Confirmed with Link: JJ Peterka Traded to Utah for Michael Kesselring and Josh Doan

[Asymmetric Solution]

I really hope that Doan isn’t one of the top-6 acquisitions they supposedly wanted to make

Was the two top 6ers they wanted to add including Peterka in the lineup?

 

[Zman5778]

How he’d rank for TOI amongst Utah’s D?

3rd in flat minutes (thanks to myriad injuries). 6th in average TOI. 6th in ES min per game.

When everyone was healthy, he played 3rd pair. But Marino and Durzi (both right-handed) played 65 games total -- so he frequently played higher than 3rd pair.

 

[enthusiast]

NHL.com has him at 17:41 ATOI across 82 games, practically all ES minutes.

If he can play 16 min ES per game and then add PK duties.......that is exactly what we need.

30 points for a guy with little to no pp time is encouraging

 

[Zman5778]

30 points for a guy with little to no pp time is encouraging

He got some PP time on the 2nd unit when both Durzi and Marino were out.

I really think he's a bit of a do-it-all #4 (2nd pair RHD), but decidedly defense-first.

 

[Dingo44]

I wonder if they checked with Tage about Kesselring and Doan.

 

[Ehran]

NHL.com has him at 17:41 ATOI across 82 games, practically all ES minutes.

If he can play 16 min ES per game and then add PK duties.......that is exactly what we need.

/shrug

I used Puckpedia, who has him at 1,294 TOI and 82 gp. I assumed it was all situations.

 

[DapperCam]

When is the last trade the Sabres made that you instantly felt they got the best player in the deal?

I felt strongly that Norris is better than Cozens.

Before that? Erm…probably Joker for Alex Nylander…

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

Bowen Byram had the most TOI for Sabres defenders, surely he was our #1?

Dahlin averaged 24:14 and Byram 22:42….?

 

[GellMann]

I hope you're right and teams dont realize how bad he was away from Dahlin. I have a hard time finding more than a handful of rosters needing offensive left shot D. All the buzz was teams asking about JJ not Byram.

I'm expecting another deal of lesser parts.

I'm glad we will get to see! Sabres trades still hit like crack (until you see the return usually!)

Nothing like refreshing the forum and seeing the new thread

 

[jc17]

In both Es and overall TOI for Utah he was their 6th d-man

Olli Maata played more on average than him.

Don't worry if he's not quite ready for full time second pairing usage that involves covering for our weakest defender. Marty Wilford will surely get him there

 

[GellMann]

When is the last trade the Sabres made that you instantly felt they got the best player in the deal?

Cozens for Norris

 

[HOOats]

When is the last trade the Sabres made that you instantly felt they got the best player in the deal?

Norris, Byram...

 

[Zman5778]

When is the last trade the Sabres made that you instantly felt they got the best player in the deal?

When Norris is healthy, he's decidedly better than Cozens.

 

[billsandsabres]

btw, what was the contingency? are we assuming it was the peterka extension?

 

[atlanticobserver]

Cozens for Norris

Was about to say Cozens isn’t a defenseman but then read the post you’re replying to

 

[slip]

He got some PP time on the 2nd unit when both Durzi and Marino were out.

I really think he's a bit of a do-it-all #4 (2nd pair RHD), but decidedly defense-first.

The lack of PK time is a little worrisome given our current crop of blueliners.

 

[jc17]

When Norris is healthy, he's decidedly better than Cozens.

Is he?

 

[Gras]

I’m not really seeing that. He’s the same age as Peterka and hasn’t stuck in the NHL for a full season. It isn’t easy to score 20 goals in the NHL, and he won’t be getting top 6 minutes. He was on pace for 11 goals last year, and 10-15 goals feels about right.

We could also give up less goals with Kesselring and Doan than if JJ was on the roster.

 

[GellMann]

Is he?

Yeah. he's better than cozens by sitting in the press box far away from the ice too

 

[Zman5778]

Is he?

I think he is. Cozens has a higher potential......but he was getting further from that potential by the day.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

Would you guys have been happier with a deal like Rossi and Ohgren over this one?

Depends on whether we could still get a quality defenseman using other assets because strong top 4 D was the biggest need. I still hope we can get Rossi.

 

[Steddy33]

Is he?

Easily.

 

[SundherDome]

When is the last trade the Sabres made that you instantly felt they got the best player in the deal?

McLeod

 

[Ehran]

 

[jc17]

Easily.

Ottawas numbers tanked whenever he was on the ice