Very cool, thanks Liger. Honestly with all the effort you put into this, why not throw a resume/email at a team/analytics guy?
Edit : Can you give 1 guy in the 1st teams will draft that you absolutely hate, and 1 guy in the 2nd that teams should take higher than he'll go?
The trade freeze lifts Thursday 7/22/2021 at 1pm. The draft is the next night, Friday 7/23/2021, at 8pm. That window is really the window where Eichel and Reinhart will be moved, and most likely Ristolainen. So, who do you think is moved?
Well he said if there were leaks, they would come from teams trying to leak low offers. It still doesn't mean teams aren't willing to give up top prospects, or that the Sabres are determined to get certain top prospects. It also doesn't address the very real notion that teams are waiting for the expansion draft to get a clearer picture on where their cap situation lies, since taking on Eichel's cap hit is no small feat.
None of the big moves are ever rumored until hours beforehand, if at all. Especially the Sabres, whos owners have made it a pivotal point to make sure everything stays in house. The lack of 'rumors' right now indicates absolutely nothing about the state of Eichel and Reinhart possible trades.
That better increase his trade value then, since we're letting whichever team trades for him the ability to protect another D man they want to keep, and we're losing our own D man (Borgen) in the process.
If I had to guess I'd say Risto goes before the trade freeze on Saturday at 3pm, and Eichel/Reinhart negotiations continue throughout next week until the 22nd when the freeze is lifted.