Trade: Wayne Simmonds to Sabres for a Conditional 2021 5th

[Brawndo]

Per Twitter Mc Kenzie 

Edited February 24, 2020 by Brawndo

[GASabresIUFAN]

What, did we get paid to take him?

Edited February 24, 2020 by GASabresIUFAN

[Brawndo]

5th in 2021

[MODO Hockey]

wtf ? 

your opinion matters @Brawndo

Speak up!

[darksabre]

Sweet!

[WildCard]

4 years too late. Botterill and picking up washed up vets as depth pieces, name a more iconic duo

[MODO Hockey]

Just now, darksabre said:

Sweet!

why? 5 million for? speak up ?

[freester]

Is he a UFA?

[WildCard]

Just now, freester said:

Is he a UFA?

Yes

[Brawndo]

 

[bob_sauve28]

This is a good safe play. Good player, tough and has scored in the past. I hope we don't give away prospects unless we get a starting goalie (to share time with Leenus)  in the deal 

[Mustache of God]

I like this move as long as there's more trades coming.

[Brawndo]

Do Not Extend Him 

[GASabresIUFAN]

So we did get paid to take him.

[shrader]

1 minute ago, freester said:

Is he a UFA?

Yes.  So I'm in the "why not" camp on this one.  It didn't cost us anything.

[Taro T]

Awesome (if this were 2016).  

For a 5th next year, am fine with it.

[Brawndo]

 

[darksabre]

1 minute ago, MODO Hockey said:

why? 5 million for? speak up ?

It's a move you make if you're trying to make the playoffs. He's a rental on a bad cap hit, but it's a vote of confidence from Botterill unless he trades a bunch of good pieces out now and it just turns into a cap dump for no reason.

[Getpucksdeep]

So we are buying?

[Zamboni]

Wayne Simmonds ... for a 5th... ok good deal. But he’s a UFA. So, we’ll see if we threw away a 5th or not.

[shrader]

And you'd have to imagine that a forward will be going out at some point after this trade.

[DarthEbriate]

2 minutes ago, WildCard said:

4 years too late. Botterill and picking up washed up vets as depth pieces, name a more iconic duo

I would have loved Simmonds in his mid-to-late 20s and prior to the $5M hit. Now... it's a good pickup for a playoff run. And a solid rental for a 5th and retained salary.

[WildCard]

Just enough to 'buy' to say we took a run at it.

I was hoping we'd flip him but after seeing the conditions there's no way.

[dudacek]

Simmonds is pretty much done and makes a huge salary.

He is also an expiring contract, fills a need and makes this team better down the stretch.

Very odd, but thumbs up.

One of our UFA's is moving for sure to make room for his deal

[GASabresIUFAN]

I thought he wasn’t doing rentals. Oh well.  I guess that makes us tougher?

So who is gone to open the roster spot?  Another deal must be coming.