Confirmed with Link: Ryan McLeod & Ty Tullio traded to Buffalo for Matthew Savoie

[Asymmetric Solution]

Adams cooked here. Great move. Benson - McLeod - Zucker is gonna be crazy.

Can’t wait to watch McLeod average 15 points a season and get the Sabres up to top 20 in the PK while Savoie puts up 75 points a season next to Drasaitl enroute to SC Finals.

Huge Adams win. He’s cooking.

 

[The Blunder Years]

Because he's a proven 3C on the team that just made the Stanley Cup at the age of 24.

He also wins draws. A lot.

This is a trade you make as a contender looking to break through and win the cup.

Adams made this trade to make the playoffs…

Also I’m sure there are comparable 3Cs that can win faceoffs we could have signed in free agency by overpaying… or other trade options

 

[tsujimoto74]

Well, now I’m officially confused what the f*** Adams is doing. Brutal.

 

[Ace]

Sabres fans, I know nothing about Savoie, how close is he to the NHL?

I’m McLeod, you are getting one of the best defensive 3Cs and PK guys in the league. Our bottom 6 was unplayable before he got here, he really stabilized the bottom 6 after Mcdrai. Responsible , super fast, but would probably be a 2nd liner if he could up his intensity more. Still, he improves your team today and he’s only 24. I’m a bigger fan of him than many, he’s as close as you can get to a perfect 3C in the regular season. Wish him the best.

He’s not far. He needs to play in the AHL a bit because stupid WHL rules screwed him three different ways and he was stuck in juniors since he was drafted. Fast, high skill, high compete, willing defender, finds open ice. Good at everything but being big and staying fully healthy.

Sabres fans, I know nothing about Savoie, how close is he to the NHL?

I’m McLeod, you are getting one of the best defensive 3Cs and PK guys in the league. Our bottom 6 was unplayable before he got here, he really stabilized the bottom 6 after Mcdrai. Responsible , super fast, but would probably be a 2nd liner if he could up his intensity more. Still, he improves your team today and he’s only 24. I’m a bigger fan of him than many, he’s as close as you can get to a perfect 3C in the regular season. Wish him the best.

He’s not far. He needs to play in the AHL a bit because stupid WHL rules screwed him three different ways and he was stuck in juniors since he was drafted. Fast, high skill, high compete, willing defender, finds open ice. Good at everything but being big and staying fully healthy.

This is a trade you make as a contender looking to break through and win the cup.

Adams made this trade to make the playoffs…

Also I’m sure there are comparable 3Cs that can win faceoffs we could have signed in free agency by overpaying… or other trade options

Cup contenders aren’t looking for 24 year olds. Teams building towards becoming them are.

 

[old kummelweck]

I don't love the price but Savoie was pretty much expendable after this year's draft. I'm interested in our upgraded bottom 6 as a backbone for our offense but I'm still not totally sure where the offense is coming from yet. I think Savoie was likely starting in Rochester this year and frankly, if he's not a lock to be helping the team this year in a tangible way, you can still squeeze some value out of him in a trade before taking a gamble and I can make peace with that. I'm not going to make excuses for Kevyn because I think this is a reactionary trade rather than a proactive one but the market has to be pretty slim if this is the price people are shaking out of us.

Let's face it, if this team doesn't make the playoffs this season, then Adams is out and a new GM comes in and is WAY more disruptive than a few prospects moving in and out. Since there would not be a rebuild, that GM would be using these assets to improve the NHL roster, at the same prices.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Because he's a proven 3C on the team that just made the Stanley Cup at the age of 24.

He also wins draws. A lot.

Considering he was healthy scratched in the playoffs, calling him a cup caliber 3C certainly seems like a stretch.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Chad's thoughts

https://x.com/i/web/status/1809326131176230971

https://x.com/i/web/status/1809325715227308511

https://x.com/i/web/status/1809326544784851280

 

[Shanahanigans]

If he doesn't play a lot this year, he'll play a lot next year. IMO, he's a wing in the NHL and not a center (which is better for you guys).

Thanks for the report on McLeod -- any opinion on Tullio at all?

Tullio is probably a long shot to make the NHL but if he does it will be as a smart bottom 6 pest with limited offensive upside. I think he’s good enough to get a cup of coffee in the league at least, whether he sticks remains to be seen.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

If he doesn't play a lot this year, he'll play a lot next year. IMO, he's a wing in the NHL and not a center (which is better for you guys).

Thanks for the report on McLeod -- any opinion on Tullio at all?

I actually like Tullio, might be a bit of a long shot at this point but he could be a solid energy bottom-6 option if he works out. Has some skill and plays the type of game that fans love.

 

[Gabrielor]

I love Savoie...think he has top 6 potential...but I want to win now. Decent move, Kevyn. McLeod is younger than people think.

This trade completes the loop started by the Mitts trade...but opens another, because a top 6 forward is still needed for Skinner, and I dk where Krebs slots now.

 

[MagnumForce2]

If nothing else, Edmonton fans on their board and the main board seem to be estatic about this trade.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Is Tulio even a legit NHL prospect? Is he doing anything here other than eating a contract slot?

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

Wasn’t he scratched in the playoffs?

Yep

 

[Zman5778]

If nothing else, Edmonton fans on their board and the main board seem to be estatic about this trade.

They just got a very, very good prospect for a very good 3C and an AHLer. Of course they're happy.

Not that I'm unhappy

 

[Sabre Dance]

Savoie was the guy I thought they would trade. I thought it would be more of a packaged deal for a higher quality player.

 

[sabremike]

One of my best friends is someone who loves McJesus and watches every Oilers game and he likes this trade.

 

[Zman5778]

Is Tulio even a legit NHL prospect? Is he doing anything here other than eating a contract slot?

Couple of Oiler fans have suggested that maybe he turns into a bottom 6 energy-type. Not a lot of offense there, but a lot of go and try.

 

[Duddy]

The whole league thinks Adams is f***ing insane for giving up Savoie for that package. So I guess we'll have to wait and see.

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

Can’t wait to ship Kulich and Ostlund plus a 1st for a soft and oft Injured Ehlers to really ignite rebuild 5 by end of 25.

Edit. Would probably need to add Byram to that at Adams currently price rate.

 

[BG82]

Savoie is a top 20 prospect.. McLeod is a nice get but really Savoie ?

 

[mcy35]

He takes tons of chances away and causes giveaways with his speed a lot. But it gets really frustrating watching him turn down hits on the forechecks, especially when he is the first guy down there most of the time. You will def need to pair him with some physical big boys to have an effective checking line.

I could see Greenway filling that role

 

[BFLO]

I like the addition of McLeod. He has good advanced stats and he'll easily be our best faceoff center.

I do not like the price.

Especially because EDM was over the cap and needed to shed salary. How do you still overpay by this much when the other team is being forced to trade away players to get under the salary cap?

People grew to hate Murray for pissing away so many assets in trades.

Adams just traded pick #43 for a 4th liner and our best prospect(pick #9 three years ago)for a 3rd liner.

Adams is like a fire hose of pissing away value so far. Imagine how much he'd overpay for an actual big acquisition?

 

[Fjordy]

The whole league thinks Adams is f***ing insane for giving up Savoie for that package. So I guess we'll have to wait and see.

He himself is to blame for this, he overpays because he sat on his small forward prospects for a long time and did nothing

 

[Husko]

So what went wrong in the playoffs? That's obviously the biggest red flag here.

 

[Ace]

Lindy has a system. And now they can run it