The 2024-2025 Roster Thread

[Puppa2Miller]

Yes, there is. Or at least I believe so from what I have read at the trade deadline he was almost traded to the Rangers according to their beat reporter. It was around the same time Dahlin has a conversation with Adams....Where there is smoke there is fire.

I can post what was being said. The point being is if Peterka doesn't want to sign here then you trade him for an equal player.

There was no trade that was close with the Rangers. Biron said that was false on the spot

 

[sabremike]

Yes, there is. Or at least I believe so from what I have read at the trade deadline he was almost traded to the Rangers according to their beat reporter. It was around the same time Dahlin has a conversation with Adams....Where there is smoke there is fire.

I can post what was being said. The point being is if Peterka doesn't want to sign here then you trade him for an equal player.

And what if you just get insulting offers consisting of useless crap like the IR liability we just traded for because every GM in the league views us as suckers who only exist to be conned?

 

[toddkaz]

And what if you just get insulting offers consisting of useless crap like the IR liability we just traded for because every GM in the league views us as suckers who only exist to be conned?

Well, we all hope Adams is gone and won't have anything to do with trades. Cozens should have been handled by the new GM next offseason.

If Adams isn't fired then god help us all.

 

[toddkaz]

There was no trade that was close with the Rangers. Biron said that was false on the spot

Sure, Biron carries as much weight as anyone else but also doesn't he work for the Buffalo Sabres?


The issue I have with all of this is just like Dahlin denied the rumors about having discussions with Adams. Of course Buffalo denies Peterka wants out thats the SOP. But I do believe where there is smoke there is fire. Rumors don't start popping up if Peterka is happy and plans to sign here long term. They rarely do in those situations.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

JJP has a agent (Allan Walsh) who has a history of playing games. Keep that factor in mind in ALL of this. He knows the blueprint for getting a player out of Buffalo.

 

[RefsIdeas]

Is there any credibility to that rumor? It seems like posters have repeated it enough that half the people think it is fact when I haven't heard it from anyone credible

It’s been reported by Seravalli that there’s “malcontents” in Buffalo. EF + Lance have mentioned Peterka being frustrated (Lance specifically on Mareks podcast). Then, the trade rumors around the deadline. We don’t know exactly what this entails. Does he want to be traded? Unwilling to sign long-term? Just frustrated by losing?

I’m always of the belief where there’s smoke, there’s fire. That being said, I’m not of the opinion that he’s banging down KA’s door demanding a trade - but he’s let it be known that there needs to be changes, otherwise he’s not going to sign long-term.

 

[Zman5778]

It’s been reported by Seravalli that there’s “malcontents” in Buffalo. EF + Lance have mentioned Peterka being frustrated (Lance specifically on Mareks podcast). Then, the trade rumors around the deadline. We don’t know exactly what this entails. Does he want to be traded? Unwilling to sign long-term? Just frustrated by losing?

I’m always of the belief where there’s smoke, there’s fire. That being said, I’m not of the opinion that he’s banging down KA’s door demanding a trade - but he’s let it be known that there needs to be changes, otherwise he’s not going to sign long-term.

Keep in mind that Seravelli has been increasingly proven to be full of shit.

 

[Puppa2Miller]

Sure, Biron carries as much weight as anyone else but also doesn't he work for the Buffalo Sabres?

Wasn't he more or less proven right when a couple NHL media people circle jerked that rumor and Biron and others immediately refuted it. Since nothing happened, nor have we heard anything about what was going the other way, it is fair to say the trade rumors at the deadline were bs

 

[RefsIdeas]

Keep in mind that Seravelli has been increasingly proven to be full of shit.

Yeah he has lost some of my trust recently, but he’s far from the only person reporting of something along these lines.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Keep in mind that Seravelli has been increasingly proven to be full of shit.

or he was fed the story by Walsh

 

[Zman5778]

or he was fed the story by Walsh

Walsh typically uses Dreger when he wants something out there.

 

[toddkaz]

Wasn't he more or less proven right when a couple NHL media people circle jerked that rumor and Biron and others immediately refuted it. Since nothing happened, nor have we heard anything about what was going the other way, it is fair to say the trade rumors at the deadline were bs

All I am saying is where there is smoke there is fire. Weird that the pundits are talking about it if nothing is there. Like I said, no one WANTS to trade him away we are just entertaining the possibility.

 

[Beerz]

I don't think anyone WANTS to trade him away. Its being rumored that Peterka doesn't want to be here. There is a difference.

If he doesn't want to be here then you need to entertain offers because sooner or later he will bolt.

Sure.. but i bet the ones that are worried about it right now when we have 4 years of team control really do want to trade him

 

[joshjull]

Is there any credibility to that rumor? It seems like posters have repeated it enough that half the people think it is fact when I haven't heard it from anyone credible

This sums up a frequent issue with the internet/social media on a variety of subjects.

 

[Beerz]

All I am saying is where there is smoke there is fire. Weird that the pundits are talking about it if nothing is there. Like I said, no one WANTS to trade him away we are just entertaining the possibility.

I wouldn't take advice from Harrington to wipe my ass.


I trust Seravelli.... sometimes. He definitely has sources and is in the know on a lot of things..... BUT ... his entire website is dependent on rumors and whispers. Without it..he gets no traffic... so there is definitely creating narratives and rumors going on from him.

 

[joshjull]

All I am saying is where there is smoke there is fire. Weird that the pundits are talking about it if nothing is there. Like I said, no one WANTS to trade him away we are just entertaining the possibility.

Pundits talk about a lot things that have little basis in fact. Not that they’re lying but just speculating on things they game out. Their jobs require traffic to wherever they are commenting or reporting from.

A talented young player getting an offersheet is hardly confirmation he wants out. It’s a negotiation tactic more than anything. Getting an offersheet also hardly guarantees he heads out the door. The Sabres just have to match and he stays.

 

[Fezzy126]

Is there any credibility to that rumor? It seems like posters have repeated it enough that half the people think it is fact when I haven't heard it from anyone credible

This describes multiple years of Ehlers rumors...

Half a decade ago, Jim Matheson opined about whether the Oilers could pull off a trade for Ehlers and cited Winnipeg's "potential cap issues". It seems like Chad D latched onto that opinion piece and started repeating Ehlers' potential trade availability, and then every other blogger in the universe latched onto Chad and now it has become a historical fact that Buffalo turned down a Risto for Ehlers trade at some point in the past.

So the answer is no, often times there is no credibility to the majority of these "rumors" that are floating out there.

 

[Ace]

The Chychrun contract should about be the end of the Bo Byram experiment.

No way you pay him what he’s going to ask. And no…I’m not trading a better, and soon to be cheaper, defenseman to make room for him because you don’t like that Power doesn’t push people.

 

[Chainshot]

The Chychrun contract should about be the end of the Bo Byram experiment.

No way you pay him what he’s going to ask. And no…I’m not trading a better, and soon to be cheaper, defenseman to make room for him because you don’t like that Power doesn’t push people.

Chychrun being three years older than Byram and four years older than Power means a chunk of that deal is buying UFA years. All of that deal is UFA eligible years bought. Byram has two more RFA years before that. The deals - if negotiated by someone with half a brain - should not be all that close.

And no it is because Power is terrible at his job in his own zone that is the problem with him. It isn't about shoves, it's about being lost in the zone, taking bad lines to his check, improperly rotating to coverage and being late/watching as the play comes to the net. Those aren't things another player can solve for him in his own zone. But you do you.

 

[TageGod]

Peterka is either signing with us, or given an offer sheet, which we match.

 

[RefsIdeas]

This describes multiple years of Ehlers rumors...

Half a decade ago, Jim Matheson opined about whether the Oilers could pull off a trade for Ehlers and cited Winnipeg's "potential cap issues". It seems like Chad D latched onto that opinion piece and started repeating Ehlers' potential trade availability, and then every other blogger in the universe latched onto Chad and now it has become a historical fact that Buffalo turned down a Risto for Ehlers trade at some point in the past.

So the answer is no, often times there is no credibility to the majority of these "rumors" that are floating out there.

I thought there was more concrete proof, but this heavily implies that a Ehlers/Ristolainen trade was in the works at one point. It was more than just a rumor.

 

[Fezzy126]

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I thought there was more concrete proof, but this heavily implies that a Ehlers/Ristolainen trade was in the works at one point. It was more than just a rumor.

Another team being interested in one of the Sabres young top 10 picks isn't a rumor, we've been a farm club for the rest of the league for years. Nothing in there suggests that Ehlers was an available trade chip though.

 

[RefsIdeas]

Another team being interested in one of the Sabres young top 10 picks isn't a rumor, we've been a farm club for the rest of the league for years. Nothing in there suggests that Ehlers was an available trade chip though.

Wawrow responding specifically to a tweet about Ehlers would certainly imply it.

There’s also articles from EF around that time saying that the Jets were listening to calls on Ehlers.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Power's lack of physicality isn't the issue. Lidstrom is arguably the best defenseman ever. After hits were recorded, he logged 212 hits in 388 games. That's almost 1 hit every two games. So, it's completely possible to be hall-of-fame amazing in your own zone and defending odd man rushes and not be physical.

I'm a huge fan of Slava Fetisov, who will never get his due because he played in the NHL at age 31 for the first time. But I think a he's top 5 defensemen ever. Also, not a hitter and used his stick and skating to shut offenses down.

If Power ends up being that type of defender, I'm sold. But right now, Power isn't very good in the defensive zone.

 

[enthusiast]

Simple: trade both power and byram