Olofsson will be and so will Quinn.
There's room for Vinny for the next two seasons for sure.
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There's room for Vinny for the next two seasons for sure.
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3 years at 2.25 AAV
If we need room and he is expandable by year 2, that extra year still signed will give us a better return.
If we need room and he is expandable by year 2, that extra year still signed will give us a better return.
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Re-sign the guy. We don't really need the middling pick we're gonna get for him at the TDL, but we do need veteran secondary scoring. What's more, he seems to have chemistry with Krebs.
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For next season, right now we're looking at (mix and match lines as you see fit) :
Skinner-Thompson-Tuch
Mittelstadt-Cozens-Quinn
Olofsson-Krebs-Asplund
Peterka-Girgensons-Okposo
So the real question is: do you bump Peterka to Rochester (since you obviously wouldn't keep him in the press box here) for Hinostroza? Does Hinostroza/Asplund compete for the same spot, loser to the press box? And if you add another guy for the 4th line, that just adds to the question.
Hino isn't a bad player, but I don't know how you fit him in necessarily. Though maybe that's not a bad thing to create that competition, and we know injuries will happen...
Maybe we trade him as a rental and then sign him again in the offseason, get the best of both worlds.
Skinner-Thompson-Tuch
Mittelstadt-Cozens-Quinn
Olofsson-Krebs-Asplund
Peterka-Girgensons-Okposo
So the real question is: do you bump Peterka to Rochester (since you obviously wouldn't keep him in the press box here) for Hinostroza? Does Hinostroza/Asplund compete for the same spot, loser to the press box? And if you add another guy for the 4th line, that just adds to the question.
Hino isn't a bad player, but I don't know how you fit him in necessarily. Though maybe that's not a bad thing to create that competition, and we know injuries will happen...
Maybe we trade him as a rental and then sign him again in the offseason, get the best of both worlds.
It's ok if J-J is the first call up from Rochester. There will be injuries. You don't just need 12 good forwards, you need about 15.
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I'd rather a more offensively skilled player with Krebs and Olofsson, not sure I like Asplund there, be nice to bring in someone on that line and use Asplund as the 13th forward
Or swap Quinn and Asplund
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No, it's not. We have to reward players who have earned their way, which he has.
My Cozen Dylan
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Asplund can't be in the press box. That lineup has a severe lack of defensively responsible forwards as it is. Asplund can't get the Johan Larsson treatment by this GM. He's a really important player to have in the lineup every night; FAR more important than a 0.5 ppg depth guy.
There's certainly a potential logjam - but he's someone they need to shoehorn in. His versatility is a bonus.
Regarding your last point - i see this proposed so often - but in reality it rarely happens. If he's traded away then he's almost certainly not coming back.
I'm fine with dumping the likes of Eakin for whatever futures we can get at the TDL - but Hinostroza will be more valuable than a mid round pick.
3 x 2-2.5m sounds perfect.
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"I wanna be here and I love the team."
So for those who want him back...
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Vinnie Hinostroza glad to stay put in Buffalo
Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams said on Monday he felt there was value in keeping players like Vinnie Hinostroza, because he wants him as part of the future and wants him to continue to bond with this group of players. Paul Hamilton has more:
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Vinnie's speed is exactly what this team need to retain. I personally would keep him over Asplund or VO.
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I don't think Asplund is huge value and he can be useful to us, maybe Olofsson can be a player who leaves, although VO could have played better next season with his injury healed, although he is RFA and has the right to arbitration.
I don't mind re-signing Hino for a couple years. There might be a squeeze next season but after that Okposo is gone. I don't see any RWs waiting to fill the gap after Quinn. Hino is the type of player Buffalo should have more of, and has typically passed on over the past 15 yrs.
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If they bring Hino back, they need to trade Bjork to any team that will take him.
I will gladly take back FC for him.
I will gladly take back FC for him.
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Can't see anyone taking Bjork, unless you throw in a pick.
It's been mentioned here before. You buy out Bjork.
Cost is $600K. Saving $1.2M in Pegula bucks. You then sign Hino for $1.2M which is a raise for him. Pegula comes out even. Makes hockey sense and financial sense.
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Pegula won't pay him $1.8M to play in the AHL. I hope they pay him $600K to buy him out.
