Sabres acquire Dmitry Kulikov for Mark Pysyk

[Hoss]

Friedman: Hearing Kulikov to BUF. Not sure of return yet.

 

McKenzie:

BUF is sending Mark Pysyk and picks to FLA for Dmitri Kulikov.

Edited June 25, 2016 by Hoss

[Robviously]

Pysyk and pick per McKenzie.

[Drunkard]

Just saw that on HF boards. Looked like a verified tweet as well although I don't use twitter. He's on NHL network now too.

[SDS]

Just saw that on HF boards. Looked like a verified tweet as well although I don't use twitter. He's on NHL network now too.

Or you could just hang here. ;)

[Robviously]

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie  2m

2 minutes ago

In the BUF-FLA trade, there are picks going both ways.

[That Aud Smell]

Scouting report?

 

Who was/is our sorta Panthers fan?

[3putt]

Just announced on nhln

[Claude_Verret]

Sabres get kulikov fla 2nd. Fla gets pysyk Sabres 2nd and one of our 3rds.

[darksabre]

I like it.

[Hoss]

Pysyk, 38, 89 for Kulikov and 33

[Taro T]

Interesting.

[North Buffalo]

Is Kulikov on par with Fowler?

[3putt]

To fla

Pysyk

2016 2

2016 3

 

Buf

Kulikov

Fla2

[Rasmus_]

It makes some sense.  He'll fit on the second pair pretty well.  Hmm.

[GoPre]

Pysyk, 38, 89 for Kulikov and 33

 

That is interesting. 

[3putt]

Is Kulikov on par with Fowler?

Not to this point, but change of scenery blah blah

[nobody]

Not sure why this management group never liked Pysyk.

[Drunkard]

Or you could just hang here. ;)

Oh I do, sir. I had literally just checked their site out because I had read through every single post here (other than the occasional marking the forum as read whenever the only threads with unread posts are from the threads I don't read like the Game of Thrones thread or the soccer thread). This place is always first in my batting order.

[deluca67]

A very nice trade. 

 

Who was it that was upset when the Sabres passed on Kulikov in the draft? 

[Drunkard]

Does this end the Murrays hates Russians assumption?

[Rasmus_]

_________-Ristolainen

Kulikov-Bogosian

McCabe-Franson/Nelson

 

Is that how it would look?

[Kristian]

Does this end the Murrays hates Russians assumption?

Murray hates Russians :flirt:

[Rasmus_]

Murray hates Russians :flirt:

 

I think it's just based on situation and type of player/fit?

[Ross Rhea]

Not sure why this management group never liked Pysyk.

Too soft.

[qwksndmonster]

I don't know much about Kulikov. Anyone care to fill me in and enable my laziness?

 

I think Pysyk will only ever be a decent/good 3rd pairing guy with the ability to play spot duty on the 2nd. I had high hopes for him to be a legit 2nd pairing guy before this season, but he wasn't anything special. He's smart, smooth, and has a nice first pass; but he doesn't assert himself anywhere near enough on either side of the ice.

 

I could be wrong, but I don't think he'll ever be a difference maker. Not a bad pick for a #21/#22 overall, but definitely not good enough to mitigate how pathetic all the rest of Darcy's picks were around that time.