Erik Portillo traded to the Kings for a 2023 3rd Round Pick

[Curt]

Good.  Got something reasonably valuable for him.

[DarthEbriate]

The beauty of this is that Portillo will sign elsewhere and in a few years, LAK will trade a 3rd for him again just to make him their backup for a year before he walks in UFA again.

Edited March 1, 2023 by DarthEbriate

[Thorner]

Trade

Draft pick 

[Mango]

  On 3/1/2023 at 11:20 PM, DarthEbriate said:

D'oh. There goes my Portillo and Levi both sign and we dress 5 goalies dream.

Good trade though if he's going to UFA. Heck, we could still sign him in the offseason.

Now that we've got the 3rd we can trade it for Schenn. 

D'oh, again!

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This reminds me of late in the 2011-12 season when we traded Gaustad before the deadline for a first on the last year of his deal.

I legitimately thought he could be coming right back. 

[Taro T]

  On 3/1/2023 at 11:50 PM, Curt said:

Good.  Got something reasonably valuable for him.

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And it's roughly equivalent to what the Sabres will get if Johnson doesn't sign.  Late 3rd in '23 is roughly the same value as late 2nd in '24.

[LGR4GM]

  On 3/1/2023 at 11:55 PM, Thorny said:

Trade

Draft pick 

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We don't have enough draft picks. Need at least 5 more. 

[Thorner]

I’m going to be mad if this isn’t in the everything Adams has done thread soon. 

[Thorner]

It’s kinda funny that’s another college goalie of ours to LA

[Brawndo]

  On 3/1/2023 at 11:16 PM, LGR4GM said:

Beat me by seconds

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[LGR4GM]

  On 3/2/2023 at 12:31 AM, Brawndo said:

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[Huckleberry]

  On 3/1/2023 at 11:48 PM, Night Train said:

I saw him up close in drills at Summer prospects camp at Harborcenter. Big but gave up rebounds. Didn't see "it" at all. 

Levi was quick and far better. No loss. He knew he wasn't wanted anymore. 

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Sounds like another UPL type then 🙂

[The Jokeman]

  On 3/2/2023 at 12:02 AM, LGR4GM said:

We don't have enough draft picks. Need at least 5 more. 

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...in Round 2.

  On 3/2/2023 at 12:30 AM, Thorny said:

It’s kinda funny that’s another college goalie of ours to LA

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At least we got something for this one.

[Doohicksie]

  On 3/1/2023 at 11:20 PM, DarthEbriate said:

D'oh. There goes my Portillo and Levi both sign and we dress 5 goalies dream.

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To be fair, they would never dress more than two goalies; the others would be scratches.

[Doohicksie]

  On 3/1/2023 at 11:40 PM, Taro T said:

Traded for Levi.

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...and by the same token this should go over as an open invitation to Devon.

[WhenWillItEnd66]

Love this move

[John Tucker]

If only this deal was made about three days ago.  Could've potentially used this 3rd rounder to get Schenn

Edited March 2, 2023 by John Tucker

[PromoTheRobot]

  On 3/1/2023 at 11:36 PM, Gatorman0519 said:

At least we got something.   But it is sad another prospect did not want to sign here. 

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That makes two in Sabres history.

[RochesterExpat]

  On 3/1/2023 at 11:55 PM, Thorny said:

Trade

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What else were you going to get from the Kings?

I assume KA talked to Portillo and he basically gave a list of teams he wanted and the Kings were one.

[Quint]

Boy Adams must be burning up those phone lines.😐

[DarthEbriate]

  On 3/1/2023 at 11:58 PM, Mango said:

This reminds me of late in the 2011-12 season when we traded Gaustad before the deadline for a first on the last year of his deal.

I legitimately thought he could be coming right back. 

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And Moulson and Cody McCormick did.

[DarthEbriate]

  On 3/2/2023 at 1:15 AM, Doohickie said:

To be fair, they would never dress more than two goalies; the others would be scratches.

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Not in my 1-0-0-4-1 five goalie defensive mastermind system. We call it the ultimate Alamo Death Star II mode.

[GASabresIUFAN]

KA states - "Clearing a path for Devon Sir! - Plan Levi a go!"

TP replies - "Very good soldier."

TP suggests - "Probably wouldn't hurt to get a defenseman or two to play in front of him"

KA replies - "I'll take that under advisement, Sir!"

TP replies - "Very well.  Keep up the good work soldier, carry on!"

Edited March 2, 2023 by GASabresIUFAN

[Thorner]

  On 3/2/2023 at 2:44 AM, DarthEbriate said:

And Moulson and Cody McCormick did.

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It’s kind of interesting we dealt Gaustad at the deadline that year when IIRC we were still very much “in it”. 

the “grey piping” on the sweaters era is sorta a no-man’s land era 

[K-9]

Good riddance. I’d be shocked if he amounts to much in the NHL. 

[Mango]

  On 3/2/2023 at 2:44 AM, DarthEbriate said:

And Moulson and Cody McCormick did.

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I try and forget as much as possible about that era of Sabres hockey.