LightningStrikes
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Value of: [BUF/TBL] Alex Tuch to Tampa Bay
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Buffalo needs good center and rhd.
I don't think anyone will give that up for Tuch but picks/prospects is not really an option when your rebuild is about to get a driver's license.
truthbluth
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How fun. Tuch not for sale for prospects. Look at the Sabres prospect pipeline and ask yourself whether your bullshit offer has any value.
LightningStrikes
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No reason for Buffalo to trade Tuch for anything less than a crazy overpayment.
They don’t need picks / prospects. They need more players like Tuch. Not less.
They don’t need picks / prospects. They need more players like Tuch. Not less.
BowieSabresFan
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Ahh, then you missed the 2 point conversion. He did not come back, but Ruff sounded unconcerned in the post-game interview.
bov
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Buffalo might want good players now but they're a bad, undesirable team that could lose him to free agency in a year. If you're not contending in that time frame, how picky can you afford to be? Unless Tuch indicates he's open to an extension, they would be foolish not to consider an offer. You can always move out picks & prospects to bolster the roster, so a future heavy package from TB would only add to their assets.
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Buffalo is already the youngest team in the league, and this proposal would take away one of their few veterans. Buffalo already has a very good farm system. They do not need any more picks. They need more veteran experience.
If you want Tuch, it has to be for an established player.
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bov
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Buffalo has plenty of picks & prospects they can deal between now and next fall to fill that void, and could even incorporate a 3rd team if they are insistent on not taking futures from Tampa. Sabres are poorly run and generally don't appeal to established players. Assuming this season is lost, you can't always get what you want. A valuable offer, even if it doesn't include more proven pieces, can still be worthwhile.
It really depends on whether or not Tuch would extend, because if you wait until next year's deadline he would almost certainly be traded for futures anyway. If he says "let's see if we can make a run next year and I might stick around" then by all means keep the guy.
BKarchitect
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Yeah…I mean I think in a vacuum Cirelli and Tuch probably have similar value but not sure I trust Cirelli’s production to hold up in Buffalo the way Tuch’s does.
So the plus has to be significant because Tampa is the team calling on Buffalo’s guy.
I’m sure the Sabres would throw in Joker or Samuelsson for Cernak to be the plus though
truthbluth
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That's a good offer on value, but Geekie and Goncalves aren't substantial upgrades on existing prospects and Radysh isn't enough on his own. It's definitely a 4 quarters for a dollar type of trade, and unfortunately that's not what this organization needs.
