I've brought this point up before and I'd like for the Hawks to sign him too. But I don't think he would sign here as there are many young LHD ahead of him and all he has to do is wait until August and he can sign with any team he wants. It just wouldn't make a lot of sense to him to sign here if I were him.taige has 10 pts in 17 games. I know one game he had 4 pts (all A) my guess is we do sign him just to see what we have. KD likes size on the backend and he has that. Even if it just AHL guy it would kind of make sense.
I would be interested in Owen PowerTeams that may be making moves sooner
Kakko
Chytil
Miller
Krebs
Quinn
Power
Cozens
Rosen
Helenius
Raty
Hoglander
I'm seeing some chárter on X regarding Cozens. Trade 1 rehabilitatión "change of scenery required" project for another?
Sabres get: Reichel, Kurashev, our 1st 2025 2nd RP
WE get: Cozens - no term eaten
Who says no?
Good skater who had promise to develop a 200 foot 2way game. Put him w/ CB98.
What do we add or modify? Drop the 2nd rounder and make it our late FRP?My guess is Sabres say no
It’s hard to tell what they would realistically even want from us. My guess is they’re looking to get a center back in a move for cozens. I don’t think they’ll want draft picks or young roster players.What do we add or modify? Drop the 2nd rounder and make it our late FRP?
You have to consider that other teams are going to make calls too. I think in any deal right now, Kurashev does absolutely nothing and might even carry negative value. Reichel may be a good complimentary piece to a deal like this but still doesn't get it done with an early 2nd.What do we add or modify? Drop the 2nd rounder and make it our late FRP?
It's kind of the identical scenario for us. We trade away assets and they thrive elsewhere.You have to consider that other teams are going to make calls too. I think in any deal right now, Kurashev does absolutely nothing and might even carry negative value. Reichel may be a good complimentary piece to a deal like this but still doesn't get it done with an early 2nd.
I'm just spitballing but for the Blackhawks offer to be the best offer the Sabres get AND good enough for them to take, I feel like you have to put Oliver Moore in there with Reichel and Toronto's first this year. Then maybe the Sabres take that but I don't know if the Hawks should offer that.
The history of Buffalo trading away underachieving players only for them to later find their form makes this weird.
Oh man why did you have to go there?It's kind of the identical scenario for us. We trade away assets and they thrive elsewhere.
Given his age wouldn't he be a 2-year ELC? I don't see a downside for him to sign. Intentionally waiting until August is very risky if you're not an in-demand player. Between the end of the season and August 15th, another draft and free agent period ticks by, which further pushes an older and perceived lower ceiling prospect down the priority list. Rejecting an NHL contract offer in hand to try and play a future depth chart game doesn't make a lot of sense to me. It's not like there's anybody out there that will be offering him a fulltime NHL role in 2025-26 and Rockford should have a spot for him next season.I've brought this point up before and I'd like for the Hawks to sign him too. But I don't think he would sign here as there are many young LHD ahead of him and all he has to do is wait until August and he can sign with any team he wants. It just wouldn't make a lot of sense to him to sign here if I were him.