Quoting: Riley816
He won't be traded for much. Then you trade him for a 2nd, 4th, a defensive dman and a decent center???
Quoting: firezfurx
Risto is only worth a 2nd and a 4th with that contract
Quoting: meno9305
maybe i overvalue Risto a bit much oups ahah
Quoting: Shibbal18
"Ristolainen is kinda toxic in the locker room" No. theirs actually a slew of evidence showing the opposite
Quoting: Jdfitz77
You’re such a troll
Also... Risto > Kapanen
To all of the Ristolainen haters out there, you will greatly surprise by the return.
I would not want to predict, but let's be clear here. He was on pace for another 40 pt season, his +/- last year was actually ok considering the Sabres goal differential, he has played nearly 24 min/gm for 4 different coaches, only 3 defensemen gave out more hits last year.
I would never presume he would bring back a top 10 hit, but this is not a great return.
Cizikas is a small upgrade over Girgensons (at double the salary), Mayfield would be the Sabres 4th RHD, and the 2nd well who knows where that will be.
So even if one would presume this is a fair exchange of assets, how does it help Buffalo?
This is such a fast pass by Botterill that he may block all future calls from Lamoriello.