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He's a goalie, they want cap relief, that's the market for goalies, and they want Wolf and Vlader as their 1-2punch in net. UPL gives them a chip or allows them to slow play Wolf for 1 more season (teams actually use 3 goalies in a year typically). The 3rd I suppose could become a 2nd if X is met but goalies just aren't worth much. They have to retain salary because no one is paying 6mil for Markstrom. Idk, that feels like a good deal to me. You don't pay a lot for goalies outside of the elite tier because goalies are like RB. Their play is very dependent on the defense in front of them and you never know which systems work best for which goalies in which years. If you think it would cost more, UPL, 2nd, 2mil retained is about all you are getting. There is no market for goalies which is why so few have been traded this offseason.

Watching the highlights, there is so much movement that Benson and Savoie create because of how they pass and attack space. I could see I guy like Jeff Skinner, Jiri Kulich, or Isak Rosen fitting with those two as all 3 could keep up and have good shots. 2 years from now Skinner might be a really good vet for Savoie and Benson as he slows just a bit but with his net presence he will clean up a lot of garbage and that's what McClendon does now for S+B.

They are fun to watch. Lots of energy and high end skill on display. The thing I like best is that what you are seeing is mostly transferable to the NHL level. Those small area skills that Savoie and Benson have will be invaluable at higher levels and the way they attack is also going to shine at higher levels.

At least 2 mil in retention and I'd give them UPL and a 3rd.

The Sabres don't need a top D, we have Dahlin and Power.

Ok, I think they'll release him.

I think Chicago will release him for the tournament, yes. They have no plans to win this season and letting him go doesn't change that. At worst it hurts ticket sales for 2 weeks.

Connor. Bedard.

As we close the book on the 2023 draft for now, a little teaser of what is to come in 2024 since so many here really wanted Michkov. 2024 draft doesn't get interesting for me until January but Demidov is a name you should know.

Well I do think Benson is better, we shouldn't forget how good Savoie is

You know... I do kinda see the Datsyuk comparison. I am not at this time willing to make it but I do see it.

Idk why anyone is worried at all. This is such a stupid waste of hand wringing nonsense that we see constantly and IT NEVER matters. Benson will sign when they get around to signing him or when he's back in town most likely. It doesn't matter.

Welcome to Sabrespace! Come for the hockey but stay for the ppl stating easily disproven nonsense!

Lmfao Hey kids! Don't score just get hits. what a master class in being wrong about size and what it means. Guess all those guys with more hits than Dahlin are better.

No they didn't. Lol. I mean nothing written from the bold on here is factual.

What does hits tell you? Also wait until you learn about how inconsistently league wide hits are awarded.

Whats the point of even talking to you? You claim all this nonsense about how you gotta use your size and it helps you win and I show you that Dahlin and Power, 2 players you claim don't use their size, vastly outperform all these other big players you list and this is your response. What a waste of time and energy. Also the Sabres literally match up with EVERY SINGLE Kraken player except 1... I mean sure I guess that means we should be afraid of them or something. Actually I am not even clear what point you are making using Seattle. Mine was that 2 of our defenders almost singlehandedly outproduced 5 of theirs.

I did and I gave you the exact dates we won. You're wrong. 2-8-2.

No it isn't. They won on 3/4 against Tampa, they won on 3/13 against Toronto. They lost in ot and a shootout on 3/11 to the Rangers and 3/15 to the Caps. 2-8-2

No they didn't. You didn't even get the math right. 2-8-2 and they lost 4 of those games by 1 goal or less. NARRATIVE harder in the face of them facts discountPA During the 8 game losing streak they lost all those games (except Vancouver) by 2 or more goals. Again, tell me about the "collapse" more, I love hearing about this event that didn't happen.

Oh because I said Granato won at the lower levels and he didn't win at the NCAA level. Wow PA what a great technicality you found. I'm done with you. You are disingenuous poster who has no interest in actually talking about the team. Instead you come in here and do this and then act like you're the victim. It is a manipulative behavior and the best way to deal with someone like you is to stop interacting with them all together. Enjoy your misery business, I assume you are the Elon Musk of Pity Party Business.

Keep moving them goalposts. How far will they go cha cha! Kevyn Adams added 2 players at the deadline. Those are facts. Other facts, the first game after the trade deadline was a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning, a playoff team. Then there was a 3-2 loss to the Oilers followed by something more important than the trade deadline. That was the game against the NYI that was billed as a win and your are in, all the chips are pushed to the center of the table, game. The Sabres lost that 3-2. Then you get the embarrassment that was the Dallas 10-4 game. Followed by 3 more 1 goal games. So again, where is this collapse you speak of and how is it because of the trade deadline? That's right it wasn't. The only collapse happened in the immediate aftermath of the NYI game in which the players on the team literally said they took that loss to hard. But hey, these facts don't fit your narrative so you will discard them. You made a false claim and continue to make false claims because the team did not collapse after the trade deadline and you have yet to point out how going 9-3-1 is a collapse. In fact you ignore it again and again. What false claim do I make? Hmm? Move those goalposts PA. Move them again and again and again because unless the Sabres do things exactly how you want, when you want, you will just come in here and say it isn't good enough or they collapsed and when you get called on it, you pull this. Move them goalposts. @PASabreFan I want to make sure you see this.

I think Novikov is the most underrated player in Buffalo's prospect pool currently. Kid is going to have a field day in the AHL after he gets up to speed.

Hey PA, tell me more about the mythical Sabres collapse that didn't happen after the trade deadline in 2023 for the Sabres. I love hearing the story of the collapse, you know how a team that finished the season 9-3-1 collapsed because the GM did nothing at the deadline (only added Stillman and Greenway). Please, I would love to hear it. Glad we cleared that up.