Sabres acquire Forward Beck Malenstvn for 43rd Overall

[Rasmus_]

This front office, is so brilliantly awful.  Who the ***** is Beck Melanstyn.  

[bg17]

  On 6/29/2024 at 3:36 PM, Trettioåtta said:

This must be Adams lashing out in desperation to prove he is trying to do trades. Right?

We gave up an earylish 2nd for a 13th forward?

Caps fans seem very happy with this trade though...

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Most 13th forwards don’t play 81 games. 

[LGR4GM]

  On 6/29/2024 at 3:36 PM, bg17 said:

Most 13th forwards don’t play 81 games. 

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On bad teams they do

[Buffalonill]

A 2nd for a 4th line player .

And Andrew Mangiapane went for a 2nd .

 

Buffalo basically just gave Washington their second back for free

 

[LGR4GM]

  On 6/29/2024 at 3:34 PM, Brawndo said:

Did they lock Ventura up in his hotel room?

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He's not even good defensively, what's the point? The hits? Adams has to concept of what assets are worth. Prove us won't Kevyn

[RochesterExpat]

This is a terrible trade in terms of value, but I’m fine with the player as a 4th line addition.

[LabattBlue]

A pick in the top half of the 2nd round for a guy no one has heard of, and is 26 years old?

 

Plan the friggin’ parade…NOW! 😂

[Carmel Corn]

This year’s Eric Robinson???  Except for the fact GMKA overpaid vs. last year.

Is this a better deal than trading a 2nd for Greenway….not IMHO

Edited June 29, 2024 by Carmel Corn

[Brawndo]

  On 6/29/2024 at 3:33 PM, Thorny said:

Girgs replacement? 

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Downgrade defensively 

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  On 6/29/2024 at 3:35 PM, The Jokeman said:

2nd rounder for a 4th liner? Can we just fire GMKA?

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Haven't we established in every single active thread on this board that we're going to have to over pay to bring an NHL roster player here?

This is what that looks like. Even the non-glamorous moves are going to be that way.

[RochesterExpat]

  On 6/29/2024 at 3:38 PM, LGR4GM said:

He's not even good defensively, what's the point? The hits? Adams has to concept of what assets are worth. Prove us won't Kevyn

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As a 4th liner or rotational 13th guy, he’s an improvement over Jost. But paying a second is a joke. 
 

Like if this was some dude signed to a $1.2x1 deal during the free agency, I’d be  content with the move. I don’t have a problem with the player but giving up a 2nd is hilarious.

[LGR4GM]

  On 6/29/2024 at 3:40 PM, RochesterExpat said:

As a 4th liner or rotational 13th guy, he’s an improvement over Jost. But paying a second is a joke. 
 

Like if this was some dude signed to a $1.2x1 deal during the free agency, I’d be  content with the move. I don’t have a problem with the player but giving up a 2nd is hilarious.

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I'd rather let Helenius have those minutes

[LabattBlue]

  On 6/29/2024 at 3:40 PM, ... said:

Haven't we established in every single active thread on this board that we're going to have to over pay to bring an NHL roster player here?

This is what that looks like. Even the non-glamorous moves are going to be that way.

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Maybe for free agents, but a need to overpay for this guy? Comical. 

Edited June 29, 2024 by LabattBlue

[Trettioåtta]

I assume* that we have some internal fancy stats that mean we think his defensive game is great? Quite frankly I don't really care about winning trades at this point. If this fills one of our absolute needs and will make us better next year then great. However, from what is publicly available, it looks like we just gave away a good second round pick and didn't get better.

*Generous take incoming

[Thorner]

  On 6/29/2024 at 3:40 PM, Brawndo said:

Downgrade defensively 

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“Want to be here” upgrade?

[Scottysabres]

  On 6/29/2024 at 3:40 PM, ... said:

Haven't we established in every single active thread on this board that we're going to have to over pay to bring an NHL roster player here?

This is what that looks like. Even the non-glamorous moves are going to be that way.

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Agreed 3., plus this is a type of player we need. Imho.

[Doohickie]

  On 6/29/2024 at 3:28 PM, Brawndo said:

This guy sucks 

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  On 6/29/2024 at 3:29 PM, JustOutsideChicago said:

This does not feel at all what needed to happen. 

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Predictable Sabrespace reaction.  Like an autoreply bot.

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Didn't notice a past tie to Lindy. Usually that kind of thing can explain a move like this.

Perhaps Kev thinks he's insightful and clever?

[Brawndo]

  On 6/29/2024 at 3:43 PM, Doohickie said:

Predictable Sabrespace reaction.  Like an autoreply bot.

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With the exception I have analytics to back up my statement 

[The Jokeman]

  On 6/29/2024 at 3:40 PM, ... said:

Haven't we established in every single active thread on this board that we're going to have to over pay to bring an NHL roster player here?

This is what that looks like. Even the non-glamorous moves are going to be that way.

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It's debatable if this guy is even NHL rosterable. Sure he played 81 last year but before that.

Edited June 29, 2024 by The Jokeman

[RochesterExpat]

  On 6/29/2024 at 3:41 PM, LGR4GM said:

I'd rather let Helenius have those minutes

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No argument from me. Just saying if this was a FA signing, I’d be fine with it. It’s the trading a 2nd seems like an overpay.

Even considering the 43rd overall pick only has something like a 1 in 3 chance of playing a full season in the NHL, it’s kind of a wild valuation for Beck.

[GoPuckYourself]

This is the first time I'm going to say this ever, please stop Kevyn Adams from trading now. Just let him get fired without worsening our hockey team. 

[pastajoe]

[Huckleberry]

Yikes 

[RochesterExpat]

And Utah gets Sergachev.