Free Agent Frenzy 2024

[PerreaultForever]

5 hours ago, dudacek said:

Didn’t we just have a draft thread overflowing with “no more small, skilled, perimeter forwards?

Isn’t Farabee just Isak Rosen 3 or 4 years later?

What am I missing about this guy?

What makes you think Rosen is anything? Just about every trade scenario people on this board have proposed has them giving up Rosen so he's clearly not thought of overly highly here. 

 

[freester]

Farabee has a significant contract. If we trade Krebs for him, I want them to take a bad contract like Clifton 

[Rasmus_]

58 minutes ago, freester said:

Farabee has a significant contract. If we trade Krebs for him, I want them to take a bad contract like Clifton 

Hes making 5x5 thats a very team friendly deal coming off 50 pts and 20 goals for the 24 year old.

[CTJoe]

1 minute ago, Rasmus_ said:

Hes making 5x5 thats a very team friendly deal coming off 50 pts and 20 goals for the 24 year old.

$5m/yr coming off the same surgery Eichel had that the Sabres wouldn't approve.  Farabee went 26 games without scoring when he came back from the surgery.  I don't see the Sabres trading for him.  Go trade for a more of a sure thing instead of a maybe

[freester]

45 minutes ago, CTJoe said:

$5m/yr coming off the same surgery Eichel had that the Sabres wouldn't approve.  Farabee went 26 games without scoring when he came back from the surgery.  I don't see the Sabres trading for him.  Go trade for a more of a sure thing instead of a maybe

We need more size. Hes too similar to our young prospects 

[CTJoe]

5 minutes ago, freester said:

We need more size. Hes too similar to our young prospects 

Yep, plus it would look really hypocritical to trade for a player who had the same experimental spinal surgery you held jack over the coals over.  Of course, the Sabres do a lot of stupid things, so nothing would surprise me with them

[shrader]

Just now, CTJoe said:

Yep, plus it would look really hypocritical to trade for a player who had the same experimental spinal surgery you held jack over the coals over.  Of course, the Sabres do a lot of stupid things, so nothing would surprise me with them

I don't think was the surgery itself as much as it was being the one who would green light the surgery. 

[dudacek]

11 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

What makes you think Rosen is anything? Just about every trade scenario people on this board have proposed has them giving up Rosen so he's clearly not thought of overly highly here. 

 

Personally, I'm not very high on Rosen, for the same reasons I'm not very high on Farabee.

My point is not that Rosen is good therefore we don't need Farabee, it's that I don't like Farabee as a player for the same reasons I don't like Rosen as a prospect.

He's not good enough to be a good top 6er and not complete enough to be good middle-sixer, at least given the players we already have and the type of roster I'd like to see them build.

Edited July 12 by dudacek

[Mr. Allen]

Seeing some talk about Trouba.   He any good? 

[LGR4GM]

 

 

[Doohicksie]

3 hours ago, CTJoe said:

$5m/yr coming off the same surgery Eichel had that the Sabres wouldn't approve.  Farabee went 26 games without scoring when he came back from the surgery.  I don't see the Sabres trading for him.  Go trade for a more of a sure thing instead of a maybe

Eichel didn't look great immediately after the surgery either.  Perhaps a player takes time before they can play at full level afterward, like maybe the player doesn't fully trust the repair, or the surgery impairs neck movement/mobility until the scar tissue works out.

[Taro T]

1 hour ago, Mr. Allen said:

Seeing some talk about Trouba.   He any good? 

He's dirty.  He's a leader.  His best hockey is behind him.

As with so much in this world, depends upon the price.

[stinky finger]

8 minutes ago, Taro T said:

He's dirty.  He's a leader.  His best hockey is behind him.

As with so much in this world, depends upon the price.

Two outta three ain't bad

[PerreaultForever]

3 hours ago, dudacek said:

Personally, I'm not very high on Rosen, for the same reasons I'm not very high on Farabee.

My point is not that Rosen is good therefore we don't need Farabee, it's that I don't like Farabee as a player for the same reasons I don't like Rosen as a prospect.

He's not good enough to be a good top 6er and not complete enough to be good middle-sixer, at least given the players we already have and the type of roster I'd like to see them build.

Okay I can agree with this.

I would suggest however, that Farabee is a proven NHL commodity and you already know what he brings at that level. He might do better in a different system but he's more of sure thing than Rosen. That would be the difference. A little more experience. 

I'm not crazy about the idea either, and I kind of want to avoid the guys Torts wants gone too. 

[Warriorspikes51]

4 hours ago, Mr. Allen said:

Seeing some talk about Trouba.   He any good? 

We could absolutely use the physical play on defense.

His leadership was good enough to be Captain on NYR as well

Down year last season, maybe play him as a 4/5 role in the right situations and get the most out of it

Would want NYR to retain some salary 
 

 

[triumph_communes]

What exactly is the allure of Trouba?  It’s a lot of problems

[PerreaultForever]

1 hour ago, triumph_communes said:

What exactly is the allure of Trouba?  It’s a lot of problems

You don't know the answer to this? He blows people up and if you have your head down or admire your pass you're going to get rocked into next week. Thus he strikes fear and hesitancy into some opponents which hampers their play. 

[PerreaultForever]

2 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

We could absolutely use the physical play on defense.

His leadership was good enough to be Captain on NYR as well

Down year last season, maybe play him as a 4/5 role in the right situations and get the most out of it

Would want NYR to retain some salary 
 

 

If we had him I'd have him paired with Power or possibly Dahlin. His physical play and defending opening up ice and options for the skilled partner who would be free to "wander" more and drive the play up ice. 

[LGR4GM]

11 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

You don't know the answer to this? He blows people up and if you have your head down or admire your pass you're going to get rocked into next week. Thus he strikes fear and hesitancy into some opponents which hampers their play. 

Go look at his defensive metrics. That "some" must be a really small group. He's an overpaid #5 defender trending down. 

[#freejame]

Truba isn’t going anywhere unless his family situation has dramatically changed. I’m pretty sure he’s said as much recently. 

[Brawndo]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

Go look at his defensive metrics. That "some" must be a really small group. He's an overpaid #5 defender trending down. 

I do not believe there is interest from the Sabres anyways 

[Brawndo]

39 minutes ago, #freejame said:

Truba isn’t going anywhere unless his family situation has dramatically changed. I’m pretty sure he’s said as much recently. 

His Wife is in her final year of residency, it’s difficult to change programs after July 1st as most if not all spots are full at other hospitals. I do not blame him for not wanting to be moved 

[PerreaultForever]

6 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Go look at his defensive metrics. That "some" must be a really small group. He's an overpaid #5 defender trending down. 

If you say so. I wouldn't want to question "metrics". 

 

[PerreaultForever]

5 hours ago, #freejame said:

Truba isn’t going anywhere unless his family situation has dramatically changed. I’m pretty sure he’s said as much recently. 

I suppose he'd consider going to the Islanders or New Jersey but I don't think they are interested and the Rags don't want to move him to a direct competitor. 

[Turbo44]

On July 1, his full NMC changed to a 15 team NMC, so he can say no to half of the league