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How about Ristolainen for G Carter Hart and a draft pick? They're sour on Hart, we're sour on Risto...win-win?

I'm not a fan of Ullmark but if we signed him for a reasonable bridge deal I'd like it a little better. If we over payed for an average at best G then I can't say I'd like it that much for us.

I'm really surprised they didnt select any big time names like Tarasenko, Price along with many others.

Wow Kemp has not aged well.

Vanecek is a great pickup.

I saw an interesting Eichel trade, I'm not sure who the guy was in the hockey world as I caught the tail end of it but it was C Jack Eichel and the #1 overall pick to the Anaheim Duck for Trevor Zegras, D Jamie Drysdale and the #3 overall pick. We get a top prospect on both offense and defense and could go in either direction.... F, G or D with that pick. Hughes/Eklund top G prospect. I'm sure it's just that guys opinion but I think this looks fair on both sides, how about you all?

It would have been cool to watch Borgen and Power destroying people but I'm good with this if we get at least a decent return for Risto but I have my doubts since this guy has been on the block what seems like 4 years in a row now and nothing.

I just don't think that's an option.

I think at the end of the day we trade Jack Eichel to the NY Rangers since they have the prospects/draft picks and cap space but it wont be for the haul we were hoping for. I just don't think Kevyn Adams is a wheeling and dealing type of GM (Not that I think he's a bad one yet either). That being said I think we'll deal Eichel, retain some of Eichels salary and our 2nd round #53 OA pick to the NY Rangers for RW Kaapo Kakko, Rangers 1st round pick this year, 1st round pick next year and G prospect Olof Lindbom.

You take the 2 best players... D Owen Power is and should be the consensus #1 pick for us, we do need scoring but we shouldn't reach for it. If we acquire the Ducks 3rd overall then LW/C William Eklund makes the most sense.... I have Beniers going 2nd overall. That would be a heck of a haul for us to be honest and a great step in the right direction imo.

That's the most ridiculous reply I've heard.

Sabres fans love mediocre, freaking out over some 4th liner like Lazar? Yeah his 9 points and -4 will be sorely missed.

Are you one of those people that just go along with whatever the Sabres do? If so I can't trust your reply.

I'm so confused, how did the Leafs give up a 1st+4th for Nick Foligno who has 3 less points than Hall yet we retained half Halls slalary and threw in Lazar and only get a 2nd and some shitbird who nobody has ever heard of? It's inexcusable. We need a solid GM who's been there before along with a HC who's coached before. Why would we take on another rookie GM, this trade was bush league. Montour/Hall/Lazar has only netted us a 2nd/3rd and some tool who'll probably never suit up for us.

I don't understand this thinking, is Reinhart not a 60+ point player? Why would we give up a 60+ point player for any reasoning? If anything you just split Sam and Jack, I'm not really understanding the logic. I got why we would trade Ristolainen for a 2nd line Center at the beginning of the season but trading Sam for a guy who most definitely isn't going to bring us 60+ points and another draft pick seems like a terrible idea to me.

Awesome back to back victories but not to be a debbie downer, didn't we win 10 straight last season? Just saying there is so much more season left to play, I love what they're doing so far though, they look really good.

I didn't see anything in his game that makes me think he'll be a viable NHL contributor, sometimes there are late bloomers but you'd think you'd see signs of life at this stage in his career. He hasn't with the Blues and they were alright parting with him. I hope I'm wrong about it but I doubt it, he'll be on the bottom pairing if not in the AHL and probably at best 21-25 points.

Buffalo fans love to celebrate the mediocre so I say not a chance he comes back.

I'll just wait for the Chinese knock off of this, I can only imagine what this is going to cost in the Sabres store.

We're definitely a better team with him than without him so unless we're getting a stud 2nd line center than we need to keep him imo. Drew Doughty had the 2ndworst +- and I see him as an elite Dman but if you look at all of the +- players almost all the top guys were from winning teams, only a select few were not.

I like this signing as much as the McCabe deal and I think the defense really ***** the bed in front of Ullmark, some nights he showed flashes of what he could become. I know some have written him off as a bum but I think with improved defense he can take a step forward as goalies usually take some time to develop.

That would be a horrible idea and I doubt a guy who could be fired if he doesn't produce soon is going to trade a proven player for more draft picks that may or may not help right away. We need immediate help at 2nd line C, possibly at RW and a LHD wouldn't hurt either. If he just trades Risto for picks he deserves to be fired IMO.

This was a great signing imo, now all we need to do is trade Scandella for anything, trade for a 2nd line C and sign FA Gardiner to a 1 year deal if possible.

By emulate I meant add tougher players to the group we already have in place, there are very few teams with the build of the Bruins/Blues but like you said we don't have to be but I do think we have to add some more toughness to the roster and that doesn't mean trading for a goon like Lucic, I mean solid two way players like Tyler Toffoli of the LA Kings, he had a down year but has shown in the past that he can be a real asset plus was rumored quite a bit to be on the market. Guys like that just make your roster better, those guys who are good along the boards or clear the puck out of the zone can really make a huge difference imo. When I look at Boston I see the grit on almost every line whether it's from Bergeron, Marchand, Chara you can name a bunch more . I see it in Eichel, McCabe, Risto, Bogo for the 4 games he's on the ice and then I don't really see it anywhere else. When I saw Nelson do absolutely nothing when he saw our captain get cheap shoted with an elbow I immediately wanted him off the roster, I've seen top scorers go after guys that cheap shot others just to let them know that won't fly, it reminded me of the whole Lucic leveling Ryan Miller back in the day.

You nailed it for me right at the end there, you can say every trade Botterill made was for that type of player so why not keep a Mccabe around who can actually play decent defense? We have plenty of Nelson's already, now we need some toughness. The Bruins and Blues have a good mixture of both which are 2 teams I'd like to emulate.