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"But they want players who I, Kevyn Adams, GM extaordinaire, have deemed core pieces to the perennial cup contender I've been building for 5 years. I cannot waver from my vision. Panic is not an option."
The 2024-2025 Roster Thread
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Jim Bob
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Terry is choking on the fact that Pettersson has a $10M bonus due on 7/1/25 and makes over $14M in cash for the 25-26 season.Cap space
Players Vancouver reportedly wants
Legit top line center coming back
Money equals out
Give me the team for the rest of the day. It’ll be done before bedtime.
Good luck changing that.
Fjordy
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He is a billionaire, he has a lot of money. One day he will break, I think soon.Terry is choking on the fact that Pettersson has a $10M bonus due on 7/1/25 and makes over $14M in cash for the 25-26 season.
Good luck changing that.
Doug Prishpreed
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I don’t feel like summarizing all of the evidence, but I’m seeing too much smoke indicating that other GMs aren’t willing to give up a ton of assets for EP, mostly because of the cap hit.Cap space
Players Vancouver reportedly wants
Legit top line center coming back
Money equals out
Give me the team for the rest of the day. It’ll be done before bedtime.
I think Adams got upset when the Cozens Byram thing got out there - Friedmann said it upset someone because the value was so lopsided and I think that may have been Adams. I don’t think Adams would ever put Byram on the table unless maybe it was closer to one-for-one, with a prospect instead of Cozens.
I’d certainly do the trade for both players, I’m just speculating about the realities of the trade market.
If Adams wants him at all at that cap hit, I think he’d be able to do it around Cozens as the main piece, since none of the other teams who can fit $11.6m can even put that caliber of center on the table with that much potential upside.
If Adams wants him, he can easily get him, and I don’t think it would cost Byram.
toddkaz
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My Cozen Dylan
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Finding out about this bonus was heartbreaking lol.Terry is choking on the fact that Pettersson has a $10M bonus due on 7/1/25 and makes over $14M in cash for the 25-26 season.
Good luck changing that.
No Arizona has left the league having to be a lot smarter with contracts. At the moment it looks like there is only one big LTIRetired deal out there and it is Price from Montreal.
SundherDome
Y'all have to much power
Fjordy
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jc17
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Fjordy
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So Pettersson and Joshua in Buffalo, it's decided.Is that Dakota Joshua's brother
Zman5778
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And we're not giving up a defenseman in the deal AND getting one back.So Pettersson and Joshua in Buffalo, it's decided.
So EP40, Joshua and Desharnais for........
(please?? I'm begging)
My Cozen Dylan
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Fjordy
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Zman5778
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No....no.....no.........
This doesnt' fit the logic. Karmanos got rid of a defenseman in Rochester. Therefore, Gilbert is going there. Therefore, we are not losing a defenseman and gaining one.
So we're giving up Cozens and Peterka and something else.
My Cozen Dylan
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Zman5778
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EP40 + Joshua + Desharnais = 16.85 million
Cozens + Power = 15.45 million
If we add Krebs.......it's damned near dollar in, dollar out.
thewookie1
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Not interested in trading Power especially along with Cozens for a singular player with a question marks surrounding him and his GM calling him out.
Zman5778
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I thought I was being clear that I was being quite facetious given that trading Colton freaking Poolman is a domino.
Fjordy
リスクを取らなければ未来は創れない
We were kidding, but Power and Cozens right now are even bigger question marks as players.
crackdown44
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Random question but do you guys think Pegula would sign off on a trade for Pettersson with how much of his contract money is due in signing bonuses? I ask because I think Buffalo probably has the most enticing pieces for Van but think that might be a hurtle
edit: mod can delete. I backread
edit: mod can delete. I backread
Zman5778
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One of the nicer things I'll say about Pegula is if he is convinced that a player actually wants to be in Buffalo, money really isn't an obstacle.
So if he somehow gets word that EP is genuinely excited and looking forward to playing with his buddy Dahlin in Buffalo......I don't think it'd be a hurdle.
Doug Prishpreed
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This is exactly where my mind is at. Add a top 3 protected 1st and I don’t see how anyone could beat that.
Why does it need to be dollar in, dolllar out? Vancouver may appreciate the cap space, and almost definitely won’t give up both Joshua and EP anyway
MarkusKetterer
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Yea I definitely can’t see that. I can see EP40 + Desharnais for Cozens, Byram and like a 2nd or similar tier prospect, but that’s about it.
Although I took it as a joke about the Joshua they acquired as opposed to the NHL one.
thewookie1
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Giving up a 1st Cozens and Peterka for Petersson would end up one of the worst feats of bumbling in Sabres history and we have quite a few to choose from.
