We have 10 top 9 forwards right now. We have to start thinking about a post-Perron/Giroux timeline but we aren’t exactly in a bad position there.
It is a Dorion move. There is no forward thinking here. We can't sacrifice defense just yet for offense, when we finally shored it up to a reasonable level.
I think you have to give more time to see what the additions of Cozens and Zetterlund do for our 5v5 scoring before you go out and flip a top 4 dman for an additional forward. Staios said that one of the biggest reasons he traded for Cozens was to help the 5v5 scoring. And since they've traded for him they have gotten better in that regard.
IMO, Yakemchuk plays a very similar game to Jensen (at least at the NHL level), so I could see him pairing really well with Chabot in the future. A tougher, more skilled Jensen with a cannon.
He is so far from what Jensen is, they play almost nothing alike. Nearly polar opposites
Jensen is all hockey sense and speed, Yak is raw skill and size. Not seeing the comparison here.
Cousins and amadio on the fourth line would be primo.
There’s 2 parties involved in any trade. So, the first step or question has to be do both potential trading partners actually want to do the trade.? I don’t know if Buffalo would like or would entertain moving Peterka or not, but I do know if they are not interested, there’s little (or no) merit in talking about it.
It took us a few years to make the moves to stabilize our blueline. We talked about it ad-nauseam for years in here.
Zub to me is a part of the core and is our 2nd most important defender. Good shutdown RD are so hard to find and Zub let's us bring out the best in his partner. Its so much harder to find what he brings to the table than whatever we're looking to acquire by moving him.
Seravalli insinuated Peterka is unhappy in Buffalo and would wait for an offer sheet, but a Buffalo beat reporter said that Buffalo would match any offer sheet.
I don't see how there is room for Perron and Giroux on the team next year, and certainly not with both in the bottom 6. I really think Zetterlund was the top 6 acquisition and will get a real opportunity with Brady and Stu next season (he plays RW). Perron/Giroux/Greig will be the LWers on lines 2 - 4, Amadio RW on L3 with Pinto. I find it more likely Staios targets a 4th line center and winger next season and don't believe that Cousins will be back. I envision targets like Trent Fredric, Justin Brazeau, Radek Faksa, maybe Mason Appleton, Nick Bjugstad, Nic Dowd, Curtis Lazar (?!?!), Taylor Raddysh, Colin Blackwell, Tanner Jeannot...
Yes, agreed. I read more recently that Buffalo was getting calls on Peterka, but the Sabres shut it down and said he’s not available. I would also guess that Peterka would be re-signed by Buffalo. It seems what didn’t happen at the TDL is being under emphasized by some posters versus pre-TDL events.
Cousins is interchangeable with other pieces. I just put cousins there to kind of lock down a spot. It could just as easily be Greig on the wing and then we get a center like you are saying for line 4.
Peterka at 4.5 on a 5 year deal is insane lol you’re about 2-3 millions off
I would guess that Buffalo would do the same kind thing we did with Brady, Stutzle, & Sanderson, namely a max term deal at the best AAV they can negotiate with his agent. So, in summary, I tend to agree with your post.
