Potential Sabres deadline moves(sellers)…

[GASabresIUFAN]

The only place Bjork is going is to the AHL for the last year of his pro hockey career.  No one is taking him and his contract.  
 

[Brawndo]

Depending on the price I would consider throwing a draft pick at Justin Braun or Troy Stecher along with a two year extension. Either would be a perfect partner for Owen Power. 
 

 

[Flashsabre]

Interesting. Will take a guy with a couple years left if the return is good enough. Looks like they are going to add some extra picks or prospects that they have identified.

[irregularly irregular]

7 hours ago, Weave said:

Yes please.  Hockey trades AND weaponized cap space.

My thoughts exactly. 

Maximize every opportunity to make the team better. I hope is that KA not having a history in NHL management will help him to not have the problems that sunk the boats of TM and JB. 

[NAF]

5 hours ago, Brawndo said:

Would be interested in Nick Foligno for this. Obviously contingent on him waiving NMC, but I don't think it's too far fetched considering he's from Buffalo. Boston has a decent amount of B-level prospects that would make sense in a package aswell. I just hope we wouldn't get another Bjork.

[Norcal]

3 minutes ago, NAF said:

Would be interested in Nick Foligno for this. Obviously contingent on him waiving NMC, but I don't think it's too far fetched considering he's from Buffalo. Boston has a decent amount of B-level prospects that would make sense in a package aswell. I just hope we wouldn't get another Bjork.

No thanks

[triumph_communes]

Still waiting to see a name that isn’t on an NMC

 

point still stands. And this is coming from an eternal optimist. There’s nobody out there for us to poach or offload for anything of note 

[Curt]

20 minutes ago, NAF said:

Would be interested in Nick Foligno for this. Obviously contingent on him waiving NMC, but I don't think it's too far fetched considering he's from Buffalo. Boston has a decent amount of B-level prospects that would make sense in a package aswell. I just hope we wouldn't get another Bjork.

How and why would this work?  I’m not grasping it.

Why would Boston, a playoff team, trade away a veteran that they signed in the offseason specifically for his veteran/leadership/playoff provenness?  And why would Foligno waive to come to Buffalo when I’m sure he signed with Boston so he could be on a playoff team?

Whole thing seems backwards.  Am I missing details?

[thewookie1]

So in regards to players with 1 year still after this year we might look at to take on for a price? Who is out there?

Zucker 1x5.5mil

Hornquist 1x5.3mil

 

Can anyone think of others worth looking at?

[inkman]

4 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:

So in regards to players with 1 year still after this year we might look at to take on for a price? Who is out there?

Zucker 1x5.5mil

Hornquist 1x5.3mil

 

Can anyone think of others worth looking at?

I’ll take Horny

[Curt]

6 hours ago, Brawndo said:

 

I think this means that he is willing to retain salary on a player that a contending team is acquiring, even if it’s for more than one season.  Not that he wants to take on a cap dump type roster player.

It says willing to take on salary, not take on players.

Just my interpretation when I read it.

@triumph_communes@thewookie1

Edited March 6, 2022 by Curt

[GoPuckYourself]

Couldn't we also trade a guy like Colin Miller, retain all of his salary if we get a 1st round pick for him in return? Also do the same thing for Victor Olofsson? Who I think are our best trading chips at the deadline.

 

[thewookie1]

4 minutes ago, GoPuckYourself said:

Couldn't we also trade a guy like Colin Miller, retain all of his salary if we get a 1st round pick for him in return? Also do the same thing for Victor Olofsson? Who I think are our best trading chips at the deadline.

 

You can only retain 50% max, 75% if through 2 teams

[GoPuckYourself]

15 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:

You can only retain 50% max, 75% if through 2 teams

Gotchya, still at 50% retain it can be workable for sure for both players.

[Curt]

3 hours ago, GoPuckYourself said:

Gotchya, still at 50% retain it can be workable for sure for both players.

Yes, I would expect the Sabres to retain salary, probably the full 50%, on basically any player that they trade at the deadline.  

[Doohicksie]

14 hours ago, NAF said:

he's from Buffalo

Yeah but... "Foligno resides in Sudbury, Ontario during the off-season, where his father Mike was born and raised."

[Doohicksie]

7 hours ago, Curt said:

Yes, I would expect the Sabres to retain salary, probably the full 50%, on basically any player that they trade at the deadline.  

But they could also retain salary on a player that gets traded to the Sabres then gets traded to a third team.  If two teams are up against the cap and the trading team can't retain, they can do a three-way deal where the player comes to the Sabres, they retain 50%, then the player is traded to the third team.  Such a player would shown on the Sabres cap space for whatever they retain but would never play for the team (similar to what they did with Johnny Boychuck to get to the salary floor). 

I kind of think this could mean that they pay for some players who pass through the org just for the purpose of reaching the cap floor, and getting draft picks without getting back anything to win now (i.e., still playing the futures game).

[Flashsabre]

8 hours ago, Curt said:

Yes, I would expect the Sabres to retain salary, probably the full 50%, on basically any player that they trade at the deadline.  

I think there is a limit on the amount of players you can retain salary on, 2 or 3.

[LGR4GM]

8 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

I think there is a limit on the amount of players you can retain salary on, 2 or 3.

3. It's why it was important not to for Eichel 

Edited March 6, 2022 by LGR4GM
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[Curt]

1 hour ago, The Ghost of Yuri said:

But they could also retain salary on a player that gets traded to the Sabres then gets traded to a third team.  If two teams are up against the cap and the trading team can't retain, they can do a three-way deal where the player comes to the Sabres, they retain 50%, then the player is traded to the third team.  Such a player would shown on the Sabres cap space for whatever they retain but would never play for the team (similar to what they did with Johnny Boychuck to get to the salary floor). 

I kind of think this could mean that they pay for some players who pass through the org just for the purpose of reaching the cap floor, and getting draft picks without getting back anything to win now (i.e., still playing the futures game).

Absolutely, I would be disappointed if they don’t find a way to make a couple deals like this where they act as a cap space broker.

[Flashsabre]

3 minutes ago, Curt said:

Absolutely, I would be disappointed if they don’t find a way to make a couple deals like this where they act as a cap space broker.

I would think they retain on Miller and then have 2 spaces to use for 3rd party deals. Guess it all depends on which team is interested in which player and what return they will offer.

[French Collection]

1 hour ago, Curt said:

Absolutely, I would be disappointed if they don’t find a way to make a couple deals like this where they act as a cap space broker.

The cap space they are providing for a team to get a Giroux has got to be worth a decent pick. Most of the contenders are at or near the cap so they cannot bring on that type of player without the Flyers retaining 50% and the broker retaining  50% of the remaining amount.

Teams get a little goofy at the deadline especially if a rival covets the same player.

[Norcal]

Bring P Kane home

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2954112-5-dream-landing-spots-for-chicago-blackhawks-winger-patrick-kane

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, Norcal said:

Bring P Kane home

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2954112-5-dream-landing-spots-for-chicago-blackhawks-winger-patrick-kane

[Porous Five Hole]

5 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Agree. There’s just no value of Kane to a team this young…especially if you have to give up assets to obtain him.  The Hawks would be doing him an injustice.  
 

A two year deal next offseason as a UFA for reasonable money to take the heat off of Quinn & Skinner? I’ll consider it.