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I don't know the dude, but Pesce strikes me as a Cup is much more important than a buck type of player. He was on some mediocre Canes teams early in his career, and has gotten that sweet taste of playoff hockey recently. Doubt the thought of going through that again holds appeal. He's already pocketed a cool $25M in his career, so he's set financially.Are you, in fact, Kevyn Adams?
Imo, that's exactly the kind of players you need to get in that lockerroom with the young/youngish players who have a losing culture tattooed on their spine by now.
Specifically the positions you said, like a 2C (keep Cozens on the wing, if he doesn't go in a trade) and top 4 RHD, someone who can back up their talk by actual top of the lineup playing ability, instead of someone like the corpse of EJ.
There's no such thing as "fit for timeline" or "in a couple of years" for the current generation of Sabres. They need to start consistently winning. Like last year. That Adams didn't get Pesce or Roy was unbelievable. Considering what they actually signed for, I'd think one of them would have signed for the Sabres for an extra million per year for the same term. Such a contract would have been well worth it, imo.
Imo, they should put atleast Rosèn, Wahlberg and one of Östlund and Helenius on the table. R Johnson, too, if they're keeping all three puckmoving LHD.
Gotta start winning if you want to attract winners. That is easier said than done. Especially with shitty ownership and the trickle down effect that has.