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The sabres and wild need to stop trading with eachother lol.
Yes, we don't want the Sabres getting fleeced.
The sabres and wild need to stop trading with eachother lol.
Yes, we don't want the Sabres getting fleeced.
Doesn't make up for the difference in quality.Just like Brodin's age and the extra year of term.
Maybe? I dunno, this whole Suter injury thing has really shaken my resolve to consider trading any of our defensemen From where I'm sitting Spurgeon would probably do the Sabres more good, but if I wanted O'Reilly and they asked for Brodin I wouldn't hang up or anything.
If your looking for a steady defensive defenseman to play on that second pair you'd be better served making a big push for Calvin De Haan. He'd cost nothing but cash and you wouldn't open a gaping hole that no one in this organization is anywhere close to being able to fill at this point. Not a slight on Brodin, but I'm aiming a bit higher if I'm moving a guy who scores 60 points a year and does all the other things that O'Reilly does for this team.
I'd agree to Spurgeon, whom I also think the Sabres need more.
With Suter's injury I wouldn't move Brodin at all this off season. Trade Brodin and Suter's recovery time takes long than expected, then the Wild have Olofsson or Seeler on their top pair.
Dumba would be very hard to trade away after the jump he made this season.
I wouldn't.What if Buffalo did something around O’Reilly & McCabe? Would Minnesota be willing to do something around Dumba+?
Typical HF boards proposal. I want a really valuable piece from your team but none of my teams top prospects are available in return.Toronto offers:
2018 1st
2019 1st
Brown
Maybe you don’t want just picks but that is certainly more than you gave up for him. Sorry not giving up Kapanen, Dermott or Liljegren. Obviously not gonna trade Nylander, Marner or Matthews. Thoughts, I know we have a few players like Johnson and Grunstom who are ready to make the jump. Would part with one if needed instead of Brown.
Toronto offers:
2018 1st
2019 1st
Brown
Maybe you don’t want just picks but that is certainly more than you gave up for him. Sorry not giving up Kapanen, Dermott or Liljegren. Obviously not gonna trade Nylander, Marner or Matthews. Thoughts, I know we have a few players like Johnson and Grunstom who are ready to make the jump. Would part with one if needed instead of Brown.
His value should be nothing short of a similarly aged, similarly proven defenseman.
And i only trade him for that since the Sabres so desperately need help on the Blue line.
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If I'm the Flames I'm going after O'Reilly hard, I'd give up Brodie+Fox. I know Brodie gets a bad rap after a rough couple of seasons but I really think he needs a change of scenery, his wife has had health issues and Gulutzan has all but neutered him here. Buffalo is much closer to his hometown. I believe he can become that top pairing guy we thought we had a couple years ago, and he's only 27. Elite skater, really good offensive sense (multiple 40+ point seasons), has had a lot of brain farts the past couple seasons but I'll assume that his mind has been elsewhere with all that's going on. He's not in a good place right now.
I'm also not convinced Adam Fox wants to sign in Calgary, there are a couple guys ahead of him in the depth chart (Andersson, Valimaki). So if we get the sense he doesn't want to be here, I'd ship him out. He's also from NY state.
I really think the Flames and Sabres can be good trading partners, we're loaded on defence and need to add to our top 6. Honestly I'd throw in Backlund too but not sure if he has a NTC, and Buffalo would have to add a little bit.
Hanifin
Sure but he has a high ceiling and has several years of team control. Faulk is a nice player but him only having 2 years left on his contract is the biggest deal breaker.He said similarly aged and proven. Hanifin is neither of those.
And that's fine, we just keep O'Reilly then. He's still relatively young and he takes a ton of the tough matchups to help ease the burden on Eichel. Keeping him is a far better idea then selling him for some mid to late 1st's and B prospects or other teams expendable roster players.Sounds like Buffalo fans are looking for a Johansen/Jones type deal for ROR, I dunno if that's out there to be had....
What team is asking?
FWIW, someone suggested he was a buyout candidate recently, so I wouldn't necessarily expect a great discussion coming your way.
Trust me, I think he's a valuable player, but people have lost their minds around here about him for some reason.The dude is a 60 point 1C who never takes penalties and can play PP+PK. People here seem to think anything over 2 million is an overpayment. Im not a Buffalo fan so this is a Homer defending him, but if you look at what he offers + what he is paid and still think he is overpaid then you have a horrendous understanding of market value in hockey.
The idea of him being a buyout candidate is laughable
And that's fine, we just keep O'Reilly then. He's still relatively young and he takes a ton of the tough matchups to help ease the burden on Eichel. Keeping him is a far better idea then selling him for some mid to late 1st's and B prospects or other teams expendable roster players.
You'd need to come to the table with a better offer.
Brodie's 2 remaining years is a non starter. Fox is a nice add, but doesn't offset the value loss.
Start with Hamilton.