2019-20 Roster Speculation Part 10.

[kirby11]

Now would be a great time to trade one of the many extra defensemen we have for forward help, Botts. Well, really, months/weeks ago would've been a good time as well, but signing depth pieces for Rochester and acquiring Vesey and Miller apparently constituted several months worth of work for big head.

 

[Buffalo Norsemen]

Dea and Oglevie are the only forwards left... Maybe it is time to ...dare I say it... Sign Cornel and let him center Eichel and Skinner???

Murray is raw but you might as well give him a game or two look to see what he has up here there are no real other options.

 

[Ehran]

Now would be a great time to trade one of the many extra defensemen we have for forward help, Botts. Well, really, months/weeks ago would've been a good time as well, but signing depth pieces for Rochester and acquiring Vesey and Miller apparently constituted several months worth of work for big head.

Yes, but every GM out there knows it and will bargain accordingly.

 

[Zman5778]

What a mess.

This is usually about the time that our defensive injury list is this long. I haven't seen a forward list this long in years.

 

[Buffalo Norsemen]

Now would be a great time to trade one of the many extra defensemen we have for forward help, Botts. Well, really, months/weeks ago would've been a good time as well, but signing depth pieces for Rochester and acquiring Vesey and Miller apparently constituted several months worth of work for big head.

The problem is league-wide this is not really a time the league trades excluding the Fabbri deal you might be at least a few weeks away or even after the holiday break to get a deal done perhaps you can get Toffoli now, but you're probably up against 5 to 10 other teams bidding on him and Botts just is not going to overpay for assets that he needs long-term.

I'm just afraid that he's going to see the eventual writing on the wall here and eventually start thinking why should I make any deals that would compromise any sort of future position elsewhere.

 

[dire wolf]

Well, unless Botts can quickly trade a D for a winger, this would be as good a time as any to try Risto (or maybe Gilmour) at wing. Either that, or Thomas Vanek & Jason Pominville, "come on down!"

 

[Steddy33]

I've been told Pominville has been playing at the men's league at Northtowns to stay in shape. Not that I think that's a good idea. Just saying he is still hoping for a job yet this season.

 

[BuzzKillington90]

I've been told Pominville has been playing at the men's league at Northtowns to stay in shape. Not that I think that's a good idea. Just saying he is still hoping for a job yet this season.

The last thing we need is to lose speed. Besides adding another body doesn't solve the logjam at D. Something has to happen and soon.

 

[lauraP]

Let's get nuts...

Asplund-Eichel-Girgensons
Skinner-Reinhart-Vesey
Sheary-Erod-Mittelstadt
Lazar-Insert Callup-Oloffson - Play them 7-9 mins a game and VO on the PP. Lazar and IC, can handle PK duties if needed.

eww get erod off the team

 

[OkimLom]

eww get erod off the team

I'm just going by what our roster looks right now. Trust me, I don't want E-Rod on this team anymore as well.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

I've been told Pominville has been playing at the men's league at Northtowns to stay in shape. Not that I think that's a good idea. Just saying he is still hoping for a job yet this season.

Rested Pominville was productive last season. Every day Pominville is not. Teams carry 13th forwards but its evidently mindblowing to try Platooning anyone.

 

[Fezzy126]

Pretty much Jeremy...

 

[Steddy33]

Rested Pominville was productive last season. Every day Pominville is not. Teams carry 13th forwards but its evidently mindblowing to try Platooning anyone.

Well the NHL is always behind the times. Krueger is supposed to be up on sports science, but I doubt he'd try it.

Krueger can't even seem to figure out the top line doesn't work even though it's been obvious almost the whole season.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Pretty much Jeremy. .

Oh. My. E-Rod at 2C. Bogosian as a forward. I never thought it would ever come to this, but honestly even having Sobotka back would help.

 

[BuzzKillington90]

Well the NHL is always behind the times. Krueger is supposed to be up on sports science, but I doubt he'd try it.

Krueger can't even seem to figure out the top line doesn't work even though it's been obvious almost the whole season.

The top line has been the only line scoring almost the whole season....

 

[SundherDome]

This team needs to get two locker room guys who can get this team f***ing awake. I would love a Kyle Clifford and Justin Williams. Ltir Okposo and give that money to Williams. This team has no leadership or fire.

 

[SabresFan26]

This team needs to get two locker room guys who can get this team ****ing awake. I would love a Kyle Clifford and Justin Williams. Ltir Okposo and give that money to Williams. This team has no leadership or fire.

Great idea. I’d overpay for Williams but not sure he wants to play.

 

[FloridaSabresFan]

Skinner -Mitts-Reinhart

Make it so

 

[kenfury]

With Calgary floundering I wouldnt mind taking a hard look at Sam Bennett. Young, can play up and down, physical. He might even blossom with a change of Scenery.

 

[Tatanka]

With Calgary floundering I wouldnt mind taking a hard look at Sam Bennett. Young, can play up and down, physical. He might even blossom with a change of Scenery.

he sucks.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Maybe take a run a Monahan?

Ristolainen, Mittelstadt, 2020 1st?

 

[SundherDome]

With Calgary floundering I wouldnt mind taking a hard look at Sam Bennett. Young, can play up and down, physical. He might even blossom with a change of Scenery.

I think they are in the same boat we are. Want to move out a dman for forward help.

 

[SundherDome]

Great idea. I’d overlay for Williams but not sure he wants to play.

Make it to where it's almost impossible. Does he only wanna play home games, cool.

 

[TehDoak]

I still don't understand how the garbage NA hockey media don't kill the Pegulas and their neverending string of complete incompetent fools they keep hiring the way they kill Melnyk and Katz on a daily basis? Pegula has a strong case as one of the worst and least successful owners in league history. I wish the media would do it's job and hold people accountable for this dumpster fire.

You have to remember that owners are the gate keepers of the media members access. For the most part, an owner that signs checks and stays moderately out of the way are going to have a longer leash than a coach or GM. Also remember that coaches/GMs typically have a 2-3 year tenure, where an owner can be here decades. Melnyk is getting killed (and similar to Golisano) because their inherent cheapness did a ton to hurt the team long term. Katz was crucified because he kept bringing in members of the old boys club to GM/Coach his team rather than look for fresh faces and ideas. No one has shit about Katz after the Oilers start. And this was only after missing the playoff for a decade. TBN embarrassed themselves because they wanted Terry Pegula to attend every press conference. When he didn't the idiots from TBN started asking "where's terry" and it backfired on them spectacularly. Basically, the city likes the Pegula's more than TBN's staff.

A typical ownership article will be a puff piece about "leadership starting out at the top" or how "ownerships commitment to winning making a difference"

Given that the Pegula's also own the Bills, which is the big draw, I think it's pretty unlikely we'll see a local media member rake the Pegula's over the coals anytime soon.

 

[Sabreality]

Maybe take a run a Monahan?

Ristolainen, Mittelstadt, 2020 1st?

Really not good trading partners and they'd be even more of a mess without Monahan (who's kind of been a mess as is so far this year). They need F help too.