Asymmetric Solution
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Horrible for Buffalo. Do Pens think Murray is worth a high first?
Penguins
Tierney (RFA)
Ottawa
JJ
Okposo
Buffalo 2020 1rst 8th (Overall)
Buffalo
Matt Murray (RFA)
Buffalo pays a high price but gets out of Okposo's contract and gets a young starting goalie.
Pens get out of JJ and can sign Tierney for a third line center.
Ottawa takes on cap to reach the floor and gets the 8th overall for the troubles.
If JR attempts to attach JJ with Murray and really devalue the return, the GM is a bigger idiot than I thought and I think he has ruined the franchise moving forward with his dumb moves.
There aren't many options if they refuse to buy out jj. Buyout is the easiest and smartest option. But they have to move something with JJ. It probably takes at least a 2nd which they don't have this year. If you move next years your dont have and draft picks in the first 3 rounds next year.
He has made a mess but moving JJ will be the first steps in trying to fix it.
Lol this is great for Pittsburgh the goalie market is beyond soft. Buffalo gets bent over. As a sens fan I love it. Which means its clearly not fair.Nah. Tierney does not impress me
No but I one point they were talking about looking for a mid or low first. I just think Okposo is becoming an anchor at 6mil. I thought getting rid of him and getting a young goalie might be enticing but I see Buffalo isn't interesting.
I guess Okposo isn't as bad as I thought so this trade seems like an instant no from buffalo.
If Rossi isn't there at 8 and Nashville wants Sanderson ... I'd take 11 and Bonino for 8 and Okposo...Oh look. Yet another thread started by a non-Sabres fan looking to "ease our burden" by taking Okposo's contract. What are we up to now? 142?
I'll say it again for those in the back: The Sabres do not need to offload Okposo's contract. Is he worth the contract? Of course not. However, he's still a legit NHL player and loved in the locker room. We are NOT (repeat: NOT) looking to offload the contract and give up assets to do so. If you want to give us a nominal asset for him, fine. But we're not attaching anything of real value to be rid of him. ESPECIALLY not 8 overall in return for a goalie.
If you want 8 overall, you gotta come with long-term high value. Think youngish 2C, MAYBE youngish LHD.