LGR4GM Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, nfreeman said: It would be great if Olofsson can step up and contribute this year, but there is zero evidence that he'll be able to. I don't see how anyone can look at the Sabres' roster and conclude that no upgrade at LW is needed. After Skinner it's a vast wasteland. But if the LWs below Skinner were Vesey, Olofsson (having proven capable) and Sheary, all fighting it out for ice time, then it starts looking like a real group of NHL forwards. What is the point of this? Just to be argumentative? A more realistic proposal would be GA's idea of Scandella. The point is where I value a 3rd line guy who doesn't upgrade the roster. As to your other points, Skinner is your #1, Olofsson is your #2 which means you just traded assets for a #3 lw. So Vesey would have to be a serious upgrade over Sheary and he just isn't. Edited June 21, 2019 by LGR4GM Quote
jsb Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, nfreeman said: A more realistic proposal would be GA's idea of Scandella. Not that I disagree with you but it wasn't GA's idea 1 Quote
LGR4GM Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 Alternative instead of wasting assets on 1 year of Vesey, I can just sign Ferlund who is better and only costs money. 2 Quote
Zamboni Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: Why? He isn't young either. Vesey is 26. His most goals is 17. He outscored Erod by 6 points. So I am trading assets for a 26yr old left wing (side we need the least) who is at best a 35-40pt winger. Again, the only thing he gives you is size. Almost the entire team was terrible for over half the season. Not to mention, I think some fans have an unrealistic elevated (don’t know where it came from) expectation of Sheary. He is and most likely will continue to be a feisty 30-40 point small winger. He got 34 points last year. 30 the year before that. The only season he’s eclipsed 40 points was when he was stapled to Sydney freaking Crosby’s line for most of the season. He’s most likely not gonna be stapled to Eichels line. He’s on a fair contract for what he brings. On a semi-deep team he’s a 3rd line guy who can play up the lineup on spot duty for a few games. Don’t expect something he’s not and never will be. Just my opinion. As far as Vesey. Don’t want. JB should aim higher. Quote
LGR4GM Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Zamboni said: Not to mention, I think some fans have an unrealistic elevated (don’t know where it came from) expectation of Sheary. He is and most likely will continue to be a feisty 30-40 point small winger. He got 34 points last year. 30 the year before that. The only season he’s eclipsed 40 points was when he was stapled to Sydney freaking Crosby’s line for most of the season. He’s most likely not gonna be stapled to Eichels line. He’s on a fair contract for what he brings. On a semi-deep team he’s a 3rd line guy who can play up the lineup on spot duty for a few games. Don’t expect something he’s not and never will be. Just my opinion. As far as Vesey. Don’t want. JB should aim higher. Agree on Sheary. Quote
darksabre Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 1 minute ago, LGR4GM said: Alternative instead of wasting assets on 1 year of Vesey, I can just sign Ferlund who is better and only costs money. Yeah, I'd definitely rather move Scandella for a pick and sign Ferland. 1 minute ago, LGR4GM said: Agree on Sheary. Ditto. Quote
LGR4GM Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 1 minute ago, darksabre said: Yeah, I'd definitely rather move Scandella for a pick and sign Ferland. Exactly. Every move in the NHL is a zero sum game. Let's be smart then. Quote
tom webster Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 17 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: Why? He isn't young either. Vesey is 26. His most goals is 17. He outscored Erod by 6 points. So I am trading assets for a 26yr old left wing (side we need the least) who is at best a 35-40pt winger. Again, the only thing he gives you is size. Almost the entire team was terrible for over half the season. I thought we wanted a third liner who could score 35-40 points and not look terribly out of place if he has to fill in on the top two. If Vesey is our third liner and Sherry is our fourth liner I think you are in pretty good shape. Quote
jsb Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 Not that I wouldn't like Ferland but his best season he scored 5 more points than Jimmy V did last year. Quote
LGR4GM Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, jsb said: Not that I wouldn't like Ferland but his best season he scored 5 more points than Jimmy V did last year. And all he costs us is money. Quote
Randall Flagg Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 Vesey, like Sabres forwards such as Sheary or Okposo, could put up "reasonable" depth scoring. But off the puck, in the 98% of hockey that isn't goal-scoring plays, he's a liability, particularly defensively. Sometimes it becomes cliche to call someone bad defensively, but if a player is ACTUALLY bad defensively, it's Vesey. We don't just need middle six points, we need our middle six playing winning hockey, that will score goals to help win games in November, but also be replicable through the winter and spring. He doesn't really contribute to that, and so Liger's sentiment is perfect - don't waste the time thinking about trading for him and don't waste even the small amount of assets trading for him. We have real fish to fry here. Quote
LGR4GM Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Randall Flagg said: Vesey, like Sabres forwards such as Sheary or Okposo, could put up "reasonable" depth scoring. But off the puck, in the 98% of hockey that isn't goal-scoring plays, he's a liability, particularly defensively. Sometimes it becomes cliche to call someone bad defensively, but if a player is ACTUALLY bad defensively, it's Vesey. We don't just need middle six points, we need our middle six playing winning hockey, that will score goals to help win games in November, but also be replicable through the winter and spring. He doesn't really contribute to that, and so Liger's sentiment is perfect - don't waste the time thinking about trading for him and don't waste even the small amount of assets trading for him. We have real fish to fry here. Right, this is not the hill to die on or even capture. 1 Quote
Randall Flagg Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, jsb said: Not that I wouldn't like Ferland but his best season he scored 5 more points than Jimmy V did last year. He also scored 10 more points than Andrew Copp, who would be an infinitely better depth option if your interest is the Buffalo Sabres playing fundamentally sound hockey (not that he's available, just an example of depth forwards not being entirely about finished point totals) Quote
Hoss Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 THIS IS NOT A REAL THING BUT FOR CONVERSATION’S SAKE: I had a dream last night we traded Risto, Mittelstadt, Borgen and 7 for Taylor Hall WITH AN EXTENSION SIGNED. Would you make that trade? Quote
LGR4GM Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Hoss said: THIS IS NOT A REAL THING BUT FOR CONVERSATION’S SAKE: I had a dream last night we traded Risto, Mittelstadt, Borgen and 7 for Taylor Hall WITH AN EXTENSION SIGNED. Would you make that trade? Edited June 21, 2019 by LGR4GM 2 Quote
darksabre Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Hoss said: THIS IS NOT A REAL THING BUT FOR CONVERSATION’S SAKE: I had a dream last night we traded Risto, Mittelstadt, Borgen and 7 for Taylor Hall WITH AN EXTENSION SIGNED. Would you make that trade? No. Quote
freester Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, Hoss said: THIS IS NOT A REAL THING BUT FOR CONVERSATION’S SAKE: I had a dream last night we traded Risto, Mittelstadt, Borgen and 7 for Taylor Hall WITH AN EXTENSION SIGNED. Would you make that trade? NO That would be a terrible trade Quote
Randall Flagg Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 No because I'd rather give that package to Tampa Quote
LGR4GM Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, Hoss said: THIS IS NOT A REAL THING BUT FOR CONVERSATION’S SAKE: I had a dream last night we traded Risto, Mittelstadt, Borgen and 7 for Taylor Hall WITH AN EXTENSION SIGNED. Would you make that trade? Quote
WildCard Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) The Austin Powers movies are some seriously underrated comedies Edited June 21, 2019 by WildCard 1 Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said: No because I'd rather give that package to Tampa For Point, I assume? Quote
Brawndo Posted June 21, 2019 Author Report Posted June 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, Hoss said: THIS IS NOT A REAL THING BUT FOR CONVERSATION’S SAKE: I had a dream last night we traded Risto, Mittelstadt, Borgen and 7 for Taylor Hall WITH AN EXTENSION SIGNED. Would you make that trade? No giving up Mittelstadt takes away the primary future 2C Option on the roster and trading seven takes away the best opportunity to add another 2C candidate Quote
Randall Flagg Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, TrueBlueGED said: For Point, I assume? Nope, we'd have to give them Dahlin for Point Just for a nice package that includes (you guessed it) Cirelli, Cernak, and maybe more, (Foote?) not wasting any time with their middle six options Quote
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