LeBrun: Sabres looking to make “big” trade

[Beerz]

Cozens + Strbak + 1st for Andersson. (Might need a better prospect).

2nd round pick for Mario Ferraro

Byram-Dahlin
Power-Andersson
Ferraro-Joker
Samuelsson

Buy out Samuelsson in the off season or send him to SJ and attach an extra couple of picks.

Who is playing Center for the Sabres? ..

 

[Havok89]

Cozens + Strbak + 1st for Andersson. (Might need a better prospect).

2nd round pick for Mario Ferraro

Byram-Dahlin
Power-Andersson
Ferraro-Joker
Samuelsson

Buy out Samuelsson in the off season or send him to SJ and attach an extra couple of picks.

Sabres should have interest in Andersson, but should be for futures, not Cozens

 

[Fjordsen]

ok, let's break the internet, or at least HFB....

Cuylle, Chytil, Kakko
choice of 1 high prospect D Fortescue or Emery
Lindgren, Ruhwedel
Vesey

for

Dahlin
2026 and 2028 2nds w/conditions*
possible short term cap dumps if nec, which doesn't look like it is

* conditions: if over the next 3 seasons Chytil plays in X number of games or contributes Y number of points to team he is playing for, that 2028 2nd becomes a 1st
also, if Chytil plays in Z very small number of games or contributes P very small number of points to team he is playing for, that 2028 2nd becomes a 7th.

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Rationale
S: premise is Buf wants shake up.
this new kid line is outstanding productive 5 x 5
Cuylle = 2nd rounder who has delivered
KK = 2OA w/beast level tools who is productive except as scorer and is still emerging, good bet w/correct pivot to remain productive and grow w/Cuylle
add a higher end LD prospect
Lindgren still recovering but ok as stopgap for this season
Vesey ok to modest but actual boost to bottom 6.

reasonable gamble is emerging Power replaces Dahlin
Chytil comes over available for LTIR, adequate room to juggle
Sabes sell off surplus pieces
------
Rs
bite the bullet to get a young stud LD [can do either side] locked up long term
resolves issue of 1LD for Fox partner, moving Lindgren = spot for Mancini, moving Vesey = spot for Rempe

fixed D =
Dahlin - Fox
KAM - Schneider
Jones - Mancini

as to the Fs, where there is a hit, but worth it, can get by w:
Kreider - Edstrom - Zib
bread - Tro - LaF
Othmann - Brodz - Smith
Carrick - Rempe - Trouba
not ideal, and depth deprived Fs, but still worth it

w/mo moves expected

Haha, nope

Cozens + Strbak + 1st for Andersson. (Might need a better prospect).

2nd round pick for Mario Ferraro

Byram-Dahlin
Power-Andersson
Ferraro-Joker
Samuelsson

Buy out Samuelsson in the off season or send him to SJ and attach an extra couple of picks.

No thanks, if we trade Cozens it will only be Cozens+ for a better center.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Haha, nope

No thanks, if we trade Cozens it will only be Cozens+ for a better center.

Isn’t Cozens bad at center?

 

[Fjordsen]

Isn’t Cozens bad at center?

At the beginning of the season, yes, in the last games it has definitely been better. But you have to understand that he had the most difficult line of all, with a young player and a drunk Jack Quinn, who is terrible so far.

 

[Mrfenn92]

ok, let's break the internet, or at least HFB....

Cuylle, Chytil, Kakko
choice of 1 high prospect D Fortescue or Emery
Lindgren, Ruhwedel
Vesey

for

Dahlin
2026 and 2028 2nds w/conditions*
possible short term cap dumps if nec, which doesn't look like it is

* conditions: if over the next 3 seasons Chytil plays in X number of games or contributes Y number of points to team he is playing for, that 2028 2nd becomes a 1st
also, if Chytil plays in Z very small number of games or contributes P very small number of points to team he is playing for, that 2028 2nd becomes a 7th.

--------
Rationale
S: premise is Buf wants shake up.
this new kid line is outstanding productive 5 x 5
Cuylle = 2nd rounder who has delivered
KK = 2OA w/beast level tools who is productive except as scorer and is still emerging, good bet w/correct pivot to remain productive and grow w/Cuylle
add a higher end LD prospect
Lindgren still recovering but ok as stopgap for this season
Vesey ok to modest but actual boost to bottom 6.

reasonable gamble is emerging Power replaces Dahlin
Chytil comes over available for LTIR, adequate room to juggle
Sabes sell off surplus pieces
------
Rs
bite the bullet to get a young stud LD [can do either side] locked up long term
resolves issue of 1LD for Fox partner, moving Lindgren = spot for Mancini, moving Vesey = spot for Rempe

fixed D =
Dahlin - Fox
KAM - Schneider
Jones - Mancini

as to the Fs, where there is a hit, but worth it, can get by w:
Kreider - Edstrom - Zib
bread - Tro - LaF
Othmann - Brodz - Smith
Carrick - Rempe - Trouba
not ideal, and depth deprived Fs, but still worth it

w/mo moves expected

That’s just darn bad for Buffalo. Bern you know this

 

[bernmeister]

This might be your worst proposal ever.

Job well done.

yeah well considering you apparently discount value of Cuylle + Kakko + top D prospect, + x factor in Chytil, to close to bupkis, your rebuke is not so stinging.

Howev, Scarlet, tomorrow is another day!

 

[Weltschmerz]

That’s just darn bad for Buffalo. Bern you know this

Yeah he knew he didn’t even ask for a first from buffalo.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Two scenarios for Hawks/Sabres

With retention

To
D Connor Murphy (50% retained)

To
Sabres 2025 1st round pick

or without retention

To
Connor Murphy
Stars 2025 2nd round pick

To
Sabres 2025 1st round pick

 

[oceanchild]

Not sure this improves Buffalo. Big price to pay hoping Petterson turns it around

He has already started to play much better the last couple games. It really is more about us balancing the D group more.

Elias Petterson
Desharnais

For

Byram
Cozens
Krebs

?

Why do we want krebs ?

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

switch desharnais for myers.

Putting aside Myers is the better player despite all his hang ups. He had a full NMC and really wanted to stay in Vancouver due to his son's medical problems.

There's no shot he'd agree to leave nor would management ask.

 

[Beerz]

Isn’t Cozens bad at center?

Even if yes.. look at our roster and tell me who plays Center?

 

[Beerz]

yeah well considering you apparently discount value of Cuylle + Kakko + top D prospect, + x factor in Chytil, to close to bupkis, your rebuke is not so stinging.

Howev, Scarlet, tomorrow is another day!

Maybe if you send ketchup with the scrambled eggs of x factor Chytil.

 

[benfranklin]

Blow it up again Buffalo

 

[HOOats]

Blow it up again Buffalo

Only thing Buffalo is blowing up is the Wells Fargo Center at 7 tonight. Going for 10 of last 12 available points.

Cannot wait for the lazy fans around the league with their lazy jokes to get what's coming.

 

[Chainshot]

switch desharnais for myers.

Even then, just simplify it down to EP40 instead. Myers and Dijonaise are both pretty bad.

huge no from Rs

Also a huge no from the Bufs.

 

[VeteranPresence]

Only thing Buffalo is blowing up is the Wells Fargo Center at 7 tonight. Going for 10 of last 12 available points.

What kind of banner do you get for that?

 

[Maple Leaf]

What kind of banner do you get for that?

Tim Murray tanked on purpose so buffalo deserves to be at the bottom

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

Who is playing Center for the Sabres? ..

That deal is not happening

 

[SirKillalot]

They going to get Logan Stanley, he is big.

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

Tim Murray tanked on purpose so buffalo deserves to be at the bottom

Leafs tanked for Matthews. It was the right move.

 

[Chainshot]

They're going to get an extra draft pick to select Alexander Karmanov in 2027.

 

[Chainshot]

Tim Murray tanked on purpose so buffalo deserves to be at the bottom

That would be like saying the Leafs employed and enabled a couple of serial pedophiles during the Ballard era so they don't deserve to win anything either.

 

[Davenport]

I really hope its the Calgary Flames.

If there is a trade with Calgary, I hope humongous d-man Kevin Bahl is one of the Flames arriving in Buffalo. He's younger and bigger than Connor Clifton, while making quite a bit less to do a similar job, hitting and blocking shots.

 

[Maple Leaf]

That would be like saying the Leafs employed and enabled a couple of serial pedophiles during the Ballard era so they don't deserve to win anything either.

Yea and Patrick Kane attacked a buffalo taxi driver so that is why they are cursed