2026 UFA targets

[Oddbob]

I tend to disagree. He scored at a 68 point per 82 game clip the last 2 years. The team was basically carried by a great power play these last 2 years and he was a big part of that.

I get his complete and defensive play can be suspect. But overall he was a key offensive piece.

He is only helpful offensively. He is a hindrance everywhere else and also a bad example for the younger players who are told to play hard in both ends, when he doesn't. That was fine when he a prime player but he is no longer that. He was quite slow especially in the second half and that will continue, cause he 38 years old.

 

[jkutswings]

I tend to disagree. He scored at a 68 point per 82 game clip the last 2 years.

Availability is a skill. I'm not interested in a guy at the end of his career that will miss 15-20 games a year going forward. He can retire or go play for a contender, and his roster spot can go to a kid or other player that fits the timeline.

 

[Oddbob]

Tuch 8X10.5 with Washington. Not sure what pick Buffalo is getting, but it is said to be higher than what TB got for Raddysh.

 

[Frk It]

Ah, yes…

My favorite summer activity - watching everyone else in our conference get better while we do nothing .

 

[jkutswings]

Ah, yes…

My favorite summer activity - watching everyone else in our conference get better while we do nothing .

The master taught the padawan to kick tires.

Then the student became the teacher: "I see your pretend activity...and raise you operating in silence!"

 

[SirloinUB]

Ah, yes…

My favorite summer activity - watching everyone else in our conference get better while we do nothing .

We got them right where we want them. Once we've lured them into a false sense of security we will be perfectly positioned to further sabotage ourselves. Our rivals will never even see it coming.

 

[jkutswings]

We got them right where we want them. Once we've lured them into a false sense of security we will be perfectly positioned to further sabotage ourselves. Our rivals will never even see it coming.

4D chess indeed.

 

[datsyukfan]

Cap skyrocketing is Yzerman's fault?

This is getting even better.

Never said it was his fault but it’s hurt the team for sure

Who did he cap dump? Walman wasn't a cap dump if you are going to mention him. He was traded for some other reason, Yzerman won't even talk about.

Look how tight they were to the cap, he dumped walman and he dumped Fabbri

 

[dtown77]

Why am i panicking?? I'm a 45 year old goat sitting at work with a pit in my stomach the last two days, watching all this madness.

 

[Frk It]

Does Buffalo take a little step back after losing Tuch and Byram?

 

[Oddbob]

Never said it was his fault but it’s hurt the team for sure


Look how tight they were to the cap, he dumped walman and he dumped Fabbri

Walman was not dumped for cap reasons, and did you really miss Fabbri?

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I wasn’t betting on Tuch but that was solid by the caps. Their winger group gives them 2 1st lines.