JJ Peterka appeared on a German Hockey Podcast

[Brawndo]

https://www.nhl.com/de/news/schlagschuss-episode-20-jj-peterka

 

There is some good news about his future with the Sabres 

Interviewer: "Do you see your future in Buffalo and want to stick around to help the organization return to its former strength?"

JJ: "Definitely. If you look at the talented young players we have and of which I'm now a part, I want to continue building on that. I think we can create something really special in the coming years."

 

[Broken Ankles]

37 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

https://www.nhl.com/de/news/schlagschuss-episode-20-jj-peterka

 

There is some good news about his future with the Sabres 

Interviewer: "Do you see your future in Buffalo and want to stick around to help the organization return to its former strength?"

JJ: "Definitely. If you look at the talented young players we have and of which I'm now a part, I want to continue building on that. I think we can create something really special in the coming years."

 

You speak German? Your not convincing me that your not ‘AI’  Brawndo. 

[Thorny]

Sort of the copy paste answer but better than nothing 

I don’t think he’s a crucial piece but he’s a pretty good player 

[HumanSlinky39]

2 minutes ago, Thorner said:

Sort of the copy paste answer but better than nothing 

I don’t think he’s a crucial piece but he’s a pretty good player 

I'd disagree. I think he is a crucial piece. He's trending towards being a ppg winger. Will he ever be a Selke guy or a truly elite player? I don't think so; but ppg guys (especially homegrown ones) are what winning teams need.

[Thorny]

5 minutes ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

I'd disagree. I think he is a crucial piece. He's trending towards being a ppg winger. Will he ever be a Selke guy or a truly elite player? I don't think so; but ppg guys (especially homegrown ones) are what winning teams need.

Few crucial players on a 75 point team. Never mind wingers. 

I’m not saying I wouldn’t keep him I’m saying he’s not a crucial piece in building a playoff team - we just signed a 50+ point winger in FA it’s the one thing you CAN get with relative ease. I see talent but not a game breaker right now with Peterka 

I’m not creating statues of him like Terry 

Edited March 29 by Thorner

[Archie Lee]

24 minutes ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

I'd disagree. I think he is a crucial piece. He's trending towards being a ppg winger. Will he ever be a Selke guy or a truly elite player? I don't think so; but ppg guys (especially homegrown ones) are what winning teams need.

I think he’s a crucial piece in the sense that if we trade him we need to be getting a crucial piece back. 

[Brawndo]

1 hour ago, Broken Ankles said:

You speak German? Your not convincing me that your not ‘AI’  Brawndo. 

I never said I wasn’t 😏

[LGR4GM]

16 hours ago, Brawndo said:

I never said I wasn’t 😏

[PerreaultForever]

Given the success St. Louis had I think we are going to see several offer sheets around the league this year and Peterka could be one of them. What KA does with it who knows. 

[Huckleberry]

2 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

Given the success St. Louis had I think we are going to see several offer sheets around the league this year and Peterka could be one of them. What KA does with it who knows. 

Still up to the players to sign them first.

[JoeSchmoe]

On 3/29/2025 at 2:57 PM, Brawndo said:

https://www.nhl.com/de/news/schlagschuss-episode-20-jj-peterka

 

There is some good news about his future with the Sabres 

Interviewer: "Do you see your future in Buffalo and want to stick around to help the organization return to its former strength?"

JJ: "Definitely. If you look at the talented young players we have and of which I'm now a part, I want to continue building on that. I think we can create something really special in the coming years."

 

So you're saying running multipage threads on players wanting out due to their reactions after they score might be a waste of time?

That said, I remember UPL doing a Finnish interview where he seemed unhappy and didn't like being called UPL. Do you think we can lay into the UPL thing a little harder? I figure we can upgrade from him with a 37yo journeyman, and keep the $5 million a season for a new paint job in the arena.

[PerreaultForever]

5 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

Still up to the players to sign them first.

Yes it is, but if you were a player and had a chance at getting out of here with a big contract wouldn't you take it? 

[Huckleberry]

7 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

Yes it is, but if you were a player and had a chance at getting out of here with a big contract wouldn't you take it? 

For some Buffalo has more appeal than florida and california, certainly if you are pretty well grounded.   

[dudacek]

Article in the Athletic on how many NHL people are expecting this to be a summer of offer sheets.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6250562/2025/04/03/nhl-free-agency-offer-sheets-offseason/

It contains this snippet:

Peterka will draw lots of trade interest this offseason if the Sabres can’t get a new contract finalized. And if he’s not re-signed by July 1, there’s no doubt he would be an enticing offer-sheet candidate.

Allan Walsh happens to be his agent, but out of respect for the Sabres, his client and the process, he wouldn’t comment specifically about that situation.

“But I have talked to general managers generally about offer sheets this summer, and some general managers have said to me — one in particular (said), ‘My goal this summer is to do an offer sheet,’” Walsh said.

The only question to me here is whether JJ is legitimately interested in moving on, or this is just his agent setting the table for Adams to overpay the man.

Edited April 3 by dudacek

[Thorny]

8 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Article in the Athletic on how many NHL people are expected this to be a summer of offer sheets.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6250562/2025/04/03/nhl-free-agency-offer-sheets-offseason/

It contains this snippet:

Peterka will draw lots of trade interest this offseason if the Sabres can’t get a new contract finalized. And if he’s not re-signed by July 1, there’s no doubt he would be an enticing offer-sheet candidate.

Allan Walsh happens to be his agent, but out of respect for the Sabres, his client and the process, he wouldn’t comment specifically about that situation.

“But I have talked to general managers generally about offer sheets this summer, and some general managers have said to me — one in particular (said), ‘My goal this summer is to do an offer sheet,’” Walsh said.

The only question to me here is whether JJ is legitimately interested in moving on, or this is just his agent setting the table for Adams to overpay the man.

We know he’s actually good so I’d rather overpay than lose him. We’d just be looking for another JJ Peterka for the top 6 when we already need help there and if we don’t want to wait on someone young (the actual plan), we’d have to overpay for the devil you don’t, anyways. If there’s a hockey trade to be made that’s an option, too. 

I don’t think he’ll be signed to an offer sheet and if so I doubt it’s some huge Vanek like overpay, teams won’t be able to afford that. Could be an overpay in line with what we are probably already looking at 

[DarthEbriate]

The issue of not spending money (saving it for this offseason) is that now the winners can come along and do some shopping on your players that are ready. Throw in Armstrong’s success with the Blues offer sheets last season, and be prepared for either high overpays, or forced trades because “they don’t want to be here”.

[Thorny]

Good thing we have a savvy GM to steer the ship through these troubling times 

[DarthEbriate]

18 minutes ago, Thorner said:

Good thing we have a savvy GM to steer the ship through these troubling times 

I think it'd go a little something like this:

GM Sheevyn (GMKA): Oh, sir! I've figured it all out! We'll tell the fans that there might be a little suffering, but that it's OK because this is the only way to get top talent, and we think we know a little more about palm trees than them. So. Remember when you wanted to tank for McJesus? Right. So, hear me out...  tank for McKenna! We convince all our RFAs to sign offer sheets -- and then we take the picks. We'll have a couple more firsts, seconds, and thirds. We'll make an infographic about it. Then, we sign Irwin to $4M to get to the floor -- I call it "The Meszaros Maneuver". We finish last: Boom, McKenna."

Darth Pegulas the Wise (DPW): Is it... Economical?

GMKA: Oh, very much so.

DPW: Tanking twice... is it... legal?

GMKA: I'll make it legal.

DPW: I like it. It's like poetry. It rhymes. Do it.

GMKA: And don't worry. There's no chance Pittsburgh would win a draft lottery over us.

DPW: What was that?

GMKA: Nothing! Nothing.

[Thorny]

5 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

I think it'd go a little something like this:

GM Sheevyn (GMKA): Oh, sir! I've figured it all out! We'll tell the fans that there might be a little suffering, but that it's OK because this is the only way to get top talent, and we think we know a little more about palm trees than them. So. Remember when you wanted to tank for McJesus? Right. So, hear me out...  tank for McKenna! We convince all our RFAs to sign offer sheets -- and then we take the picks. We'll have a couple more firsts, seconds, and thirds. We'll make an infographic about it. Then, we sign Irwin to $4M to get to the floor -- I call it "The Meszaros Maneuver". We finish last: Boom, McKenna."

Darth Pegulas the Wise (DPW): Is it... Economical?

GMKA: Oh, very much so.

DPW: Tanking twice... is it... legal?

GMKA: I'll make it legal.

DPW: I like it. It's like poetry. It rhymes. Do it.

GMKA: And don't worry. There's no chance Pittsburgh would win a draft lottery over us.

DPW: What was that?

GMKA: Nothing! Nothing.

“Only through me do you have the power to achieve relevancy!”

*does the thing*

“Please, teach me the ways of relevancy!”

“….well, about that..only one has sabres GM has achieved it before but I’m sure if we put our heads together we can work something out.”

Edited April 3 by Thorner

[inkman]

1 hour ago, dudacek said:

Article in the Athletic on how many NHL people are expecting this to be a summer of offer sheets.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6250562/2025/04/03/nhl-free-agency-offer-sheets-offseason/

It contains this snippet:

Peterka will draw lots of trade interest this offseason if the Sabres can’t get a new contract finalized. And if he’s not re-signed by July 1, there’s no doubt he would be an enticing offer-sheet candidate.

Allan Walsh happens to be his agent, but out of respect for the Sabres, his client and the process, he wouldn’t comment specifically about that situation.

“But I have talked to general managers generally about offer sheets this summer, and some general managers have said to me — one in particular (said), ‘My goal this summer is to do an offer sheet,’” Walsh said.

The only question to me here is whether JJ is legitimately interested in moving on, or this is just his agent setting the table for Adams to overpay the man.

Just rampant speculation based off an agent posturing in the media.  JJ will sign here for $6 mill me thinks. 

[kas23]

1 hour ago, inkman said:

Just rampant speculation based off an agent posturing in the media.  JJ will sign here for $6 mill me thinks. 

The Agent wouldn’t comment on the situation out of respect tor the Sabres and the process, then he goes ahead and provides an inflammatory comment. 
 

By the way, isn’t this tampering? Is that a thing tolerated in the NHL?

Edited April 3 by kas23

[JohnC]

12 minutes ago, kas23 said:

The Agent wouldn’t comment on the situation out of respect tor the Sabres and the process, then he goes ahead and provides an inflammatory comment. 
 

By the way, isn’t this tampering? Is that a thing tolerated in the NHL?

The agent is doing what agents do: trying to get his client the best contract he can get with his team and/or from the market. The agent represents his client, not the team he currently plays with. How is this tampering when he is pointing out the options that the player and organization have?

[kas23]

8 minutes ago, JohnC said:

The agent is doing what agents do: trying to get his client the best contract he can get with his team and/or from the market. The agent represents his client, not the team he currently plays with. How is this tampering when he is pointing out the options that the player and organization have?

Ummmm, he has had discussions with a different GM about a player under contract. I get the agent did not mention JJP directly and I don’t know if this quote was taken out of context, but if said during the discussion of JJP, it’s implied he’s talking about him.

Edited April 3 by kas23

[JohnC]

9 minutes ago, kas23 said:

Ummmm, he has had discussions with a different GM about a player under contract. I get the agent did not mention JJP directly and I don’t know if this quote was taken out of context, but if said during the discussion of JJP, it’s implied he’s talking about him.

What this agent did is what all agents do. I'll also add that organizations also have "informal" nondisclosure conversations with agents to see what the agent is thinking in regard to his client/s. Purity is theoretical and not regularly practiced in the real world of sports and business. 

[Porous Five Hole]

Relevant to this convo about offer sheets are the numbers. 

Here are the most likely tiers and draft compensation:

$4,580,917 - $6,871,3741 1st-round pick, 1 3rd-round pick

$6,871,374 - $9,161,8341 1st-round pick, 1 2nd-round pick, 1 3rd-round pick

I think you instantly match anything for JJP in either tier. The Sabres can offset cap by bringing up a plethora of Amerks prospects to offset.  It may mean moving other guys, but the Sabres are not susceptible to an impossible to match scenario.