Why would Buffalo want Saros? You’re not even targeting the right position. At least learn the team’s needs if you’re going to make proposals.
Big bottom 6 players I don't think is the key turn around. And that's easy to find anyways.
Levi and UPL have potential, but Saros is a more guaranteed #1 goalie and right away.
If you watched the team you'd have realized that they had zero matchup ability. The top 6 can score, the 3rd line has been misfits and the 4th was meh at most. Buffalo needs size with skill on the wings as Benson 5'9, Savoie 5'10, Peterka 5'11, Kulich 5'11, Rosen 5'11, Quinn 6', Skinner 6'. Out of those wingers only Quinn and Benson are defensively proficient. Lots of small offensive wingers that have marinaded in the AHL so moving a few makes perfect sense as possible choices for #11 Helenius as C is a weakness, Yakemchuk for a nasty RHD, Sennecke big wing, Brandsegg-Nygard big wing.
You’re going to have a tough time convincing most Sabres fans that the difference between upl and Saros is 2 first round assets when upl just finished with a higher sv% and gaa than Saros while playing for a worse team defensively.Levi and UPL have potential, but Saros is a more guaranteed #1 goalie and right away.
Plenty of top 6 forwards and that can fill the wings specifically. Benson, Tuch, Peterka, Quinn, Kulich, Savoie, Rosen.
Go after Kotkaniemi if he gets bought out I guess.
The GM clearly isn't looking for a goalie, so none of us are wasting time thinking about which goalies he won't make a trade for. Whether he should or not is a moot point.Levi and UPL have potential, but Saros is a more guaranteed #1 goalie and right away.
Plenty of top 6 forwards and that can fill the wings specifically. Benson, Tuch, Peterka, Quinn, Kulich, Savoie, Rosen.
Go after Kotkaniemi if he gets bought out I guess.
Prospect depth is pretty bare with potential C, while the top 4 is very young plus Komorov and Strbak look promising as RHD
Dahlin is basically decent in defense, but Power and Byram are not, they need nannies. If we choose a defender, I hope it will be Silaev or Yakemchuk, they are more suitable than Parekh. The pick can also be traded, it has to be on the table for right deal, just like any of our prospects other than Benson.
I mean, Silayev or Dickinson's skillset is perfect to offset those mentioned above, but at some point you've got to get a RHD. I could be wrong, but i think that Johnson will eventually be a 2nd pairing player(or at least a good 3rd pairing guy) that will play decent D, yet another LHD.
Sennecke is also very interesting. Still growing(some have said that he is up to 6'3"), underweight, gawky, but despite that has potential for great skating, is offensively talented. Mother is a 6', former National Team Volleyball player, father is taller, and a body builder. He is only 180 right now and looks gawky as hell on ice, but it doesn't take much imagination to project a 6'3"-4" power forward a la Tuch.
Sennecke's skating and skill is better than Tuch's at the same age, IMO. Tuch was more physically developed, and might've had a better shot, though Sennecke's is pretty good. It's crazy how Tuch went from a heavy footed college player, to a well above NHL skater in 3-4 years.
Well we have Dahlin who plays on the right side. Only if the top 4 RD is in the second pair instead of Jokiharju to play with Power or Byram. Although I wouldn’t discount Samuelsson just yet. Yakemchuk RD, if you choose him. Although we also have Strbak and Komarov in the future. But we are not doing so well with center depth, so my choice is Helenius. And therefore Yakemchuk, Sennecke or someone else.
A line with Sennecke and Benson on the wings would be terrifying for opponents. Just need the right center for them.
