Who are you replacing Zucker with? Considering we need more vets on the roster, not less.
For the rest of the year? Rosen.
No, not until the end of the season, but next season. Why is everyone hoping we trade him and then re-sign him in the offseason, it just almost never happens and he will probably have a lot of new options. Re-sign him now or trade him at TDL, but he will not be coming back.
He chose to sign here. He has a family. It's very possible he has grown to love it in Buffalo and doesn't want to relocate his kids again. Not every single player is driven solely by winning Cups, but that doesn't mean they won't bring it every night.
If we re-sign Rantanen.....I might be OK with that.
Why? Because he is a free agent and keeping him solves nothing if he doesn't want to be here. What is the point of letting UFAs walking to free agency and not getting assets.
I’m sure Zucker could have signed with a contending team if he had been willing to play for less. Every year, good hockey players sign contracts with teams that are not contenders. Stability, fit, location, money. There are lots of reasons for why a guy might choose to stay in Buffalo.
Thats the thing. Zucker is gonna fall off sooner or later. He is 33 how much left in the tank?
Did you read what I wrote? Sign him before TDL or trade him at TDL if he doesn't want to sign now, it doesn't seem that hard. I'm 99% sure that if he doesn't want to sign now and we trade him at TDL, he won't be coming back to Buffalo this summer. We'll find someone else.
I hope it's nothing serious, it would be unpleasant, especially before the TDL.
Did you read what I wrote? At Zucker's age its a courtesy to ask him if he wants to be traded to a contender.
What does courtesy have to do with it, if we need to either re-sign him or trade him to where we get better value.
When a player reaches a certain age thats the way it works. Just like with Okposo he was asked if he wanted to be traded even though he didn't have a NTC. Buffalo could have traded him regardless of what Okposo wanted.
What does this have to do with it, I'm saying the same thing and you're writing this to me for some reason. Of course, you communicate with him and ask him what he wants, and on that basis you make a decision.
There are four options
I think option two is unlikely, but again you talk to him and make the best decision. Maybe he wants to re-sign now and you do it or he wants to think about it and then you trade him to a contender and maybe come back and ask him in the summer.
Todd, you have understand that option 2 is unlikely. Then we can move on from this monotony.
Its also unlikely Adams does anything at the trade deadline, gets fired or this team makes the playoffs next year.
