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

[La Bamba]

Lmaoooooooo omg I can’t believe we got this deal

I would’ve traded McLeod for a bag of pucks aka a mid round pick
. Tuillio doesn’t look promising too, frees up a contract spot

 

[Superlative Soup]

This proposal would have been locked in 2 minutes on here.

 

[Siidekik]

This trade is giving me Forsberg for Erat vibes

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Please, tell us why you believe he's going to be a bust without stating his size.

I can guarantee you that you've never watched Savoie play

Well his size has a lot to do with it lol.

I watched him plenty in his draft year. He played like a junior player. Guys who play a junior style game don't work at the NHL level unless they are the most skilled guy on the ice, and there are more skilled players in the NHL than Savoie.

 

[Double Dion]

Oof. Sorry about your GM Buffalo fans. This is perhaps the most lopsided trade I've seen. That's pretty painful.

 

[Ed Ned and Leddy]

I get Savoie being excess and Buffalo and I don’t undervalue a really good 3C but cmon man, McLeod is so f***ing soft. Literal pace merchant. Sabres have not gotten harder to play against with this deal.

 

[Captain Controversy]

Ceci trade probably inbound. Oilers are like 350,000 over the cap. Broberg and Holloway are needing contracts. So if ceci is traded, that's 3.25 million off the books leaving 2.8 ish to sign those two. Not sure if it's enough but we shall see.

 

[Double Dion]

This trade is giving me Forsberg for Erat vibes

Erat was a much better player than McLeod. This is worse.

 

[Volica]

What’s going on in Buffalo?

 

[Slats432]

Mcleod is all speed nothing else. He would be a 4th liner/pressbox guy on a lot of NHL teams. He's soft + no hands. He's like a welfare version of Todd Marchant.

This is not accurate, but whatever. Very fast, good pk, good at the dot. Doesn't like contact. Limited offensive ability.

 

[TheNumber4]

Mcleod is all speed nothing else. He would be a 4th liner/pressbox guy on a lot of NHL teams. He's soft + no hands. He's like a welfare version of Todd Marchant.

Wrong. Very wrong.

 

[old kummelweck]

Savoie missed his window with the Sabres. Good luck to him in Edmonton, though I think he probably needs a year in the AHL before he sees an NHL roster.

 

[Skolman]

Well his size has a lot to do with it lol.

I watched him plenty in his draft year. He played like a junior player. Guys who play a junior style game don't work at the NHL level unless they are the most skilled guy on the ice, and there are more skilled players in the NHL than Savoie.

Dude, I get it that you hate Edmonton but good grief.

"He plays like a junior player", that might be one of the worst arguments I've seen on here

 

[spfan]

Needed for the Sabres Savoie is a bit redundant in Buffalo. His D+2 was fine.

You’ve got Benson Kulich and apparently sabres think higher of Rosen. Not to mention a slew of others. This fills a huge need for the Sabres.

Still a big downgrade in talent. It's like a worse version of Hall for Larsson.

 

[LTIR]

Is Savoie the 2nd coming of Gretzky to people out west? This is so confusing to me. He’s very possibly the 3rd best winger we’ve drafted since 2022. 5th best since 2020.

He’s a good player, sure. But he’s a small winger and has durability concerns.

Well he was the best WHL player his draft year and was followed closely.
Size is indeed an issue but you can't deny the hype based on what he did prior to turning pro.

 

[Weltschmerz]

I want to know how Adam’s explains this trade to his boss. Either way he’s gonna look dumb unless McLeod breaks out for 60 points this year

Or Savoie hurts his shoulder again.

 

[joestevens29]

When do contenders ever trade good players at such a low salary for a prospect?

That should tell you all you need to know about what McLeod is

 

[Slats432]

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.

McLeod snarl?

 

[orcatown]

Don't see Savoie helping Oilers in the short run which really the only focus Oilers need to have when they are so close to the cup. I mean he couldn't make the Sabres last year.

Also Oilers window is closing. Still, might be able to move Savoie for some vet help later in the season if they can get some cap space.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

McLeod is one of those players that he comes off the ice out of breath and sweating after a shift and u wonder what he even accomplished out there haha

 

[spfan]

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.

Big downgrade in talent. I would want a Lundell type of Center for Savoie.

 

[larek]

It's getting increasingly rarer and rarer. And there are super skilled guys who can't even crack an NHL lineup because they're lacking in other areas of the game. Basically skill isn't hard to come by now, what teams want are complete package players

That's not it. He's scared of contact.

That can change, though. McLeod still has the makings of a solid NHLer, but he needs to get past that mental block. A trade may be what was needed (kind of like Andrew Cogliano way back when.)

He's skinny as hell gos flying when he does get hit --no wonder he doesn't play physical

 

[Mr Positive]

Very tall task. I think he could do it on a team like Edmonton though, out him on a line with Draisaitl and he's probably got enough skill to keep up. I doubt he has much success on a team where he doesn't have a HHOFer driving the offense on his line though.

Well then that's a perfect trade for Edmonton, Buffalo, and Savoie. I bet it's a perfect trade for McLeod too, who should get more minutes

 

[voxel]

Been a fan of Clouder since the AHL days. Sad to see him go. He still has 2C upside and definitely is an NHLer

 

[Canucks LB]

Don't know much about Matt Savoie except he was a 9th overall pick a few years ago and is trending "Decently" Ryan McLeod on the other hand should get more of an opportunity in Buffalo, and honestly played well in the playoffs for the oilers.
Also, Benson McLeod - Zucker line is gonna be fun af together.
Right now I would say it's a win "On paper" for Edmonton based on reactions and draft position, but I like this for buffalo also.

Nice trade for both teams.