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Trade Deadline Thread (March 3)

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SundherDome said:
Came here to say throw Oloffson and Bryson out there and see what you can drum up
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Problem is that all Buffalo players have the Buffalo losing taint on them right now. I am not sure a single one of them is over-rated value wise. Reinhardt was a good example last year. He was under-rated.

Most of the players going for big returns are players that are not under-rated around the league.

Olofsson is a low value asset around the league. Reminds me of Bjorkstrand last year. How many 28 goal scorers would only return a 4th and 5th if they are coming in at 5.4M.

Olofsson could score 30+ this season and I don't think Adams could get much more than a late 2nd for him, and maybe not even that.
 
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Zman5778 said:
Meier just went for FIVE solid pieces. Tanner Jeannot just went for a 3rd pairing Dman PLUS a 1st PLUS a 2nd PLUS 3 more picks.

You're complaining that we're not in on these prices?
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Ok iam in the minority but the way I see it Tampa gives up a late 1st IN 3 YEARS! A 2nd in 2 YEARS..A 3rd,4th,5th this draft.Oh and Cal Foote a 6th defenceman. So if we offered Bryson and the picks mentioned spread out in 3 years that's too much? Iam taking that in a second because we NEED that type of player just my opinion of course
 
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Yotes may have over played their hand. LA linked to Chyck, Boston out, Toronto is linked to everyone so who knows and the market is also rumored to be full of defensemen.

The dust is settling and there's a few good sellers with less buyers. Go get a 5/6 Kevyn.
 
TB of course could replenish their picks in '24 quickly if they decide to go in a different direction and move players off their roster.
 
Irie said:
I think the narrative that some posters want to only hoard picks is a false one.

Those of us that are against some of these trades are mostly against some of these trades because the players that these proposals are targeting are usually able to go UFA in a year or two, or the cost is a huge overpay, and acquiring them would be a fleecing (not to mention some of them are poorly thought out with cap or are ignoring team needs and fit).

We all dreamed of adding Meier, but the reality is he would more than likely have signed his 10M QO in Buffalo and then bolted via UFA in 2024.

That is poor asset management for a team that is not yet at the level where one piece puts them over the top.

As for the Lawson Crouse idea, if the cost wasn't way out of line with his actual value, that is a move I think would be a wise move to overpay for (within reason). Fills a huge hole and would be around for several years.
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I mean you saying it's the reality doesn't make it the reality.
 
Beerz said:
I mean you saying it's the reality doesn't make it the reality.
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Meier was very clear he was not signing an extension if he wasn't going to a contender. It'll be interesting to see if NJ gets him under contract in the next week or so, since right now, it does not appear a contract is in place. The assets are decent, but not sign and trade level going back to SJS. NJ must think it wont be an issue this Summer. Or, he's a rental to them and they can trade him once more if he doesn't sign.

I just think the whole thing was too complicated for Adams, who is in no rush to add that type of player before he knows what he has right now, or may not have ever seriously been in on Meier.
 
old kummelweck said:
Meier was very clear he was not signing an extension if he wasn't going to a contender. It'll be interesting to see if NJ gets him under contract in the next week or so, since right now, it does not appear a contract is in place. The assets are decent, but not sign and trade level going back to SJS. NJ must think it wont be an issue this Summer. Or, he's a rental to them and they can trade him once more if he doesn't sign.

I just think the whole thing was too complicated for Adams, who is in no rush to add that type of player before he knows what he has right now, or may not have ever seriously been in on Meier.
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He was not very clear.. he said he would he was open to both.. one place just might cost more than another. I am pretty confident we would have re-signed him.
 
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Beerz said:
He was not very clear.. he said he would he was open to both.. one place just might cost more than another. I am pretty confident we would have re-signed him.
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I appreciate your optimism, it is a positive to this board, but didn't his agent say there were multiple teams Timo will not sign with? I know Winnipeg was listed as one. The odds that Buffalo was in that bucket as well is really high.

I will be surprised if he signs an extension right away with the devils. I think he is happy to take the QO and go UFA the year the cap is projected to massively jump.
 
Hasekperreault23 said:
Ok iam in the minority but the way I see it Tampa gives up a late 1st IN 3 YEARS! A 2nd in 2 YEARS..A 3rd,4th,5th this draft.Oh and Cal Foote a 6th defenceman. So if we offered Bryson and the picks mentioned spread out in 3 years that's too much? Iam taking that in a second because we NEED that type of player just my opinion of course
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This Sabres team is not giving up 2 1sts for Tanner Jeannot.

2 1sts was the ask on Jeannot because his cap hit is so low.

If the Sabres are looking at forwards (and I doubt that they really are even with the Tuch injury), they should leverage their cap space and go after JVR without Philly having to retain anything.
 
Hasekperreault23 said:
Me! A 6 th dman a 1st in 3 YEARS! A 2nd in 2 YEARS!..3,4,5 for a huge need? Yes
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Is a guy like Tanner Jeannot a big need for us? Sure is.

Is a guy like Tanner Jeannot the guy who takes us from a borderline playoff team to an SC contender? Absolutely not. We're on a vastly different timeline than Tampa.
That haul might make sense for us for a top 4 Dman who would be here a while......but not for Tanner Jeannot.

Maybe in a year or two we can make an all in move like that. Once we become SC contenders. But this year isn't that year.
 
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Jim Bob said:
The Sabres have more picks in the first two rounds of the 2023 draft than Tampa has in the first three rounds of the '23. '24, and '25 drafts combined.

When they crash, it is going to be fun to watch.
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There is definitely some "we will worry about that when we get there" going on.

I'm actually interested to see who they wind up drafting with that smattering of picks. Do they happen into a draft day faller again, like Pointe or Kucherov?

Will they mine out some UDFA's again like the departed Tyler Johnson or Yanni Gourde or Andrej Sustr?

They have had some success and part of it is winning and part of it is destination appeal. Players have taken less to play there (Maroon, Perry, Elliote, Bellemare) because they want both the winning and the region. They will tread on that for a time too, drawing open their window a bit longer.
 
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Mattilaus said:
If that is true that is a HUGE overpay. Seems fishy
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Tampa's core is aging. No prospects in the pipeline. This is their last chance.
 
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Irie said:
Olofsson is a low value asset around the league. Reminds me of Bjorkstrand last year. How many 28 goal scorers would only return a 4th and 5th if they are coming in at 5.4M.

Olofsson could score 30+ this season and I don't think Adams could get much more than a late 2nd for him, and maybe not even that.
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A little different on bjorkstrand
1 Columbus needed to unload space with no retention
2. only a few teams had the outright space to absorb the near $6M per for the next 4 yrs
3. of those with space, like buffalo, you have contracts due before contracts ended which limited the market to Seattle, Chicago, Anaheim.


id like to make the playoffs, have PP clicking , and Olofsson scoring….that alone raises his profile and value.
 
This verkakte trade market is great news for Buffalo! By '26, Boston, Tampa, Florida will all look like dog s***. Pittsburgh and Washington have already bit the dust and are staring at the R-word. Toronto and NYR will be walking tightropes. Let them all exhaust themselves.

Power structure in the east will be: Carolina, Jersey, and Buffalo. Maybe Detroit, Ottawa and Columbus. Bruins might surprise and stay relevant.
 
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Diaspora said:
This verkakte trade market is great news for Buffalo! By '26, Boston, Tampa, Florida will all look like dog s***. Pittsburgh and Washington have already bit the dust and are staring at the R-word. Toronto and NYR will be walking tightropes. Let them all exhaust themselves.

Power structure in the east will be: Carolina, Jersey, and Buffalo. Maybe Detroit, Ottawa and Columbus. Bruins might surprise and stay relevant.
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Matthews leaves Toronto….
 
Zman5778 said:
While we have a very good prospect system........it's entirely top heavy. There's Savoie, Kulich, Ostlund, Rosen, Levi.............then Johnson.........then it falls off of an absolute cliff. We don't have any of these "middle" pieces that NJD just traded.
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Disagree with this take. There's prospects HFSabres has ranked in the teens/low 20's that will play NHL games. Those are the Bloom/Nadeau/Novikov/Komarov/Cederqvist tier of prospects. The Sabres have high-end and mid-tier prospects in various stages of development with NHL upside. Loaded, and deep as I've seen for this team.
 
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