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The fact we spent a 2nd and 5th on a player, NOW, when as you correctly point out - there’d be more to spend it on this summer, is indication to me KA feels the move could help our playoff push

On the contrary, it absolutely potentially can: the difference between making it or not could EASILY be one solitary point the entire WAR for this deal, including the messaging to the team, can’t be 0.5? I think it absolutely can

That’s what she said

But presumably there were players available in that sense the previous 2 deadlines? We didn’t make a move, then ymmv, I still see relevance in the timing You don’t think there was any impetus on the deal in terms of how it might help this season?

“A” for me, because I like to read tea-leaves, and for me all variables considered, it was reflective of a mindset that makes me hopeful. Non-negligible possibility this deadline amounts to zilch long term (in fact that’s probably likely - even deals like “best trade ever!” tend to evaporate to nothingness in a matter of years sometimes -) but we clearly were looking to make improvements to a team that, statistically, has been continually improving Dahlin practiced today and that was as good as a bong-rip (legal here, no illegal content in this post, I never smoked before it was legal, either), truth be told, so I was all buttered up to like this one

So he’s got a limited series on Disney + on the way got it

Agree on goalie I feel like there HAS to be a “help the team get in” competent for this year, no? If not why do it today, at that last hour. I know he’s here beyond but I can only imagine the talent pool is greater in the summer and if anything prices for acquiring teams is higher at the dead-line

Foiled again. ill try again next week

Ok how about this: They said on TSN just now, framed as trivia, that the Sabres were the only NHL team to make no deal on either of the last 2 deadline days Trade a signal of priority change?

Freudian slip! checkmate. Sorry, dems da rules

Once the core has been accumulated, you mean Wait...you don’t?

Because of Bryson, our short defenseman

Semantics, but I don’t think many league players care that Asplund moved today. Frankly, a fairly large share probably don’t even know who Rasmus Asplund is. But again, semantics: the agents certainly pay attention

Well what the hell is your letter grade for priskie/strand, then? Can’t give them all ranks but 1

Well, good deadline day everyone. Fine posting all around. Three cheers, (hip-hip!), collect your loot bags on the way out.

That’s an interesting dynamic then for sure

Re: the defensive additions for next season? So the ramblings were true. Score one for the insiderzz and score 1 for KA not being purely interested in Saints

Granato should learn to be less impatient!

Good inference though, here ^ If teams were asking for Savoie, we were “in” on some bigger fish

Well, he’s certainly factually correct

The original Muel, ftr But unlikely. Franzen was a playoff beast

Hagel was a great pick though! It’s not like he forced Botterill to hate CHL players Murray was a reasonable drafter imo

Prequel to

Gross