Confirmed with Link: [7/23/24] Sabres sign Beck Malenstyn 2 years, $1.35m AAV

[HOOats]

The price is obviously very unpleasant. Would have rather brought Robinson back in UFA as the 12/13. A 3rd/4th seems more the appropriate value.

He does seem like the type of player everyone has been clamoring for. He just happens to be someone who played 81 games last year but none of us has ever heard of somehow.

I imagine/hope this fits into your find the "next Joshua" concept @Chainshot ?

 

[Beerz]

What's his contract?

 

[Dirty Dog]

Does that cost a 2nd rd pick tho? Couldn't we find a guy like that in free agency?

He checks off a need no doubt but at that cost? I guess this goes to show how hard it must be to get players to Buffalo.

it might be an overpay, but who cares. And no I don’t think Buffalo can get good fourth liners in FA for value, we would probably have to overpay in money for that.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Eric Robinson 2.0 for a 2nd.

Robinson is just fast. He’s basically a modern day Rico Fata.

 

[jc17]

It’s a start, he has much more on the checklist, but this we definitely and item on the list

Big
Fast
Hits
Penalty kills
High energy

It is what we need, why the hell are you all complaining?

Because we traded a 2nd rounder for a 4th liner no one's heard, that got shellacked at even strength last year

 

[Fezzy126]

Like this one a lot.

I honestly can't tell, are you being serious or sarcastic?

I know nothing about him, but he sounds like New Eric Robinson.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

What's his contract?

RFA. EH has him projected at 3 x $1.75M.

 

[EichHart]

Dig into how the Caps used their "4th line" and you'll find Malenstyn, Aube-Kubel flanking Dowd as buried in the d-zone for starts and yet still managed to be good at flipping possession.

Caps got mangiapone for free and his stats are way better than the guy we just traded for.

 

[Chainshot]

I honestly can't tell, are you being serious or sarcastic?

I know nothing about him, but he sounds like New Eric Robinson.

Serious honestly.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Because we traded a 2nd rounder for a 4th liner no one's heard, that got shellacked at even strength last year

Don’t care, if he’s a good fourth liner which a lot of people think he is…I don’t care about a little overpay in futures assets.

If he’s good, I like the trade. If he ends up being bad, I don’t like it.

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

What's his contract?

RFA right now.

 

[EichHart]

yikes

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Because we traded a 2nd rounder for a 4th liner no one's heard, that got shellacked at even strength last year

I’ve heard of him. He plays a really simple game.

 

[Duddy]

So we traded for Girgensons?

 

[Chainshot]

Caps got mangiapone for free and his stats are way better than the guy we just traded for.

Yes, Mangy Old Pony has better counting stats. Dowd with Aube-Kubel and Malenstyn got the LOG line use in Washington and managed to flip possession from end to end.

 

[Jim Bob]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807074821026484500

 

[jc17]

Idk feels like Jacob Josefson 2.0. I respect chain's opinion, but going to have to be proven wrong on this one

 

[Zach716]

It’s a start, he has much more on the checklist, but this we definitely and item on the list

Big
Fast
Hits
Penalty kills
High energy

It is what we need, why the hell are you all complaining?

Never heard of him before but that certainly checks a lot of boxes. I guess he’s an RFA that needs a new deal

 

[TheBarnIsElectric]

So we traded for Girgensons?

Girgensons is much stronger defensively.

 

[1TuchAnd1NoTuch]

Seems like a good fit but is that really the cost of a fourth liner? Seems steep. Whatever. Dont need more picks

 

[GellMann]

Okay with the player but not happy with the price, should be step one of 5 serious additions to the roster. I know we say "Kevyn, just overpay a little to get the deal across the finish line"

But when we say that we mean the *Ehlers and iafallo deal*, not a deal for a 4th liner nobody has ever heard of. a 2nd rounder is CRAZY lol. Oh well.

We'll see what else kevyn can come up with but i think he is COOKED. It's a shame because plenty of us noticed that he sucks 3 years ago and we just wasted so much time

 

[Fjordy]

I just thought that it is in UFA that you can find such guys, the same Carrier and many others. It seems expensive to me, and is he better than Zemgus? Because he will replace him.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Grit, hits (led the Caps), PK, Ruff type bottom 6 guy

For a 2nd ?

 

[joshjull]

Dig into how the Caps used their "4th line" and you'll find Malenstyn, Aube-Kubel flanking Dowd as buried in the d-zone for starts and yet still managed to be good at flipping possession.

 

[Chainshot]

The use is Housley-esque -