Proposal: Need outsiders opinions please
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I don't see Buffalo considering it, Dahlin is turning a corner....
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Buffalo would probably say no, as much as i love and value thomas.
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Why are we so infatuated with trading Thomas away? We have no one in the system to replace him if RoR leaves and Schenn starts to decline.
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Yeah, don't see this being good for either team. Dahlin is starting to look good again.
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Neither team trades their guy.
Value wise, I’d venture to guess that Dahlin holds more value, although it can’t be terribly far off.
Buffalo needs to build around Dahlin, Blues can’t really trade Thomas unless we are planning on trading/hitting the UFA market for a top 6 center in the next couple of seasons. ROR/ Schenn will eventually start to hit the backside of their careers soon.
Value wise, I’d venture to guess that Dahlin holds more value, although it can’t be terribly far off.
Buffalo needs to build around Dahlin, Blues can’t really trade Thomas unless we are planning on trading/hitting the UFA market for a top 6 center in the next couple of seasons. ROR/ Schenn will eventually start to hit the backside of their careers soon.
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I don’t see this moving the needle much from buffalos view. I think it’s a pretty bad idea to move dmen like him. Over pay is the only way I’d see this happening and Thomas isn’t that
I don’t see this moving the needle much from buffalos view. I think it’s a pretty bad idea to move dmen like him. Over pay is the only way I’d see this happening and Thomas isn’t that
I say you guys should be thankful to have those players and I would not move either because their futures are those of a 1C and a 1D. Lol. What exactly would you be trading for ?
Dahlin had the draft pedigree but hasn't quite lived up to it yet but sometimes defenseman take some time to fully develop. There have definitely been flashes though and it is way too early to pull the rip cord. For those reasons I don't see Buffalo entertaining this.
Thomas is really coming into his own this year and showing that #1C potential we all hoped he had. ROR and Schenn are both getting a bit older and Bolduc is probably years away from making an NHL impact. If we trade Thomas we have nothing down the middle to replace him in the near future. For those reasons I don't see the Blues entertaining this.
I am making no statement about each players value in a vacuum, I am just saying that for both teams organizationally this make zero sense.
That being said I am happy to see Tage Thompson having success in Buffalo. You fans deserve some success out of that trade.
Thomas is really coming into his own this year and showing that #1C potential we all hoped he had. ROR and Schenn are both getting a bit older and Bolduc is probably years away from making an NHL impact. If we trade Thomas we have nothing down the middle to replace him in the near future. For those reasons I don't see the Blues entertaining this.
I am making no statement about each players value in a vacuum, I am just saying that for both teams organizationally this make zero sense.
That being said I am happy to see Tage Thompson having success in Buffalo. You fans deserve some success out of that trade.
Fjordy
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It's really a coaching problem. Dahlin had a good rookie year when Housley gave him his freedom. For the next two years, it was hell for him and other young players under Krueger, a worse coach is hard to imagine. With Krueger fired, Dahlin and the other youth are looking good again and Rasmus has improved a lot this season in many aspects of the game, but he has been waiting for a good RD for four years now, we need top 4 RDs for Dahlin and Power.
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Buffalo should just stay on course with what they are doing.
Maybe make a package at the draft for a player at a position of need
no point messing with the potential core of the team tho
Power + Dahlin is going to be a great 1-2 punch for a long time
Maybe make a package at the draft for a player at a position of need
no point messing with the potential core of the team tho
Power + Dahlin is going to be a great 1-2 punch for a long time
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Even if Dahlin ends up a better player, I think you'll regret trading Thomas.
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kyrou doesn’t move the needle on Dahlin.
Buffalo has Quinn and Peterka in the minors and drafted Rosen and 2 other wingers in the 2nd round last year.
sure…say buffalo signs Power after college this year, then in 2 summers they will have Power and Dahlin due contracts.
Buffalo has Mittlestadt, Thompson, Cozens, and Krebs at center. Potential need coukd be a center. Thomas ain’t something I’d give up Dahlin for.
If Power proves himself as a top pair, they would be more likeky to trade Dahlin fir a similar top pair RD if Dahlin isn’t moved to the right side.
Dahlin is only 21.
He hasn't even grown into his frame yet.
Many Hall of Fame defensemen weren't even in the NHL at the age of 21.
Dahlin likely still has a ton of development ahead of him, and continues to get better.
Thomas is a nice piece, but you don't trade away the potential of a guy like Dahlin unless something forces you to.
Outsiders view: Don’t ever create another proposal again. This is brutal for the Sabre’s, and I like Thomas.
