Sabres acquire Forward Beck Malenstvn for 43rd Overall

[thewookie1]

I just don’t know anymore; the guy seems to be overpaid for and a PKer + hitter

Then that Marino trade drops and I feel utterly deflated

[Bangarang]

As if we needed further proof that GMKA sucks at his job. 

[GoPuckYourself]

3 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Hahaha ahahaha what a own show this is. Meanwhile, a real hockey team does more with less. 

 

 

Ouch and only a 2025 2nd rounder. Just as i was feeling ok about the 4th line player LOL

Edited Saturday at 04:08 PM by GoPuckYourself

[Rasmus_]

9 minutes ago, Turbo44 said:

This board is ridiculous

I honestly don’t know this guy, but.

young, 26

grit plus big on the PK

2nd rounders have meaningful nhl careers about 25% of the time

quit overreacting - we can overreact if he doesn’t acquire any top 6 players

 

 

He's not even good defensively.  They're basing this on a 26 year old playing in Hershey.  Uhm, sorry a young 26.   Who gives a *****.  You claim this type of player on waivers.

[thewookie1]

Just now, GoPuckYourself said:

Ouch and only a 2025 2nd rounder.

2 2nds

[LGR4GM]

Just now, Rasmus_ said:

 

He's not even good defensively.  They're basing this on a 26 year old playing in Hershey.  Uhm, sorry a young 26.   Who gives a *****.  You claim this type of player on waivers.

Or sign them for 1mil in ufa

[GoPuckYourself]

My goodness Utah got Sergachev also? Wtf. 

[Rasmus_]

1 minute ago, LGR4GM said:

Or sign them for 1mil in ufa

Exactly LGR, I want to give this team a break, but they keep giving me ammunition to prove how inept they are.  Other teams give up seconds for serviceable defensemen like Marino.  We're giving away a second for a scrub 4th liner. 

[Buffalonill]

1 minute ago, GoPuckYourself said:

My goodness Utah got Sergachev also? Wtf. 

Playoffs before us it looks like 

[Flashsabre]

 

[WhenWillItEnd66]

I am done with KA.... 

[GoPuckYourself]

2 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:

Playoffs before us it looks like 

Story of our lives.

[DarthEbriate]

4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Or sign them for 1mil in ufa

Or in the Sabres Way...   re-sign them for 2.2M and then again for more 2.5M in the case of Girgensons.

[OverPowerYou]

Never heard of ‘em 

[triumph_communes]

Lindy wants his tools. I wouldn’t judge it until we see what he does with him 

[Turbo44]

So………how’s KA going to add real players? Like top 4 d/top 6 forward 

[jsb]

I’m not sure where all the aghast is coming from, this trade has Lindy written all over it

[Archie Lee]

Not sure on the value, but he is, in my view, the sort of 4th line player that changes our make-up. Big, physical, blocks shots, kills penalties. As part of a larger strategy that comes to fruition over the next 3-4 days, I’m fine. Obviously there needs to be more. 

[jsb]

1 minute ago, OverPowerYou said:

Never heard of ‘em 

So what??

[RochesterExpat]

Just now, jsb said:

I’m not sure where all the aghast is coming from, this trade has Lindy written all over it

It’s because a second should yield a higher return.

[Thorny]

Just now, Archie Lee said:

Not sure on the value, but he is, in my view, the sort of 4th line player that changes our make-up. Big, physical, blocks shots, kills penalties. As part of a larger strategy that comes to fruition over the next 3-4 days, I’m fine. Obviously there needs to be more. 

Basically there will be unrest until the trade acquisition summaries don’t end with the bolded sentence

1 minute ago, Archie Lee said:

Not sure on the value, but he is, in my view, the sort of 4th line player that changes our make-up. Big, physical, blocks shots, kills penalties. As part of a larger strategy that comes to fruition over the next 3-4 days, I’m fine. Obviously there needs to be more. 

Basically there will be unrest until the trade acquisition summaries don’t end with the bolded sentence

been a theme starting with Byram 

Remember, we HAD Mittelstadt. That trade looks more dicey over time not less 

[LGR4GM]

6 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

 

Look if this was a 3rd or a 4th, whatever. They overpay on these 4th line guys constantly. It's insane. All the best to him though. At least he's tough and can play hockey. Also Washington sucked last year so maybe he'll be better in Buffalo. 

4 minutes ago, Archie Lee said:

Not sure on the value, but he is, in my view, the sort of 4th line player that changes our make-up. Big, physical, blocks shots, kills penalties. As part of a larger strategy that comes to fruition over the next 3-4 days, I’m fine. Obviously there needs to be more. 

Until we see a larger strategy this a bandaid on a bullet hole. 

[Gatorman0519]

4th round at best. KA is doing a Tim Murray right now. 

[Mango]

39 minutes ago, ... 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.

Contextually this makes zero sense.

Players don’t go “fine I’ll go to Buffalo, but only if you give my former team a 2nd. That’s the only way!”

[nfreeman]

Seems like a respectable move to me.  He's probably an upgrade over Robinson, Jost and Zemgus.

As others have said, there of course needs to be much more over the next week.