Confirmed Trade: [NSH/BUF]: Nick Baptiste to NSH for Jack Dougherty

[Ziggy Stardust]

Looks like it is minor trade day.

A day like this reminds me of why we had the waiver draft in the past. The NHL should bring it back.

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[Filthy Dangles]

Blockbuster. HF servers were already crashing today

 

[Nick Hansen]

Damn, the Sabres got destroyed...

 

[Zip15]

Baptiste is fast and is a half-decent forechecker. Not a ton of hockey sense and struggles when the time and space he could enjoy in the AHL is taken away at the NHL level. He has some tools, but I don't see him being much beyond a 4th line/spare forward at the NHL level.

Any scouting report on Dougherty?

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

That's 3 more blinks than I otherwise would have had today.

 

[Gabrielor]

Baptiste still NHL potential, just probably not above line 4. A lot of speed, and decent defensive awareness.

 

[Ace]

Damn, the Sabres got destroyed...

Baptiste has failed to make the worst team in hockey for the last several years. He’s not an nhl player. Shuffling the decks in the minors sure is getting destroyed alright.

 

[Joel Ward]

Baptiste could carve out a solid bottom 6 role in the right situation. Hope he is able to do so in Nashville

 

[super6646]

Lot of blockbuster trades today.

 

[Zip15]

Baptiste could carve out a solid bottom 6 role in the right situation. Hope he is able to do so in Nashville

He hasn't stuck on Sabres rosters that ranged from awful to terrible. Maybe he carves out a role on a much better roster, but I'm skeptical.

But he'll definitely score some goals for Milwaukee.

 

[Yatzhee]

Baptiste is a gritty RW'er. 23 yrs old, he should do well in Nashville.
Any word on Dougherty? is he a righty or lefty?

 

[Sabresruletheschool]

So why didn't Nashville pick him up on waivers the other day?

 

[Dr Pepper]

Looks like it is minor trade day.

A day like this reminds me of why we had the waiver draft in the past. The NHL should bring it back.

The what now?

 

[Joel Ward]

He hasn't stuck on Sabres rosters that ranged from awful to terrible. Maybe he carves out a role on a much better roster, but I'm skeptical.

But he'll definitely score some goals for Milwaukee.

If he doesn't get anything going in Tennessee then ill be ready to give up on him. Loved him in junior so I'm biased

 

[Detelethisaccount]

So why didn't Nashville pick him up on waivers the other day?

I am curious about this as well, they only have 46 contracts per Cap Friendly so not sure why you don't snag him for free if interested.

 

[Brodeur]

So why didn't Nashville pick him up on waivers the other day?

P̶i̶c̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶b̶o̶d̶y̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶w̶a̶i̶v̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶m̶e̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶h̶a̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶o̶p̶e̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶n̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶N̶H̶L̶ ̶r̶o̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶(̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶w̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶k̶e̶e̶p̶ ̶h̶i̶m̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶3̶0̶ ̶d̶a̶y̶s̶/̶1̶0̶ ̶t̶e̶a̶m̶ ̶g̶a̶m̶e̶s̶)̶.̶ Baptiste can start in the AHL for them and they'd have more options to send him up/down. This way they also send back an unwanted contract as well.

 

[Techno Allah]

I don't like this trade from sabres POV. Baptiste is still the better prospect

 

[Yatzhee]

Housley knows Dougherty? Not sure, asking.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Dougherty is a RHD, he hit the brick wall that is Nashville's top 6 defenders. Weird, I'm a Preds fan but I used to work in the Sabres org tree and I remember watching Baptiste and he is gritty with some scoring skill. I could see him making the push for 4th line time. Remember Watson is suspended. He could push Rinaldo to the box or waivers and Bitetto to Milwaukee.

 

[Soundgarden]

Interesting. I thought Dougherty was one of our better D prospects for a pool that lacks defensive talent, of course we also lack forward talent too so what do I know.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

The what now?

Longing for the Old-School Waiver Draft

Waiver Draft Wrap Up

Many Veterans Are Bypassed During NHL's Waiver Draft

Right before the start of the season the NHL used to have a waiver draft. I guess it served a similar purpose to what we see today with players being waived.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

So maybe Baptiste can turn into someone like Auston Watson or Colton Scissons?

I know noting about doughtery other than being a RHD. Still young at just 22, is there NHL potential?

 

[Djp]

I am curious about this as well, they only have 46 contracts per Cap Friendly so not sure why you don't snag him for free if interested.

1 probably a condition behind the trade of him clearing waivers and they wouldn’t claim him.

2. The unwritten rule applies...teams don’t claim players in their 1st year of waiver exposure.


I see baptiste as a bottom 6 player. I think he can succeed if given a chance. Last year buffalo intentionally kept him in the AGL by filling their roster with veteran crap.

This year there was Mitts, nylander, and thompson ahead of him. All higher drafted 1st round picks thus the caste system kicks in.

Buffali has a bunch more of forwards in their system ...besides the 3 mentioned above they also have Smith, Malone, O’regan, Asplund, Davidsson, oglevie , olaffson and bailey.

 

[Moskau]

Sometimes players like Baptiste need a change of scenery before they understand that they're not going to have the same role at the NHL level that they did in Juniors and the AHL. Baptiste has had two training camps in a row where he looked like he couldn't care less whether he made the team. I don't think he even broke a sweat in any of the pre-season games this season and he knew that he was waiver eligible.

 

[Oddbob]

Finally, Buffalo gets from underneath that anchor of a contract!