And who are these point producers in the pipeline? Rosen? Helenius and Ostlundh are C s so not the same position. Wahlberg? We do not have anyone to replace Peterka at this point. You could dump Quinn but I don’t think the return would be that great.
I’m thinking a full season of Kulich and, less reliably, Quinn and possibly Rosen.
Pegula inadvertently created this situation. When Pegula said he only wants players that want to be here anyone who wants out gets their wish by simply uttering the words.
I'd absolutely like both of Cuylle and Schneider but not at the cost of Peterka. That's trading a quarter for a couple of dimes. Chain mentioned the Fiala trade a while back when Peterka's name came up at the deadline. That's the type of deal Buffalo should look for if they decide they have to move Peterka. Find a team that's desperate for offense and squeeze a blue chip defenseman out of them (I realize this is a tall task especially for our dumbass of a GM). That's about the only way moving Peterka makes any sense at least to me.
Yeah I don't know about any of this stuff, typically it's just speculation without any real hard evidence. Most of the time money talks, if Buffalo is willing to spend the money Peterka will sign here. I see no indication he's a bad culture fit.
You are correct in that we lack a player like Cuylle in our system and on our team. He'd be a great get. You are mistaken if you assume a prospect will step in here and score at a 70 point pace. That production will almost certainly not be replaced.
Kulich and Quinn are on the roster. That isn’t the pipeline. We would be creating a hole that that Cuyllie doesn’t fill. JJ has improved production every season. Kulich is a question mark as is Quinn.
Peterka was a no show for much of the epic 13 game losing streak. He's struggled with the defensive side of the game his entire NHL career. If we have a chance to flip him for a solid top 6 power forward to help reshape the culture around here, it's an absolute no brainer decision in my eyes. The fact that JJ's lighting it up when the season is essentially meaningless should not and will not justify the silly contract his agent is going to request. Kulich, Quinn, and Rosen can step in to to fill some of the scoring we lose by going from Peterka to Cuylle, who is still a decent lock for 20 goals. Given the injuries to Greenway this roster desperately needs more size and grit in the middle six. What we don't need is an overabundance of skilled, scoring wingers who can't play defense to save their lives. Tage has that category on lockdown.
You aren’t reshaping the culture until the owner and gm are gone. In the interim I keep the promising scoring winger that is progressing. If you want to change culture in the interim dump Thompson. At least you can attempt to rebuild the power play. What this team needs is a top line difference maker who matches up against the best Cs in the league. We are not getting that for either trade piece. JJ had 8 points during the streak so he wasn’t a no show. Thompson had 6. I don’t think size alone gets it done. You need smarter players. Not convinced Cuylie is that much of a step up. And the betting on youth to fill in is what keeps us in the cellar.
Peterka was tied for the team lead in points with Zucker during that time, with 8 points in 13 games.
I'd think about JJ for cuylie and Schneider
How much is it s byproduct of linemates?
How much of Schneider is the idea of the player he represents as opposed to him actually being that player, though.
Mattias is a big dman (albeit not a rh) and everyone would practically give him away. Mattias is bad at everything mostly. Schneider is a big dman (albeit a rh, and on a different team) and is bad at mostly everything thus far. Yet we have to add to JPP to get that??? Cuylle I'd gladly welcome but adding truculence at the expense of a possible ppg player is questionable at best. But it would fit our M.o.....
Trade UPL? & Start a guy who's on the tail end of his career & a kid who is still an uncertainty
Top 4 D is the main move I figure.
It's also not the same injury that has been an issue for Norris in the past.
I don't know that I want SJ and Chicago being the standard for how the Sabres run things.
You missed the point completely and its not even about that. Its about being on a bad team and not being able to get a trade cause the owner thinks you dont want to be there.
Because UPL who has the worst stats in the league is the key to winning? You havent watched Buffalo this year have you?
