Speculation: Roster Building Thread I (2021 Offseason) - And so it begins...

[KaprizovEntitlelist]

Wild Strome Reunanen NYR 3rd (21)
LAK Buch Dumba
NYR Greenway Villardi LAK 2nd (22)

Blackhawks Blackwell Skinner
NYR Zadorov

sign Zajac ( 2 mil)

Bread Zib Kakko
LAF Chytil Kravtsov
CK Chytil Barron
Greenway Zajac Rooney/ Ronning

Lindgren Fox
Miller/ Trouba
Zadorov/Lundkvist
Jones

Wild fan coming in peace: Respectfully wild wouldn't do this

Wild are giving away the definition of two 1st round pick here

Also dumba, & Talbot are now going to be protected, & this is wild dcore

Jared Spurgeon Ryan suter
Matt Dumba, Jared spurgeon
Ian Cole, & Calen Addison

Then wild just sign top d prospects damon Jones, & Ryan O'Rouke

Wild have zero room/ need for any d for the foreseeable future for the next 7 years

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[Jaromir Jagr]

Something stinks here and all signs point to both Sather AND Drury.

If there really was an issue with the "culture" and Drury has been around long enough to have been an integral part of building that culture, how is it that when the dust settles JG and JD are gone and CD gets both spots with that overrated POS Sather consulting.

Sather has to be the most overrated front office guy the NHL has ever seen.

Seriously, who on planet earth overrates Sather other than Dolan?

 

[Avery16]

 

[CLW]

Kakko reads HFNYR confirmed.

You know Kaapo will work like beast on his offensive game over the off season.

#unleashthekakko

 

[JohnC]

You know Kaapo will work like beast on his offensive game over the off season.

#unleashthekakko

Next year we’ll be rocking out with our Kakk out

 

[kovazub94]

The sabres don’t want to rebuild again though they want nhl players.

after the year Strome and Buchnevich just had I’d have to think they’d both be part of the offer to Buffalo along with a first round pick in 2021 which is the year to trade it.

And wouldn’t be surprised if Jones is part of that too

Not stalking you but again I agree with the sentiment but rather see Kreider and Strome be the base. Add 1st rounder and ZJ and make the trade.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

We know LA has the perfect assets for an Eichel trade..but what about Boston? They have Krejci coming off the books, Bergeron is 35 and eventually needs to start slowing down.

I'm just trying to find hope for someone else to swoop in so we don't make a mistake.

Next year Buffalo and Boston will be in the same division all be it a different division than this years. I would be surprised if the Sabres want to see Eichel that often over the next 5 years.

 

[kovazub94]

I guess. But I'm willing to bet Dolan regrets firing JD today.

Did he take his “medicine” yet? If so NO REGRETS there! (trying to imitate a cokehead).

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Kreider has a full NMC/NTC until July 1 2024. That means until that dates, it's almost guaranteed he won't be dealt.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

With all the NHL-ready guys we have with expiring contracts, I feel like it could be a three-way deal if it's us.

Wouldn't mind being the laundering team in any deal for Eichel. Would either be 5 years at 2.5 million if Buffalo retains 50% or 5 years at 1.875 million if the Sabres retain 25%. Either way we could walk away with Players/Prospects or Picks just for cap space. 2022 and even more so 2023 looks to be very promising drafts.

 

[fm]

Wouldn't mind being the laundering team in any deal for Eichel. Would either be 5 years at 2.5 million if Buffalo retains 50% or 5 years at 1.875 million if the Sabres retain 25%. Either way we could walk away with Players/Prospects or Picks just for cap space. 2022 and even more so 2023 looks to be very promising drafts.

That train has left the station lol. DOLAN WANTS TO WIN NOW DAMMIT

 

[LORDE]

Anything else?

"Wheee I'm unable to have children. Nasty, cheese grating accident as a boy"

 

[bl02]

Lindgren signed makes this a good start for sure. Fox has his partner for the next 3 years.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Wouldn't mind being the laundering team in any deal for Eichel. Would either be 5 years at 2.5 million if Buffalo retains 50% or 5 years at 1.875 million if the Sabres retain 25%. Either way we could walk away with Players/Prospects or Picks just for cap space. 2022 and even more so 2023 looks to be very promising drafts.

I think we’re more likely to be the team that gets him as opposed to helping another team get him. Don’t think Dolan wants to be paying for a player for the next 5 years who isn’t helping us win.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

We know LA has the perfect assets for an Eichel trade..but what about Boston? They have Krejci coming off the books, Bergeron is 35 and eventually needs to start slowing down.

I'm just trying to find hope for someone else to swoop in so we don't make a mistake.

Boston same division and doesn’t have anywhere near the liquid assets that LA or we do.

 

[pld459666]

Everyone is trying to connect a bunch of dots scattered around MSG by irrational, spoiled man-baby, owner. This was personal. Maybe he was really mad seeing the Islanders and Caps manhandle a depleted team but then why keep a guy who was on the same page as the two guys that got shown the door? And thank God Sather is back and the only person standing in the way of this team and Dolan.

Do you remember Sathers first 4 years here?

It wasn't until the league imposed spending limits that he stopped trading youth for age.

Hes not got a good track record when he has this many toys and a mandate to get better

 

[n8]

Eichel + 5 million RETAINED by Buffalo for Chytil, Howden, Kreider and like, whatever scraps you want. Eichel sits out the entire year and comes back 2022-2023 when we are ready to roll

Eichel with salary retained is the only way I could see a deal work for us cap-wise. CK ain't going anywhere though because of his NMC. I hope Drury has to sense to stop giving those out to players. They are just bad bad bad for teams.

 

[Larrys13]

Did a 25 year old Chytil arrive in a DeLorean?

Meant Villardi 3rd line.

If Dumba staying in Minnesota

Wild Strome
NYR Greenway Mn 2nd (22). Reports say either Foligno or Greenway will be exposed. Would take Foligno if 23 3rd included. Then

LAK - Buch
NYR - Villardi 22( 2nd).

 

[duhmetreE]

You know Kaapo will work like beast on his offensive game over the off season.

#unleashthekakko

take the gamble and extend him in the offseason.

 

[Pawnee Rangers]

Do you remember Sathers first 4 years here?

It wasn't until the league imposed spending limits that he stopped trading youth for age.

Hes not got a good track record when he has this many toys and a mandate to get better

I sure do, it was not great. But I can guarantee you it was much better than if you had Dolan running wild unattended.

 

[pld459666]

With this system and Sather back whispering sweet nothings into Dolan's ear, I keep hearing:

"You can be a mouse or a lion"

And its not making me comfortable......at all

 

[Fitzy]

take the gamble and extend him in the offseason.

Kakko's camp would be foolish to accept an extension before he has one decent offensive season.

 

[CLW]

Eichel with salary retained is the only way I could see a deal work for us cap-wise. CK ain't going anywhere though because of his NMC. I hope Drury has to sense to stop giving those out to players. They are just bad bad bad for teams.

Eichel with salary retained will be freakishly expensive, even if he is raising a stink to get out. And his NMC kicks in next summer too

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Chytil
Lunkqvist
Jones or Robinson
1st 2021
Cond. 2nd 2022 (becomes 1st if Rangers win a round)

that’s my early guess.

 

[pld459666]

I sure do, it was not great. But I can guarantee you it was much better than if you had Dolan running wild unattended.

Here's the thing.

We know what Sather can/will do.

We dont know what Dolan will do as he was only installed as head honcho in 1999.

So its not like he has a track record of incompetence with the NYR the way Sather does