Confirmed Trade: [BUF/EDM] Ryan McLeod and Tyler Tullio for Matt Savoie

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Overrated

 

[Dubi Doo]

I'm going to suggest something .... maybe they should have drafted a few PITA's with their top picks instead of a half a dozen smaller offensive minded prospects?

McLeod doesn't have any snarl in his game. He's a perimeter 2-way player with elite speed, but underwhelming playmaking and finishing.

Sorry. Mixed him up with NJD McLeod. Oops. Still happy to have him! Savoie is a great return for you guys.

 

[Skolman]

Buffalo traded from a surplus of assets for something they were sorely lacking. Winning hockey games >>>> losing hockey trades. They want a team that's a PITA to play against, and Mcleod fits that mold. Edmonton got great value, but 3Cs with some snarl aren't cheap. Glad Savoie is going out west, atleast.

You clearly don't know McLeod at all..

He's one of the softest players in the league. There's zero snarl to his game.

 

[Beauty]

Savoie fell down Sabres prospect pool IMO

Personally had Ostlund, Kulich, Konsta ahead of him.

This immediately makes the Sabres better. 3C WAS A HUGE NEED. LFG!!!

 

[thefutures]

Didn't EDM need salary relief lol, Adam's is getting bullied

 

[NeverForget06]

McLeod is a good player for the Sabres in the sense that he is a great regular season centre. Great penalty killer

But when the going gets tough McLeod gets invisible - literally could not win a board battle in the cup final. Softest player we had up front by a country mile. Not one drop of grit

 

[Dubi Doo]

You clearly don't know McLeod at all..

He's one of the softest players in the league. There's zero snarl to his game.

I mixed him up with someone else. Happy to have our 3C, though. Take care of Savoie.

 

[Mrb1p]

Savoie instantly becomes their 3rd best forward or what ? Funny.

 

[dgibb10]

There is not a single gm that would give up a 1st ++ for Mcleod.

This trade is insane no matter how u wanna try to spin it. Savoie is a VERY high end prospect... This trade is just bizzare

Well your alternatives at center were:

Monahan at 5.5 mill (worse than McLeod), Stephenson at 6.25 mill, or Elias Lindholm at 7.75 mill, or Wennberg at 5 mill.

McLeod at 2 mill is an absolute bargain

 

[I am Bettman]

I don’t think you’ll find many Oiler fans who agree with your assessment or McLeod. He skates like the wind, and can provide some secondary scoring and PK time, but he’s not good defensively, and loses pretty much every puck battle.

I think they saw his height and assumed that he played a strong game because he was a third liner. Only 4 points in the playoffs while spending a lot of time with Draisaitl is concerning.

 

[MMC]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1809323924296978662

 

[Dion TheFluff]

what a steal for Edmonton!! What was Buffalo thinking?

 

[Go Wings]

Everytime I get annoyed about a move Detroit makes I remember that we are in the same division as Buffalo and Ottawa and I feel a little better.

What an awful trade.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

I hate you Edmonton even more now.

What a freaking trade!

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

I'm sorry but have you ever seen RYAN Mcleod play? He's the biggest pansy, who won't ever take a hit to make a play. There is no snarl to his game, never has been and never will be.

This is the typical Sabres fans mindset on these forums. They’re straight up mental.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I was honestly expecting a 3rd round pick for McLeod if we were lucky.

This is absol comical. Absolute fleece by Jeff Jackson

Agreed

Just like that, Edmonton has a new top prospect in their system

 

[Samsonite23]

.. Then why draft him at 9th overall?

So they can trade him for the biggest need on their team….

I don’t get how people are so shocked at this. The sabres are absolutely loaded with talent in their pipeline. This is exactly how we need to use it. Fill the remaining needs on our team. A big 3C that very good defensively is EXACTLY what we’ve been waiting for.

Savoie has had some lagging injury stuff since we drafted him too which was slightly concerning. He’s overkill For us at this point.

 

[Juxtaposer]

This trade is a consequence of the league on a bender for big boys and the Sabres having essentially drafted the same player over and over and over again in the first round.

 

[5 14 6 1]

What an absolutely incredible move. Make necessary salary room and get an elite cost controlled prospect to pair with McDrai? Jeff Jackson for Prime Minister

 

[BoHorvat 53]

Holy f*** Buffalo just took it dry, Savoie is a legit blue chip prospect.

 

[StrompTroller]

This is a joke right?

 

[Sabreality]

Everytime I get annoyed about a move Detroit makes I remember that we are in the same division as Buffalo and Ottawa and I feel a little better.

What an awful trade.

I'd worry about your own house and that mess of an Yzerplan.

 

[McDNicks17]

So glad to see McLeod go.

Best player in the league at skating laps around the perimeter really fast and accomplishing nothing.

He was always super soft, but the playoffs made it obvious he’ll never hit another gear.

 

[5 14 6 1]

LOL IS THIS A DREAM? Jeff Jackson a f***ing genius?????!!!!1

Get this man a raise, a crown and a yacht I've seen enough

 

[clydesdale line]

That is absolutely brutal for Buffalo.