sweetlou Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 There are several boards that talk about the idea but I wanted to start one specifically to get responses on what players fans would want to see in these two roles next year. In your response of player wanted for position, what would Buffalo have to give up to obtain said player? 2C options- Sean Monahan, Max Domi, Tomas Hertl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Kyle Turris, Brock Nelson, Anthony Cirelli, Eric Stall, Adam Henrique, Ryan Johansen 3C options- Nick Bonino, Adam Gaudette, Derrick Brassard, Andrew Copp, Derek Ryan, Chris Tierney, Radek Faska Quote
dudacek Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 45 minutes ago, sweetlou said: There are several boards that talk about the idea but I wanted to start one specifically to get responses on what players fans would want to see in these two roles next year. In your response of player wanted for position, what would Buffalo have to give up to obtain said player? 2C options- Sean Monahan, Max Domi, Tomas Hertl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Kyle Turris, Brock Nelson, Anthony Cirelli, Eric Stall, Adam Henrique, Ryan Johansen 3C options- Nick Bonino, Adam Gaudette, Derrick Brassard, Andrew Copp, Derek Ryan, Chris Tierney, Radek Faska Yes. Quote
Randall Flagg Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 Save Turris and Brassard if we were able to acquire some combination of the remaining names to improve TWO center positions this offseason, and if goaltending is average, we are fighting for home ice next season.i will not allow myself to get my hopes up for an offseason like this Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 So, out of 2 very respected posters here we have 1 in favour of Brassard and 1 who has him as the only possiblility scratched off from the 3C list. What would I do? I just don't know. Quote
SABRES 0311 Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 Not to knit pick but I don’t see Turris as a 2C. Corelli has been talked about a lot here but what does it take to get him? At some point the Sabres need to give something to get something, preferably of equal to greater value as opposed to the you know what trade. I like Bonino at 3C. 1 Quote
LabattBlue Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) How many of these options are UFA's? Keep in mind, if Larry walks because of expensive salary demands, the Sabres could be looking for a 2C, 3C, AND 4C. Edited July 15, 2020 by LabattBlue Quote
Kr632 Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) Is Monahan a legit option? I see his name mentioned a lot but don’t see why he would be traded. Is it a cap issue? I would trade for him in a heartbeat. Edited July 15, 2020 by Kr632 Didn’t see that you already asked what it would take to get those players Quote
Weave Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: How many of these options are UFA's? Keep in mind, if Larry walks because of expensive salary demands, the Sabres could be looking for a 2C, 3C, AND 4C. We're *****ed. Edited July 15, 2020 by Weave 4 Quote
Sabre fan Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Weave said: We're *****. well spoken Lemmy... Quote
SABRES 0311 Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 So much for Malone Nashville Predators @PredsNHL NEWS: #Preds General Manager David Poile announced today that the team has signed forward Sean Malone to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2020-21 season. Quote
DarthEbriate Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 53 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: How many of these options are UFA's? Keep in mind, if Larry walks because of expensive salary demands, the Sabres could be looking for a 2C, 3C, AND 4C. If we burn our ample cap on RFA, or nab Taylor Hall in UFA, we could easily be looking at 2020-21 of: Asplund, Kahun, Lazar (with Cozens on a wing his rookie year and Johansson back to wing). If there's a season, that is. Quote
sweetlou Posted July 15, 2020 Author Report Posted July 15, 2020 ok since no one has followed directions, I'll give my opinion... 2c- Max Domi, I feel Sabres could get him for 2020 2nd rd pick and maybe B prospect like Pekar 3c- Andrew Copp, could be part of a package to send them either Risto or Montour 4c- Lazar fill this role as Larrson demands too much for 4th liner Quote
Randall Flagg Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 3 hours ago, New Scotland (NS) said: So, out of 2 very respected posters here we have 1 in favour of Brassard and 1 who has him as the only possiblility scratched off from the 3C list. What would I do? I just don't know. Not in favor of Brassard, by save I mean "besides these two" I know Hertl blew up a knee or whatever but damn he and Samson would be amazing together 1 Quote
dudacek Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 1 hour ago, sweetlou said: ok since no one has followed directions, I'll give my opinion... 2c- Max Domi, I feel Sabres could get him for 2020 2nd rd pick and maybe B prospect like Pekar 3c- Andrew Copp, could be part of a package to send them either Risto or Montour 4c- Lazar fill this role as Larrson demands too much for 4th liner Why do you think Domi is available for a second? Montreal has picks and prospects coming out their behinds and they aren’t in a cap crunch. I can see Domi not fitting into their plans at the salary he might want, but don’t you think they’d hold out for something better? If we’ve already got our 2C without trading Risto, I’m certainly up for a Montour in exchange for Copp and a sweetener. 2 Quote
sabresparaavida Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Kr632 said: Is Monahan a legit option? I see his name mentioned a lot but don’t see why he would be traded. Is it a cap issue? I would trade for him in a heartbeat. I do know that Jbotts was having discussions with Calgary about Monahan last year. Whether he is still on the table is yet to be seen. 1 Quote
dudacek Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, sabresparaavida said: I do know that Jbotts was having discussions with Calgary about Monahan last year. Whether he is still on the table is yet to be seen. I think Calgary will decide where to go based on their playoff. Remember 2010? They are questioning whether they can win with their core. Also, many think Gaudreau is gone in two years, when he hits UFA. Quote
Randall Flagg Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 I only want Monahan if we can build two rock solid defensive lines below Eich and Sean Like, keep Larry and add Copp or Bonino or something Quote
dudacek Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 12 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said: I only want Monahan if we can build two rock solid defensive lines below Eich and Sean Like, keep Larry and add Copp or Bonino or something You’ll remember the days of Ville Leino, Evan Rodrigues, Luke Adam, Mikael Grigorenko, Casey Mittelstadt, Cody Hodgson, Torrey Mitchell, Patrick Berglund, Marcus Johansson and Bryan Flynn, and you will take Sean Monahan, AND YOU WILL SMILE! 1 1 Quote
Randall Flagg Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 13 minutes ago, dudacek said: You’ll remember the days of Ville Leino, Evan Rodrigues, Luke Adam, Mikael Grigorenko, Casey Mittelstadt, Cody Hodgson, Torrey Mitchell, Patrick Berglund, Marcus Johansson and Bryan Flynn, and you will take Sean Monahan, AND YOU WILL SMILE! His reputation/value versus overall impact would mean giving up a lot of stuff and still having critical problems in the forward corps....UNLESS we build two rock solid defensive lines Quote
dudacek Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Randall Flagg said: His reputation/value versus overall impact would mean giving up a lot of stuff and still having critical problems in the forward corps....UNLESS we build two rock solid defensive lines I think you are underestimating how good of a two-way forward our 1C might become. I agree with you about Monahan not being as good as his rep, but he is also capable of being a 2C on a Stanley Cup winning team behind Jack. And GMs trade based on their own valuations, not that of HFBoards. Dont let great be the enemy of good. (You will SMILE! ?) 2 Quote
Thorner Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Randall Flagg said: I only want Monahan if we can build two rock solid defensive lines below Eich and Sean Like, keep Larry and add Copp or Bonino or something Draft Lundell 2 Quote
sabresparaavida Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 26 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said: His reputation/value versus overall impact would mean giving up a lot of stuff and still having critical problems in the forward corps....UNLESS we build two rock solid defensive lines I think if we could add a 2RW in free agency (toffoli?), We could build a solid team with Monahan. What about Risto, mitts, and a 2nd (hell for Monahan, I'd send a top 10 protected first instead) Lines look something like this: Skinner-Eichel-Tofolli Oloffson-Monahan-Reinhart Johansson-Cozens-Kahun Xxx-Lazar-xxx Dahlin-Joki McCabe-Montour Xxx-Miller Goalie would still be a problem, and I don't know if that would fit under the cap, but that is a good roster (dependant on reasonable players filling the xxx). Those top 3 lines are playoff calibre. 2 Quote
Randall Flagg Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 (edited) If the Sabres added Sean Monahan, there is almost nothing that would dampen my immediate spirits. But if the Sabres add Monahan, there is a massive pile of assets missing. We are likely not making picks in our next draft, or missing a lot of them and Reinhart, something like that. And Monahan is genuinely flawed such that a large portion of our other forward moves need to be cognizant of it. We can win games and be dangerous, but we could also quite easily max out in a way comparable to Toronto since 2016 He can be an offensive passenger a la Skinner, struggling to create much of anything on his own with worse defensive abilities at a more important defensive position, when things aren't going well Again, I'd be too happy to care in the moment, but they'd need to be careful and smart with their other moves, with a severely diminished asset pool, is all Edited July 16, 2020 by Randall Flagg 1 Quote
OhMyDahlin Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 I want a 2C who can be a 3C in a year when Cozens is ready. There is zero point in spending all of our available assets to get Sean Monahan, when Dylan Cozens will make him expendable in a year. Also...why aren't people worrying about the defense? It's bad. It needs to be drastically changed. Everything after Dahlin is garbage. 1 Quote
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