The Roster Thread, Summer 2024

[Fjordy]

Depends on what he is looking for at this point in his career.

Other teams could offer him money too. Nashville, LA, Detroit. I'd be shocked if Stamkos signed in Buffalo.

 

[Dubi Doo]

Depends on what he is looking for at this point in his career.

True. He has a cup. Perhaps being close to home and getting a good pay check could convince him to play here. I doubt it, but atleast we have the location of being close to home as a reason to sign here.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

I'd look at Nashville or Detroit for Stamkos. My money is on the former.

 

[Sabre the Win]

Buyout Skinner, sign Stamkos

not bad.

or.

Go out and overpay for Cirelli to give the Lightning room to sign Stamkos

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Buyout Skinner, sign Stamkos

not bad.

or.

Go out and overpay for Cirelli to give the Lightning room to sign Stamkos

A Cirelli/Cernak deal would be amazing.

 

[Jim Bob]

Yes. This obsession with adding "x" instead of looking for pieces, including depth, to make the roster better is silly.

Small pieces add up over an 82-game season where injuries mount.

For starters, we should have a backup goalie. Leave Levi in Rochester with an eye on an idea he is ready when needed. So many other teams go this route but Buffalo is going with two young goalies. A decent backup on a one-year deal is maybe $2 M.

On D. The obsession is top 6. No team makes it with just six guys. It literally never happens. You usually have two guys down at some point in the year. We should have 7 NHL D men, with Ryan Johnson, an 8th guy in Rochester.

The forward depth can be improved over the summer with a $3 M contract for someone here or there. Pay an extra 10% to 20% over the going rate. Who cares if it's a one-year deal? The battle is to make the playoffs and make this a credible franchise.

The Sabres do not need a home run. A bunch of singles will do. Adding depth will help a ton. And then it is up to Ruff (and I wish we had some veteran assistant coaches but oh well.)

That said, GMKA can only spend whatever his budget is and only he knows that.

How did the depth D adds of Clifton and EJ work out last year?

Adding depth guys alone isn't enough to get this team where we want it to go.

 

[Fjordy]

Well if Stamkos' house is near Buffalo, maybe there is a chance, I didn't know about it. Although I won't believe it until I see it.

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

The impatience and whining in this thread is nauseating. I get being emotionally invested in the team, but holy crap, chill out, folks. The draft is later. Free agency in a couple days. Prospect camp around the corner. Breathe, people. Breathe

Maybe look into the writings of Marcus Aurelius would help?

 

[Sabre Dance]

I know he's from the Toronto area and I would love to have him but you're going to have to really overpay to get him here.

What year is it?

 

[Sabre the Win]

A Cirelli/Cernak deal would be amazing.

Adams could easily earn a few more years from me with a Cirelli acquisition, 14OV + #43 + Krebs for Cirelli and Jeannot, I would do Cernak too but it would be hard to cheer for him for the elbows he did on Dahlin.

 

[Jim Bob]

I know he's from the Toronto area and I would love to have him but you're going to have to really overpay to get him here.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806736098611142918

 

[HOOats]

What year is it?

2024...

 

[CrazyWayne]

Buy out skinner, sign stamkos to a two year 10 mil per contract

Would he be over paid, yeah but the key is the credibility he would instantly bring to the organization also opens up bottom six guys to want to come here

Also would be a very trade able contract with retention if the team isn't winning and he would like to move on

 

[Jim Bob]

Buy out skinner, sign stamkos to a two year 10 mil per contract

Would he be over paid, yeah but the key is the credibility he would instantly bring to the organization also opens up bottom six guys to want to come here

Also would be a very trade able contract with retention if the team isn't winning and he would like to move on

Winning is the key to credibility and not overpaying UFAs.

 

[TehDoak]

I'd be all about Stamkos.

But, here is the problem.

The likelyhood of success is small. And if we do succeed, it'll be because we overpaid, drastically. The most likely scenario, which we've seen before, is Stamkos just uses our offer to leverage more money out of somewhere he actually wants to go.

To pursue him is to set aside the resources in case we get him.

Nobody, and I mean nobody, is going to wait for us to see if we get Stamkos or not.

We can't swing for the fences and miss.

Swing for contact, go for volume, go for fit over fireworks. We don't need the headlines, we need to build a team that can win games. And to do that is to go out and make the mid tier UFAs feel wanted and needed here while everyone else goes for the big fish.

 

[Fjordy]

There will be a lot of teams interested in Stamkos, and Buffalo will likely be at the bottom of the list, but other teams could pay him as well. He'll probably be the hottest fish on the market, especially if Guentzel is in Canes and Sam stays in Florida.

 

[Dubi Doo]

Stamkos would be a decent addition as long as it's a short-term deal. Two years MAX. He can plug in on the wing of one of the top-6 lines. I'd still want a top-9 center, though.

 

[Ehran]

Stamkos is using that well proven playbook move of using Buffalo to force other teams to ante up a better contract.

Don't do it KA. Just say no to being used. Again.

 

[Deevo]

There is no way Stamkos is signing here lol

 

[Zman5778]

Stamkos would be a decent addition as long as it's a short-term deal. Two years MAX. He can plug in on the wing of one of the top-6 lines. I'd still want a top-9 center, though.

The issue there though -- who plays the left trigger on PP1? And does the other person drop to the left trigger on PP2 or take up residence somewhere else on PP1?

 

[OkimLom]

Other teams could offer him money too. Nashville, LA, Detroit. I'd be shocked if Stamkos signed in Buffalo.

I would too, but he's one of the few expensive UFAs out there that I would like to pursue that I feel would be worth it, especially on a short term deal. He checks a lot of boxes I feel the team needs, and he would be a necessary vet to bring in the room, not just for the players, but for Lindy as well.

 

[Fjordy]

I would too, but he's one of the few expensive UFAs out there that I would like to pursue that I feel would be worth it, especially on a short term deal. He checks a lot of boxes I feel the team needs, and he would be a necessary vet to bring in the room, not just for the players, but for Lindy as well.

Yes, but he will be difficult to get. Maybe Marchessault or Toffoli.

 

[Dubi Doo]

There is no way Stamkos is signing here lol

I'd put the betting odds at 1-to-20.

 

[Sabre Dance]

2024...
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Oh he’s good. But why are we going down this road again? He doesn’t want us.

 

[OkimLom]

Yes, but he will be difficult to get. Maybe Marchessault or Toffoli.

I agree. But that doesn't mean they shouldn't try.

Marchessault, I think, would look at Buffalo as a undesired location, and probably would look at a team like Detroit or any other team as a more attractive destination. I'm sure Jack would be a source he would ask questions to.

Toffoli, not sure what his feelings about Lindy are. So can't speak on any, if at all any barriers might come up in that situation.

I would look at both to try and acquire, because I can see them having a role on the team, and quite honestly, even going after Stamkos wouldn't stop me from going after them AS WELL.