Speculation: 2024-2025 General Lightning Discussion II: Oh no! We dont suck again!

[Rschmitz]

I also highly doubt that the Sabres are going to entertain offers on either Tuch or Thompson, and the amount of futures/players that Tampa would have to give up would be crippling to the future.

This is the Sabres we are talking about though.

 

[JTBF81]

This is the Sabres we are talking about though.

Most Sabres fans also don't seem to want a ton of picks/prospects if they were to move them, but more of a hockey trade. I wouldn't move any high level player on the team for either of them in that kind of deal.

 

[Rschmitz]

Most Sabres fans also don't seem to want a ton of picks/prospects if they were to move them, but more of a hockey trade. I wouldn't move any high level player on the team for either of them in that kind of deal.

They’ve been rebuilding for like a decade, I am sure that fanbase wants nothing to do with prolonging their suffering

 

[OffBy1]

1 F should be enough. There are already two scoring lines, so opponents won't be able to just throw everything at Kuch thks season. As long as Hagel-Cirelli-Geekie remain solid, one additional F to pair with Paul and one of Chaffee/Goncalves.shoild.be morr than enough to give a team that is already at or.near the top of the league offensively a real chance. One F and one dman seems best, as the defense could still use a little better depth as well in case of injury.

I think our third line wingers are our weak spot in the forward lineup. They aren't bad, but they also aren't good third liners, a drop off from Paul's level. I don't see them contributing offensively in the playoffs when team defense goes up a level.

 

[Soul Assumption]

Gourde would be an acceptable target, but I don't think we'd be able to outbid another team for him, mostly because we'd need them to retain 50% and then things start getting expensive.

Pretty much every team will want a 50% retention and I don't see a problem with that, he's UFA, it's not a multi-year retention. I don't see how Gourde can cost more than 2nd+4th. Also i'm not sure that you can get a better player without giving away 1st/good prospect.

 

[Zwui21]

Adding Tuch would put us in a top contender spot IMO.
And the thing with such an acquisition is that he's still only 28 y/o signed to an awesome contract till end of next season.

Guentzel - Point - Kuch
Hagel - Cirelli - Tuch


A top 6 like this would be troubles for our opponents

And pushing Geekie down to the 3rd line should also elevate the 3rd line performance