besides the AVs, would be Buffalo and NJD. If he decides on LA or LV, he'll be buried in the depth charts with bigger and more experienced players. He needs a team with a LHD need that has an easier path to the NHL, both Buffalo (my choice) and NJD are the better options.

 

[Ace]

The thing with Buffalo is that he'd be behind 4 lhd who are all young and that's with putting left handed Antipin on the right side and assuming Gorges is out after this year (which he is). That still leaves Scandella, McCabe, Beaulieu with Guhle coming up fast.

The dire need there is rhd where they have 2 guys and one is crappy Zach Bogosian.

 

[Cirris]

I get the feeling Botteril would have wanted Butcher to do a full year in Amerks for seasoning, a theme Botteril has stressed since he was hired. And as ACE has said, Buffalo's LHD situation is much more saturated than their RHD. It's not stellar by any stretch, but it would be a harder depth chart to climb.

 

[amnesiac]

wasnt his decision to be made today?

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

With Lee going to the Kings, you would have to think that NJ are the heavy favorites now. Buffalo, I believe were named out of the sweepstakes so to me, that would leave the Devils and the Golden Knights

 

[Eric Sachs]

Don't think he amounts to too much either but if the Devils sign him (and it looks like a fair likelihood at this point), they basically traded Kerfoot for Butcher.. and I'd take that deal given the positional need.

Worst case scenario he's another LHD body at camp that can provide some low-end competition.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

With Lee going to the Kings, you would have to think that NJ are the heavy favorites now. Buffalo, I believe were named out of the sweepstakes so to me, that would leave the Devils and the Golden Knights

Not really i see Lee is a player we use for just the preseason. Butcher would probably start in the ahl either way and gets a call up when ready

 

[Scott Stevens]

Don't think he amounts to too much either but if the Devils sign him (and it looks like a fair likelihood at this point), they basically traded Kerfoot for Butcher.. and I'd take that deal given the positional need.

Worst case scenario he's another LHD body at camp that can provide some low-end competition.

No. They didn't make a trade. They got left at the alter by Kerfoot. They just happen to maybe be picking up the Avs' runaway bride. The ideal would have been having both.

 

[Zubrus Coffee Maker]

No. They didn't make a trade. They got left at the alter by Kerfoot. They just happen to maybe be picking up the Avs' runaway bride. The ideal would have been having both.

"Basically Traded"

 

[Shaffer]

I bet Buffalo, but then again he doesn't seem that great of a prospect. His highest ceiling should be a #5-6

 

[MMC]

 

[Scott Stevens]

"Basically Traded"

"Trade" indicates they were ok sending Kerfoot away. He gave them no choice in the matter.

 

[ghdi]

He's a Devil

 

[Eric Sachs]

No. They didn't make a trade. They got left at the alter by Kerfoot. They just happen to maybe be picking up the Avs' runaway bride. The ideal would have been having both.

There's a reason I didn't write "literally traded".

We, in effect, just traded Kerfoot for Butcher. There's really no way to argue that.. and is there even a point? What a weird thing to be upset about..