Friedman: Sabres preparing for An Additional Top Ten Pick

[Artanis]

Wouldn't be surprised if Ottawa was offering up their pick for Sam Reinhart.

 

[Flash20]

Bye Reinhart you will be missed

 

[Volica]

Agreed! Not to mention Canucks have no cap space too.

I actually really, really like the premise of Reinhart in Vancouver.
That said, they're going to be in tough finding cap space for what they already have. Unless they can unload some of the bad contracts Buffalo's way too.

 

[Forge]

A former #2 overall who just finished top 10 in the NHL in goals on the season isn't worth a top 10 pick in a historically weak draft? Really?

I actually mucked his contract situation. For some reason I thought he had one left before ufa.

 

[TheNewEra]

Wouldn't be surprised if Ottawa was offering up their pick for Sam Reinhart.

agreed and ottawa is very liberal with handing out 2nd round picks like candy so I can see buffalo getting a really good return

 

[57special]

No way he's generating a top ten pick on his own

Ehh...maybe, especially in this draft, if a team wants a forward. Agree that I don't see him netting a top 5 or 6 pick, but then there could be other parts of the deal. We on HFB always overvalue picks . The game is littered with examples of top 10 picks that achieved nothing, or near nothing.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Eichel to vancouver for 1st+? Benning said he'll be 'aggressive' this offseason...

Not impossible, but depends on what other moves are made. Vancouver's cap situation would struggle to add a 10 million dollar player as is.

 

[Mickey Marner]

This has Reinhart to Vancouver for 9th overall written all over it.

 

[Kaen]

A former #2 overall who just finished top 10 in the NHL in goals on the season isn't worth a top 10 pick in a historically weak draft? Really?

Being arbitration eligible and only a year away from UFA likely has a huge impact on his value. Locked up at a reasonable contract long term his value is likely pick 6-10 with a reasonable +, but with the current situation it seems unlikely that the Sabres get that. If he agrees to a reasonable extension with the team trading for him, I don't think a ~10ish overall is impossible though.

 

[section 218]

Reinhardt to Jackets for Korpy and 5th overall or Risto to Devils for 4th overall my guesses
Weak draft I like 1st 2 that will go off the board Powers, Beniers after that there is a drop off any of 8 players could go 3rd
Also like Wallstedt just dont think a goalie will go top 5

 

[GuerinUp]

It's LA Kings. Their GM said he wants to add two top-6 forwards. They have the assets and draft picks to land Eichel.

Makes way too much sense.

Now lets see what the return is for Eichel.

it was also reported they arent trading for eichel so....

 

[GuerinUp]

dumba or fiala to seattle for their 1st, flipped in a package for eichel?

 

[Pens x]

Kasperi Kapanen got a 15th overall pick last year. The idea that Reinhart wouldn't return a late top-10 pick isn't all that crazy. Especially given the draft year.

Rutherford overpaid heavily during his tenure.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Rutherford overpaid heavily during his tenure.

You make it sound like other GMs don't do that all the time.

 

[Pens x]

You make it sound like other GMs don't do that all the time.

I don’t think Jim Rutherford set the price for anyone else.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

I like these threads like every other team in the top ten aren't preparing for maybe having another pick.... they all do it, because you just never know what will happen

 

[Web In Front]

dumba or fiala to seattle for their 1st, flipped in a package for eichel?

Why would Seattle give up the 2nd overall pick for Matt Dumba?

 

[Forge]

Kasperi Kapanen got a 15th overall pick last year. The idea that Reinhart wouldn't return a late top-10 pick isn't all that crazy. Especially given the draft year.

Good point

 

[raswilliam]

I still agree eichel to LA makes the most sense… they have the right sort of assets too.

I disagree. If you trade for Eichel, you have $20m tied up in 2 centers. kopitar and Eichel. Where do you put Byfeild? on the 3rd line? Plus we have Doughty making north of $10m. so that would be $30m tied up in 3 players.

I could be wrong, but I just dont see it.

 

[Sinistril]

Agreed! Not to mention Canucks have no cap space too.

Maybe. I said 1st+ because I can see cap and a good player going the other way for Eichel though...

 

[GuerinUp]

Why would Seattle give up the 2nd overall pick for Matt Dumba?

because hes a 26 yr old top pairing RD?

 

[tomd]

I disagree. If you trade for Eichel, you have $20m tied up in 2 centers. kopitar and Eichel. Where do you put Byfeild? on the 3rd line? Plus we have Doughty making north of $10m. so that would be $30m tied up in 3 players.

I could be wrong, but I just dont see it.

Might not be Eichel. Vilardi and 8OA for Reinhart would be a win-win for both Buffalo and LA.

 

[Captain Mountain]

I don’t think Jim Rutherford set the price for anyone else.

Off the top of my head, Washington gave up a 1st and 2nd to swap relatively comparable players in Mantha and Vrana. Toronto has paid 1sts to dump one year of Marleau and get a rental Foligno.

This draft year by all accounts was not considered all that strong and relative draft position matters less this year than most other seasons.

Lets not pretend a GM wouldn't say - hey, I have a team that:

1) can make the playoffs and maybe do some damage; or
2) has a deep prospect pool and need to add some NHLers.

Lets look at adding the 25 year old C/W with decent size that scores with regularity and has decent underlying numbers on a garbage Sabres team.

 

[section 218]

Eichel to Detroit

Wow I think you are on to something. Hearing there is at least some smoke there.
Trade inside division would be the thing that stops it

 

[waitin425]

2nd overall for Jack Eichel.

What better way to get your franchise started than adding Jack Eichel.

Seattle get it done!