Am I getting old? Sure, this is a deal that requires another deal (for a top 6 forward), but I really don't understand the negative reaction...Savoie isn't Forsberg.
The Sabres gave up an A prospect....and still have 3/4 more. The talk all over town (including by some unhappy here) is Savoie wasn't even a center.
I think Savoie has a Briere ceiling if he stays healthy, and had chemistry with Benson...but I want to end the drought. That means something to me. This move is in the direction of ending the drought. Savoie wasn't helping us for a few years, if.