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Another great thing to see, he's usually always smiling. Unlike some former franchise faces!

Personally, I didn't see much in this, but it's not a terrible idea. Just doesn't make much sense on the time line. Bailey fell off hard this year.

He's become exactly what he showed in Frolunda, he got his groove back and just went with it. Shed his anxiety of shooting and entering the zone and just has gone full bore.

Sliding the ELC is fine by me. A good run in the playoffs with Peterka, please!

Mike Babcock. I could still somehow pessimistically see it.

He was, he was always placated as an over drafted, whiner. But, he is fantastic. On the offensive end, and he developed into a well rounded defensive zone presence. See what could have been if a "team" was built around Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel. Love it, keep it up Sam.

Exactly, give him a two year extension after next year at say 2.5-3.5 if he's amenable.

Amazing well thought out analysis as usual. Great read. Probably one of the few, who believe that even at 6M on this team, Okposo has been a godsend. To say there is anyone more professional, as well as continually motivating over the haul of going into his 7th season is phenomenal. I expect to have Tuch replace him in this regard, but Okie has a right to stay here as long as he wants. I would be fine extending him at the right hit.

At least how I see things: Forwards: Tuch, Thompson, Krebs, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka Defense: Dahlin, Power, Samuelsson, Jokiharju Goalie: UPL, Levi. It just depends on performance On the bubble: Mittelstadt, Olofsson, Asplund, Bryson Wait and see: Johnson, Portillo, Biro, You're stuck with: Skinner

Absolutely love this take! I'd be mighty okay with that!

Definitely, why I said, potential player. I would really like to see this continue from this year into next, before I say that's what he is. But, he potentially looks like a "developing" Buffalo Sabre, which isn't something we've been able to say in a while.

So I will swallow my pride here, if I haven't said it here. I was majorly wrong about Tage. He's showing much more than what I saw early on. While he's not a long term #1 line center, he's definitely a quality 40-50 point potential player.

Nashville v Colorado.

He doesn't do much for the Sabres in current position. Sure would a left side of Dahlin, Chychrun, Power be potent yes. But at the same time, do we want to give up: Quinn, Cozens or Peterka, plus UPL and a 1st. The pick assets are probably the easiest to let go of, but at the same time you have to consider that we're not in the "win now" window. We're still quite a few core pieces away from contending in our own division. While Chychrun helps that, and his contract is fantastic, it's not a great fit. Honestly, with his contract being so team friendly, it's why the cost, along with his age has him so high. Of course his skill is there, but his 4.6 or so cap hit, has a big thing to do with it.

Skinner is having fun, and scoring in his ugly, but effective ways. Krebs is continuing to show that he's a core piece and going to be in the mix for the top two center role for sure. This team has no expectations and they play hard. It's inconsistent often. But, you're seeing such bright spots. Thompson, Tuch, Dahlin, Krebs, Cozens, Bryson, UPL (before his injury) are all becoming useful long term fits. With Asplund, Skinner, and a few others looking like useful cogs.

I like how all the other teams were crying for him to get traded, because we ruined him. Instead, we brought in a coach with success at the national and with collegiate experience who is a communicator and it opened up Rasmus' game. Stripping the team down, getting rid of the "white noise" and frustrated player core, has allowed players like Thompson, Dahlin, Skinner, Asplund, to grow on the ice, and off the ice. I will eat cow on Thompson for days, I thought he was done here. I have been stating for days, unleash Dahlin. Olofsson is the one player who has had serious growing pains this year. In addition, Tuch has added an element that we haven't had in a while. Speed, grit, leadership and positivity.

I thought Kakko was going to be such a stud coming out of that World Junior tournament. I was so wrong. I won't say he's a bust, but I'm not sure what New York is doing with him.

This is what he is, a stud on the puck, a horse that you can build your team around. Granato has such a calming presence and it feels like, he kept preaching the same message and finally it sunk in. Dahlin is playing like he did in Frolunda and he looks like a different player. Attack and push!

Sign me up on Brock Faber, I loved him in his draft year, and he's doing some nice things this season. In a loaded situation, you can definitely see that he could possibly be popped for the right return. However, what is that return. He's the guy for me in terms of prospects. I do think Grans is a steady presence and a decent shout as well.

I counter with Lundell, but like I said, we cannot really look in the past, just moving forward. Overall, I can live with a stellar one two in JJ and Quinn in the minors right now.

There really aren't many strengths to this team. Cap space is their only asset lol

I was wrong here. I admit it, I will say that I thought he was a fantastic prospect, just not where they were taking him. Well, this year....he's looked good. Even in his only game in the NHL, he looked like the best player on the ice at times.

Not really a fan of DeBrusk, it would really depend on cost, I wouldn't give up a pick for him.

If the Senators want to cover 50% of his contract, perhaps, but even then, at $3,000,000 Murray just doesn't look like the same goalie anymore. Perhaps it could be the wrong team / structure. But, I'm not sure he's a great answer. It'd be more sensible to trade for Halak for the rest of the season if Vancouver continues to funnel downward.

The answer is no. The price for me would be higher than Eichel when healthy. We should not give up on this kid.