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He already got one goalie at a bargain price....he can now splurge on Eklund-caliber talent.

Interesting....Rick Nash standing behind Davidson

So far, a big nothing burger...tune in about 40 minutes from now I guess.

Imagine the reaction from all the pundits if we did not select Power.

If it happens with Anaheim, feeling greedy and would want Comtois as well.

Maybe GMKA will take Philly's 2nd rounder next year in 2023 and use that to move up from #14 this year into the top 10...or even 5? Dreger seemed to imply that Risto was the most likely to be moved today....I was skeptical anything would happen...so much for my gut feel. Whoops, wrong year.

Perhaps, although he had a decent +/- the season before last.

Of course he is 😉. It's all posturing. Jack and is agent realize that they helped make the situation more difficult and that they now have to look like he's fine to make a trade easier.

Nope!

Yes....all of the above, plus maybe the fact that we are also lacking NHL ready goaltending talent and enough defensive (shut-down) talent as well.

Maybe it could be that the Buffalo front office itself is also uncertain about what it wants to do. In the end, it will be a lot running in place with no actual roster changes and a boring Friday night as the Sabres pick Power 1OA and call it a night.

Seems to me that they'll also address the expansion draft outcome and why they did what they did (whatever that is).

Maybe belongs in another thread, but adding Boldy (+ Rossi, etc.) gets my attention real fast. Maybe we can package 22OA plus one of our 2nds to get back into the top 10 if an LA King's deal above doesn't happen.

I could easily be wrong, but the more this goes on, the more it feels that NOTHING will happen before the draft. GMKA will not make a trade just to make a trade and will cite that the return was not enough to justify making a change. GMKA will select Power at 1OA and then we'll watch other teams make moves, but not Buffalo.

This is something I have pondered as a crazy scenario. Would they take Jeff's contract (assuming he waives his NMC?) along with Jack or Sam in exchange for 2OA and more picks this year and beyond. It does not help us today, but I'd sure like to get rid of that horrible contract. Crazy thought I guess.

As they say....It's always darkest before dawn. We're overdue and maybe the hockey gods will finally shine upon us.

Yes....and/or maybe Richardson too?

OMG - the mystical Land of Fa! Great memories of morning radio there! I am not sure what is further away from reality right now....the Land of Fa or Hockey Heaven.

Thanks...sorry did not mean to imply that. I agree Stone is an elite player and will be for a while, but he's only 2 years into his 8 year deal and I wonder how his game will be a few years from now. Unfortunately for him and Vegas, his performance was below expectations against Montreal. But as you and others have mentioned, the "if's" may kill any chance of anything like this happening because of the multiple NMC's. I have this continual question in my head as to how Buffalo can somehow get out of the Skinner deal....as unlikely as that may be.

Crazy thought, but if somehow a deal could be engineered that would include Jack, Skinner for Stone and MAF, I'd be curious. A lot of "if's" there, but conceptually swapping bad long term contracts with Stone and Skinner is my line of thinking. I'd rather have Stone long-term than Skinner. MAF could provide a bridge in hopes our G prospects can develop.

Yes....and remember the commercial where Ford tried to convince us that the Granada was just like a Mercedes Benz? Kind of like saying the Sabres are similar to the Tampa Lightning.

This thread may compete with one over on the Bill's page relating to whether Zach Ertz will ever come to Buffalo.

RIP to another great one! I hope the Sabres do something really special to recognize him in a packed house early next season.

IMHO - there was never any doubt....it was already decided by the end of the season. The so-called search is merely a check the box exercise.

With all the balls GMKA is juggling right now, maybe one deal he could swing would be with the Wild to get that missed opportunity back...but not sure Minny has the overall asset package to make it worth our while.