The 2024-2025 Roster Thread

[Chainshot]

I'll quit this team if they trade for Laughton

He seems to have looked better this season than in the past, plus he supposedly has leadership qualities. I don't like Laughton much, but Adams could take the bait.

Buffalo was sniffing around before they went in another direction (eventually) with McLeod. Philly was supposed to be asking for a lot last time his name came up but seems like they may have overplayed their hand there. It would be interesting to shuffle something like Samuelsson back home for him. Granted, the talk that Adams is very attached to "his guys" may mean that isn't going to happen.

 

[Fjordy]

Buffalo was sniffing around before they went in another direction (eventually) with McLeod. Philly was supposed to be asking for a lot last time his name came up but seems like they may have overplayed their hand there. It would be interesting to shuffle something like Samuelsson back home for him. Granted, the talk that Adams is very attached to "his guys" may mean that isn't going to happen.

Well, as I understand it, Laughton seems to play better on the wing than in C, although I'm not sure.

 

[Gras]

I wonder if team quitter looks at Laughton again since that is the opposite of how he's wired:

Laughton for Sammy?

 

[Beerz]

Buffalo was sniffing around before they went in another direction (eventually) with McLeod. Philly was supposed to be asking for a lot last time his name came up but seems like they may have overplayed their hand there. It would be interesting to shuffle something like Samuelsson back home for him. Granted, the talk that Adams is very attached to "his guys" may mean that isn't going to happen.

Thanks for shooting up my cortisol levels

 

[Archie Lee]

I get what you’re saying about their respective draft status/projections. I don’t think those things matter much now for comparisons. A better guide would be looking at their respective development situations since joining the NHL.

Take Rossi’s situation. Since became a full time NHLer last season, his primary linemates have been Zuccarello/Kaprizov over that 1 1/2+ seasons.

1) Zuccarello —-> 1044mins
2) Kaprizov ——-> 827mins
3) Johansson —-> 478mins
4) Boldy ————> 456mins
5) Hartman ——-> 393mins
6) Foligno ———-> 247mins

Rossi is always the youngest on his line and, outside of Boldy, is playing with older to much older linemates. He’s also had a level of consistency playing so much with the top two.


Now compare that to Quinn’s situation over the same time frame. His top linemates…...
1) Cozens ———> 489mins
2) Peterka ——-> 310mins
3) Benson ———> 243mins
4) Krebs ————> 175mins
5) Kulich ————> 139mins
6) McLeod ———> 69mins

We try to develop youngsters with other youngsters. We also have a lot of volatility with the lines outside of the top line. Even that changed recently with the top line broken up.

Cozens list is similar with his top 3 being Peterka, Benson and Quinn. Which would make him the oldest player on his line the majority of the time. Which is crazy for a 22/23yr old center you’re using as your 2C.

I was looking at Rossi vs Cozens before you posted your response. I was trying to see why, or if, Minny would really be interested in that trade. When you look at who they can put Cozens with it makes sense. They feel they could put him in a much better situation and get much more out of him. Hard to argue with that.

I don’t think there’s a chance in hell we would get the Rossi that Minny is getting at the moment. He’d be stuck playing with the same bunch of kids that Cozens is. I really hate Adams.

This x 1000.

 

[Chainshot]

Laughton for Sammy?

My thought more than anything in this.

Thanks for shooting up my cortisol levels

I'm here to help.

 

[Ace]

Pettersson moving to another team would be a big breaking point for some people I think. You have a broken team in need of change…and an already long term signed player who can’t block you acquiring him at a position of desperate need…all the things that add up to an egregious failure in the eyes of everyone if it’s not you.

Not that anything matters. They can sit in last place doing nothing and Adams remains.

If nothing else…Sabres Twitter will be fun for a day or two.

 

[TehDoak]

I was unaware of the lack of a trade freeze for the 4 nations tourney.

I am actually a bit worried that if we win tonight, despite the math overwhelmingly saying 'shut it down', a five game win streak + desperation to save his own skin might convince Adams to do something stupid.

A reality check was coming soon for this roster, the lack of one + idle time is very dangerous combination.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Pettersson moving to another team would be a big breaking point for some people I think. You have a broken team in need of change…and an already long term signed player who can’t block you acquiring him at a position of desperate need…all the things that add up to an egregious failure in the eyes of everyone if it’s not you.

Not that anything matters. They can sit in last place doing nothing and Adams remains.

If nothing else…Sabres Twitter will be fun for a day or two.

I agree 99%, with the one caveat being if Vancouver gets a piece we simply can't provide (like, say, a minute-munching RH defensive defenseman). At that point it would be very possible that Adams put together a solid offer and just didn't have what Vancouver needed to move it over the line.

 

[sabremike]

I agree 99%, with the one caveat being if Vancouver gets a piece we simply can't provide (like, say, a minute-munching RH defensive defenseman). At that point it would be very possible that Adams put together a solid offer and just didn't have what Vancouver needed to move it over the line.

If you are one of the biggest failures of a GM in the history of not just hockey but in all of pro sports and an opportunity to somewhat redeem yourself pops up and you fail to get it done than too bad, I have no pitty for you whatsoever.