Modifié 4 août 2019 à 11 h 12
Quoting: Capitalfail67
Vegas says no. A bunch of nobodies and an average/overrated defenseman for a 50 point power forward on a great contract..... yeah no thanks.
Dear buffalo fans when you use words like “could be” or “in a few years” that doesn’t help your case. Tuch right now is a top 6 forward with a great physical game.Vegas isn’t trading a great player for a bunch of maybes players. Remember how good you guys thought nylander was then he got traded and you roasted him. Bc you got screwed in the ROR trade doesn’t make Thompson good. I’m sorry it doesn’t
You are 100% Tuch is a good 50 pt power forward.
OK let's be clear here, right now Thompson is Buffalo's best prospect. Large players take longer to develop and no one really knows if his growth was stunted last year, but once he was sent to Rochester he netted 6 goals and 9 pts in 8 regular season games and half of the Amerks playoff goals. He was out standing in the 3 on 3 french connection and was voted the hardest working prospect.
I wish I could talk to other NHL GM's to get their input on Ristolainen, but we know BriseBois wanted him at the TDL. Tampa had Hedman, McDonagh, Sergachev, Coburn and Stralman WANTED Ristolainen IMO speaks to the respect other GM's have for Ristolainen's skills. In addition, Ristolainen has played 24 minutes a night for 3 different coaches, he hits, already had 4 40 pts seasons (only 5 fewer pts than Tuch has over the last 2 years) and plays against other teams top lines.
Finally, I watched Nylander play from day one and never thought he was good and was just another one of DATM's draft mistakes.
Edit, in closing let me add, what did O'Reilly do for Buffalo other than say he quit on the team? I do not care what he did in STL and remember until Binnington joined the team they were in last place. Right now that trade has netted Miller, Thompson and Johnson. We will see how Thompson does this year, but if he can break out as I suspect, then that trade IMO will be a good return.
Quoting: Smithcd995
Lot of Buffalo fans though Nylander was insanely overrated tho. Myself included. Thompson is better than him imo. All other points are valid though.
Yup, Thompson IMO will have a break out year and as you and others have pointed out may have more pts than Tuch.