None of those guys would've signed here. Tkachuk had all the cards and used them to get where he wanted to go. Lindholm just walked away from a very good Vancouver team to sign a big ticket. Would've cost us 8+ million to sign him long term and would've been a disaster.
Trade to a crappy team that he can walk onto for a nothingburger return to do the player a favor while half the board completely explodes, incoming.
Given he was the second biggest piece coming back in a trade for a cup winning franchise center and all but certain future HHOF inductee and ended up such a colossal bust how the hell could you blame anyone who was furious over such a thing?
We can be as salty towards the guy as we want but in the end Jack won bigger than Georgia Tech over Cumberland.
Similar to Benson last year, teams fall in love with guys and reach for them. Someone has to drop when that happens and we were lucky enough to get Konsta out of it.
My point was that some here still have faith in Krebs. I wouldn't be completely surprised if my post actually happened but they would still need a 13th forward and Krebs is low level yet versatile in low level forwarding. Kind of a perfect 13th but I bet he's asking way over his head.
"Significant difference" and conference final team are two extremely different goalposts (conference final team likely means beating Tampa in their cup year and Boston in their 135 point season, etc ).
Sure, I think “possible but very unlikely” is a fine place to be for this
Just because a prospect is NHL ready doesn't necessarily make him more appealing at the draft.
If McLeod, Krebs, and Lafferty all go to Carolina and get a staph infection, then who knows!
Yes, that was what he was thinking because thats what he did.
I’m not talking about “percentages of blame” and I’m certainly not talking about the last 14 years. I’m talking about the last 3 seasons when Adams had full control of hockey ops. How/why things played out like they did and how good or bad was it.
buffalohockeynow.com
Laine Comps
When charting his attributes, it’s clear that Patrik Laine is an elite shooter and not much else. His shot-blocking rates were spiked in limited time last season, as were his penalties drawn. This puts him in the company of aggressive, scoring, complementary shooters like the Minnesota Wild’s Ryan Hartman and the Anaheim Ducks’ Frank Vatrano.
While Laine’s quality finishing ability ranks in the 98th percentile, his playmaking is in the 23rd, and his defense is abysmal in the 5th. He’s regarded as a powerplay specialist, but teams have figured out he’s one-dimensional in the role, dropping him to the 33rd percentile.
Laine Profile
Okay, so Laine may be a one-trick pony, but what if that trick is really good? After all, he’s scored 204 goals in the league over 480 NHL games, which is a shade under a 35-goal pace across an 82-game season.
The Sabres have a wide range of play drivers, playmakers, and shooters on the team, so it’s a matter of line fit for Laine. His projected line to start with, if traded for, would be next to Dylan Cozens and Jack Quinn. Let’s evaluate what he could bring to the trio.
I haven't been a huge proponent of acquiring Laine but these kinds of relatively cheap additions are what good teams find. That being said, I don't know that I would offer a ton but I bet Adams is at least kicking tires.Can Patrik Laine Solve Sabres Top-Six Forward Issue?
According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine has cleared the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance program and is free to return to the team. Laine has made it known that he wants a fresh start somewhere else, putting a top-six forward on the trade market in the...
This is a new Sabres blog that I have found recently and I like his stuff.
The most I would expect Columbus would retain was around 25%. So, is Laine a good enough shooter that he makes sense at around $6.5M against the cap this year and next year for the Sabres?
Given the issues he has had in being available to play and how bad he has been defensively, I would be surprised if the Sabres are the team that trades for him.
I see people say Laine and Skinner are the same player. Just a lazy comparison.Can Patrik Laine Solve Sabres Top-Six Forward Issue?
According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine has cleared the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance program and is free to return to the team. Laine has made it known that he wants a fresh start somewhere else, putting a top-six forward on the trade market in the...
This is a new Sabres blog that I have found recently and I like his stuff.
The most I would expect Columbus would retain was around 25%. So, is Laine a good enough shooter that he makes sense at around $6.5M against the cap this year and next year for the Sabres?
Given the issues he has had in being available to play and how bad he has been defensively, I would be surprised if the Sabres are the team that trades for him.
It has to be the right fit.
They are similar in that they are plus shooters, not great playmakers, bad defensively, and allergic to contact and finishing checks.
Top teams have cap problems and need cheap players with upside to fill out their rosters. Sometimes it's a rookie that fills that cheap spot.
Yes. If your 18 year old rookie, drafted 13th overall, looks like your best player in camp and preseason, and is the only player who bothers to show up from game 1 of the regular season, it means you drafted well but... you're in for a bad year because the rest of the roster sucks and/or is not putting in the effort.
No. The rest of the roster was the problem. See 1 quote above.
Yep.
It's been 6 years since an 18 year old rookie made a playoff roster out of camp.
This is complete nonsense. That policy led to many young players breaking out who are key pieces, a very quick rebuild and almost making the playoffs in year 2. The mistake was Adams not changing his team building approach once the goal changed from rebuild/development to making the playoffs.
