NHL trade deadline thread (2025)

[toddkaz]

Its a sellers market. I would see what offers come back for Cozens.

 

[Der Jaeger]

If Vancouver is looking for a center with term, now is the time to make the Cozens for Pettersson move

 

[Zman5778]

If Vancouver is looking for a center with term, now is the time to make the Cozens for Pettersson move

Assuming that Vancouver thinks they can fix Cozens. And assuming we think we can fix EP40

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Assuming that Vancouver thinks they can fix Cozens. And assuming we think we can fix EP40

Imagine starting the year with EP40 and JT down the middle, and ending it with Cozens and Chytil. That’s some Kevyn Adams type shit.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Assuming that Vancouver thinks they can fix Cozens. And assuming we think we can fix EP40

I guessed it was a confidence thing and the report posted on the board earlier today seemed to confirm it.

If that’s true, Pettersson is the perfect change of scenery player. Dahlin can be his buddy. I’m sure the Sabres have cognitive performance coaches.

Edit: I’m writing this while squarely on the opinion that I’d rather not trade Cozens because I think he’s a poor man’s Kreider on the wing or Cirelli as the 3C.

Impact top line centers are hard to get.

 

[Djp]

Doing some gorilla math here:

We are 3/4 done with the NHL season.

Detroit is retaining 1.3M for 1/4 of the season, so around 325k in cash.

So, they bought a 4th round pick for 325k

Evidently, that isn't something the Sabres are able or willing to do.

Deadline is usually around 21% of yr left in the 186 day year.

His act iy al salary I believe is 5.1M. 25% of 21% is around $270K

Buffalo does not nerd yo collect s bunch of picks in 4th-7th

 

[old kummelweck]

If Vancouver is looking for a center with term, now is the time to make the Cozens for Pettersson move

I think I ready that they took EP40 off the market.

 

[Gras]

I think I ready that they took EP40 off the market.

Until the offseason

 

[Djp]

I guessed it was a confidence thing and the report posted on the board earlier today seemed to confirm it.

If that’s true, Pettersson is the perfect change of scenery player. Dahlin can be his buddy. I’m sure the Sabres have cognitive performance coaches.

Edit: I’m writing this while squarely on the opinion that I’d rather not trade Cozens because I think he’s a poor man’s Kreider on the wing or Cirelli as the 3C.

Impact top line centers are hard to get.

I see it as an off season or at the draft deal

EP+vet+ prispect/25 1st for Cozens Byram/ Power/ Sam+ young C in kilich/Ostlund/ Helenius/1st 25 and some other things in this. The cap hits are close

 

[jc17]

One of the fringe centers off the board

 

[Sabreality]

One of the fringe centers off the board

Such a random trade.

 

[toddkaz]

One of the fringe centers off the board

Weird trade. Would think Novak would have more demand to go to a playoff team.

 

[Zman5778]

One of the fringe centers off the board

What the............

That's......random. Maybe Pittsburgh is going to flip Schenn?

I just don't get this......from either side.

 

[Zman5778]

As an aside --

Trotz is why I want Lindy nowhere near the GM role. Some coaches make fine GMs. Some/most don't.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

As an aside --

Trotz is why I want Lindy nowhere near the GM role. Some coaches make fine GMs. Some/most don't.

Lindy's retiring to Montana fishing life, not being a gm

 

[CrazyWayne]

As an aside --

Trotz is why I want Lindy nowhere near the GM role. Some coaches make fine GMs. Some/most don't.

I think Lindy would be great to help hire a new gm and coach though

 

[ValJamesDuex]

 

[Ace]

Gonna make the return on Zucker without retention doubly aggrivating

 

[Jimmybarndoor2]

I think some of the players are not playing hard so they will be traded and then they can play harder with the next team and get a nice contract

I would be okay with not trading them and let them deal with the consequences which will be less money

Sabres need to stop the cycle somehow

Does not apply to Zucker, he worked hard this year

 

[jc17]

I think some of the players are not playing hard so they will be traded and then they can play harder with the next team and get a nice contract

I would be okay with not trading them and let them deal with the consequences which will be less money

Sabres need to stop the cycle somehow

Does not apply to Zucker, he worked hard this year

If that was the case, breaking the cycle would be getting guys that aren't quitters, not keeping them out of spite

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

I think some of the players are not playing hard so they will be traded and then they can play harder with the next team and get a nice contract

I would be okay with not trading them and let them deal with the consequences which will be less money

Sabres need to stop the cycle somehow

Does not apply to Zucker, he worked hard this year

So, assuming that's true you'd think it would be a player with 1 year left:

Tuch
Benson
Clifton

 

[Jimmybarndoor2]

So, assuming that's true you'd think it would be a player with 1 year left:

Tuch
Benson
Clifton

I don’t know who it is

There are reports that the players don’t listen to the coaches

 

[Zman5778]

I don’t know who it is

There are reports that the players don’t listen to the coaches

It's Hamilton. Take what he says with a grain of salt as large as he is.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

It's Hamilton. Take what he says with a grain of salt as large as he is.

He exaggerates, but I don't know that he's making stuff up whole cloth.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

He exaggerates, but I don't know that he's making stuff up whole cloth.

Anybody who suggests trading Dahlin for Brady Tkachuk deserves the same credibility as a child with marker stains on his hands who claims the dog drew on the wall.