Seravalli: Buffalo may not have a choice but to trade Peterka

[Jimmybarndoor2]

some of the cirelli takes in here are bewildering, Tampa is almost certainly not trading him and I would be willing to bet that if he was offered to Buffalo straight up as a one for one for Peterka the deal would be done in a heartbeat

unbelievably useful player coming off of a career season and most of the underlying numbers highlight that he's not just on a shooting heater - he's actually generating quality chances consistently despite getting some of the toughest matchups in the league

In a vacuum without salary cap sure

But salary cap exists and sacrifices need to be made

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Out of all of the mess ups from the FO, not signing Hagel was my biggest annoyance. He had a scrappiness to him that felt like it would work out to at least make him a bottom six guy. To see him explode like he has? Really annoying

I bet Botts didn't have that on his resume when he applied in Seattle.

 

[Djp]

I’m sorry…what?

If not rebuilding then what exactly is Buffalo doing?

Rebuilding teams don't trade players coming off ELCs for magic beans

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

No. Buffalo isnt rebuilding.

Yes they are, they haven't stopped since 2011

 

[Chainshot]

I see Dreger - mouthpiece for Darren Ferris - is refuting this. Funny when agent assets work against one another.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Not sure who to hold accountable in Buffalo the last 10 years. from an outsiders view, it looks like they get 2/3rds through the jig saw puzzle and then the dogs tail wipes it off the table and they have to restart or whatever re- verb you’d like to use.

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

I’ve always liked Peterka game since I first saw him at the WJC. I’d trade for him in MTL

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

You know who should be ALL OVER this?

Vancouver, Boesser is walking out the door.

What a replacement

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I see Dreger - mouthpiece for Darren Ferris - is refuting this. Funny when agent assets work against one another.

I mean this can't be a surprise.

I did say in the OP

"Take it for what It's worth because it's Frank."

 

[Mrb1p]

Buffalo's needs:

1.) A RHD who can actually play defense and PK
2.) A two-way center
3.) A LHD who can play with Dahlin and soak lots of minutes and play defense

We've got wing prospects coming out the ears....we DON'T need any of those

Matheson and Beck.

?

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

You know who should be ALL OVER this?

Vancouver, Boesser is walking out the door.

What a replacement

Who comes back?

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Who comes back?

That I don't know but he would be a fantastic addition

 

[BFLO]

Eichel
Reinhart
Hagel
Cozens
Ullmark
Peterka
Byrum

Assuming the last 2 come to fruition (obviously nothing is certain), that's just an absurd amount of talent to hemorrhage in a short period of time.

RoR
Evander Kane
Montour
McCabe

 

[BelovedIsles]

Pulock for Peterka?

 

[LemonSauceD]

Pulock for Peterka?

You can offer McDavid and Buffalo fans will say no

 

[BFLO]

Not to de-rail, but I was at Niagara in April after going to Buffalo/Toronto games.

It really is incredible how stark the difference is. I hadn't been there since I was 12, so didn't remember. Canadian side is bustling. American side is ghetto as f***.

Granted, it's because we have the better falls!

The better Falls are in the USA... which is why Canada has the better view from the other side.

 

[BFLO]

Will probably end up like the Eichel trade where fans are asking for the moon for their guy and get only 1/4th of what they expected in return for their player.

The ask was 4x 1sts for Eichel.

He was traded for 3x 1sts and a 2nd.

 

[KrakenSabresMike]

The ask was 4x 1sts for Eichel.

He was traded for 3x 1sts and a 2nd.

Exactly it’s silly to try to spin it any other way - essentially that trade was a true 1st line forward plus a top prospect at the time and a 1 and 2

It had turned into probably that Sabres too prospect not in the nhl ( ostlund) + a true 1st line fwd that is their 3rd best player and greenway + krebs. Very sold return for a trade we were never going to “ win”

I mean Tuch is worth much more than a 1st even now so it’s actually turned out to be more than the ask!

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Not sure who to hold accountable in Buffalo the last 10 years.

Terry Pegula.