Value of: Will Borgen

[Gabrielor]

Hello Seattle fans.

What would be the price, if there is one, for the Sabres to re-acquire Will Borgen?

Thanks.

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[RainyCityHockey]

Hello Seattle fans.

What would be the price, if there is one, for the Sabres to re-acquire Will Borgen?

Thanks.

Borgen's making a case to be re-signed.

I doubt he would be unavailable but solid right shot defenseman with his attitude towards blocking shots/being physical and potential cap hit are ones you'd rather keep instead of giving just away.

That's why I doubt the Kraken will be looking to trade Borgen right now.

 

[DJN21]

Miss me some Borgen...

 

[Chainshot]

Hello Seattle fans.

What would be the price, if there is one, for the Sabres to re-acquire Will Borgen?

Thanks.

Trying to bring Spud home, eh?

 

[Gabrielor]

Trying to bring Spud home, eh?

Enough that I'd probably overpay.

 

[DJN21]

Enough that I'd probably overpay.

it'd be a train wreck on the scoresheet but Fitz and Borgen on the third pair makes me smile a little inside

 

[Zman5778]

I mean, I get that he brings a (semi) needed element........

But we don't have consistent room for him. Our top pair when healthy is rather ambidextrous and we've got RHD to cover pairs 2 and 3. He'd be an upgrade over Pilut and Fitzy for #7 Dman, but he's currently filling the 3rd pairing RHD for Seattle......so he'd likely cost more than what he'd be worth to us.

 

[HaNotsri]

Could we pay a 5th to borrow him 5 games? Upgraded to a 3rd if we keep him.

 

[Gabrielor]

Still want him.

 

[Jimmybarndoor2]

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

A different face is not necessilarily an upgrade.

 

[Chainshot]

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

A different face is not necessilarily an upgrade.

Seems like he has some of the strongest defensive metrics on the Kraken among their RHD - like he did back in November when Gabe made the original thread - and yes that is in behind other pairs. He's a good, depth RHD and the Kraken still have no need or use to move him.

 

[Gabrielor]

Seems like he has some of the strongest defensive metrics on the Kraken among their RHD - like he did back in November when Gabe made the original thread - and yes that is in behind other pairs. He's a good, depth RHD and the Kraken still have no need or use to move him.

My appeal would be they have D depth, and I'd make it worth their while.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

My appeal would be they have D depth, and I'd make it worth their while.

Yeah, we don't.
Our backup options are Cale Fleury and Gustav Olofsson.

Like I've said back then Borgen plays solid and has shown to be a good 6th/7th defenseman.
So there's no need or interest in moving him unless it's an upgrade.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Think Seattle keeps him for injury insurance. Not a lot of depth wise.

 

[Weltschmerz]

Borgen's making a case to be re-signed.

I doubt he would be unavailable but solid right shot defenseman with his attitude towards blocking shots/being physical and potential cap hit are ones you'd rather keep instead of giving just away.

That's why I doubt the Kraken will be looking to trade Borgen right now.

Vielleicht können wir ihn borgen?

 

[Kublakhan]

Free Willy ... That was a popular movie in the Seattle area lol .. Buffalo fans would love him back.. I'd overpay..

 

[ManofSteel55]

Will Borgen is this year's Carson Soucy. People hope he will be available, but Seattle is better off keeping him. I know I'd like to have him on my team. Maybe Francis knew what he was doing with some of those expansion draft picks that people laughed at.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Will Borgen is this year's Carson Soucy. People hope he will be available, but Seattle is better off keeping him. I know I'd like to have him on my team. Maybe Francis knew what he was doing with some of those expansion draft picks that people laughed at.

I mean, Borgen was pretty obviously the choice from Buffalo. The only other NHL caliber players we exposed were Girgensons (at that time, a pending UFA), Skinner (contract), and Okposo (contract).

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

Isn’t Seattle looking to make the playoffs?

 

[Zman5778]

Still want him.

Seattle still has no reason to move him.

 

[Ace]

Will Borgen is this year's Carson Soucy. People hope he will be available, but Seattle is better off keeping him. I know I'd like to have him on my team. Maybe Francis knew what he was doing with some of those expansion draft picks that people laughed at.

Look at the Sabres list and tell me who else they could take. They protected expiring contracts and exposed garbage.

 

[Ace]

The Sabres protected 4 players that would never play another game for them. Eichel, Reinhart, Ristolainen and Ullmark. Ullmark didn’t even have a contract but the state of the roster was so brutal they protected him knowing he was walking in days lol.

Girgensons is the only other player available worth even considering…and he too was a UFA at the time so they weren’t doing that.

 

[Zman5778]

Ullmark didn’t even have a contract but the state of the roster was so brutal they protected him knowing he was walking in days lol.

Holy revisionist history, Batman. Adams and company were talking to Ullmark right up until FA started even past that.

Adams wanted to re-sign Ullmark............but it sure as hell looks like Ullmark used that to up Boston's offer to him.

 

[Ace]

Holy revisionist history, Batman. Adams and company were talking to Ullmark right up until FA started even past that.

Adams wanted to re-sign Ullmark............but it sure as hell looks like Ullmark used that to up Boston's offer to him.

If you think the front office wasn’t aware what was going to happen in goal by then I don’t know what to tell you.

I’ll give them slightly more credit than you are giving them.

A week before free agency they were well aware he wasn’t signing. They say things like “will negotiate with” so that years later people can go on messageboards and say they were trying until the last minute!

And hey…looks like it worked

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

So what type of contract is Seattle prepared to offer Borgen? It seems like they have just enough cap room to re-sign everybody (sans any significant improvements), but also depending on Borgen's new deal.

What order does Borgen fall into with Seattle's other RFAs/UFAs?

Will they be able to re-sign him for less than 4 mil AAV?

If not, do they entertain trade offers from teams willing to sign him for more?