Jack Eichel and 2023 3rd Traded to Vegas for F Alex Tuch, C Peyton Krebs, 2022 1st Top Ten Protected and 2023 2nd

[aristocrat]

 

[That Aud Smell]

11 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Leave Vegas for Buffalo … I doubt they are happy about it.  

11 minutes ago, SDS said:

Agreed. Without knowing what has transpired behind the scenes, there is inherent risk in this.

[inkman]

2 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

Krebs is good buddies with Cozens. They have played a lot together for Canada. He also played with Levi and Quinn on Team Canada last year. One story I like about Krebs is that he played for an awful Kooteny Ice team a couple years ago. He was basically all the skill they had. They said he never complained once, just showed up and worked his butt off every game. He lead the team in scoring by a ton and was still -50 but never let his frustration show. I have no doubt he will embrace Buffalo. His style fits in perfectly with Granato’s.

Tuch is from Syracuse, I doubt he will be bummed about Buffalo.

He was a minus 50?  Don’t let a certain poster here see that.  😀

[apuszczalowski]

1 minute ago, The Ghost of Yuri said:

Right.  But what about the Sabres?  I thought we were counting Eichel's salary to reach the cap floor.

that part I'm not sure about

[HoosierDaddy]

Just now, The Ghost of Yuri said:

Right.  But what about the Sabres?  I thought we were counting Eichel's salary to reach the cap floor.

There is a post of a tweet up thread that says that the 5.6 that came Buffalo’s way in this trade gets us to the floor.

[bob_sauve28]

26 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

Herschel Walker eat your heart out! 

[LGR4GM]

10 minutes ago, inkman said:

He was a minus 50?  Don’t let a certain poster here see that.  😀

Crazy thing is that Krebs outscored the next person the team by 16 points. 

[LabattBlue]

Not sure when I will ever use this again after today, so here goes…

 

 

[That Aud Smell]

8 minutes ago, SDS said:

Oh. OK. I’ll go ahead and just let you control my thoughts and feelings. Shall I submit to you a list every morning so that you can tell me how to feel like by line?

[Cascade Youth]

Jack gets his disc replacement.

The Sabres get their heart transplant.

[LGR4GM]

 

[SDS]

From now until Christmas, the Sabres should offer every fan who goes to a game a free one to one player swap for any authentic Eichel jerseys.

[apuszczalowski]

4 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:

The trade is solid; not a home run but like a base hit that scores a couple runs.

I guess solid is good for a deal involving your 'franchise player' that was supposed to be a good consolation to not getting McDavid.

Might be a little more accurate that the base hit scored a couple of runs, in the 9th while your down by 5 with 2 outs considering the way the Sabres are in another rebuild too.

[Brawndo]

Official 

 

[Hoss]

I’m glad this is finally over, just as everyone else seems to be. This is the value you get for a broken Jack Eichel, nothing more, nothing less.

The pick protection is the only real frustrating part and there is a chance (considering Tuch’s injury situation) this is a true zero for Eichel in five years BUT that’s, again, what you’d expect. I feel that’s very unlikely.

I haven’t been big on Krebs before but he has made some beautiful play. There was a cross-ice pass for an assist in the playoffs (I think?) last year that changed my mind on him already.

The most important questions have yet to be asked:

What number will Tuch wear? Mogilny remains the only 89 in team history, his precious numbers are 10 (taken), 12, 17, 37 (taken), 53 (taken).

What number will Krebs wear? He wore 18 in Vegas which is retired. 19 was his Juniors number and is available. He has also worn 17.

Eichel? 9 and 11 are both available in Vegas (but 15 isn’t). So is 69.

[LGR4GM]

9 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Official 

 

So it is a 2023 second round pick

[Carmel Corn]

10 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Personally I think Krebs has started slow on the score board and Vegas started slow. This made them rethink trading Krebs and they now feel good after 9 games of him moving him for Eichel. 

Peyton Krebs btw is going to be 21 in January. He is the same age as Dylan Cozens. 

Yes....if I recall correctly(?), Krebs was also considered a top 10 pick until he suffered an achilles injury before the draft....so he fell to the mid portion of the first round.  Hopefully he and Cozens can gel together.

[Brawndo]

 

[DarthEbriate]

Execute Order 69!

 

++ I saw... I saw a Tuch and the Krebs.

-- Mmmm. Friends they are now.

++ They were in blue and gold.

-- It is the future you see.

++ Will we win?

-- Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future. (But the answer is yes)

[triumph_communes]

I’m glad there’s no conditions related to Eichels surgery. 

[LGR4GM]

10 minutes ago, Carmel Corn said:

Yes....if I recall correctly(?), Krebs was also considered a top 10 pick until he suffered an achilles injury before the draft....so he fell to the mid portion of the first round.  Hopefully he and Cozens can gel together.

Yes, Krebs was a possible option for Buffalo in 2019 until he got injured. 

[Cascade Youth]

Congratulations Kevyn Adams for holding firm.

[LGR4GM]

9 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

You got to update the thread title. Getting a 2023 2nd makes me feel slightly better. 

[Brawndo]

 

[Derrico]

Just now, Brawndo said:

 

I know it shouldn't considering the low probability of any player in the second becoming relevant but going from what we thought was a third to a second moves the needle a little bit.