Quoting: Eli
Panik's been a 2nd line wing, and played at that level again in the 2nd half of last year. Skinner has been a 2nd line wing, too. The Sabres could use another 2nd line wing.
Quoting: Stanley_Cup_To_Manhattan
Well you're overvaluing him. Think what you want.
Panik is probably better than Mittelstadt right now.
Here is the deal, on the LW one of Skinner, Hall, Olofsson, or Kahun would be the odd man out if Adams traded for Panik.
Skinner had a terrible year and is definitely better than Panik.
Kahun playing for 3 different teams scores at about 1/2 per game over a short 2 season NHL career.
On the right wing, Cozens WILL be better than Reinhart and Okpose has 93 pts with 38 goals over the last 3 seasons while Panik had only 75 pts and 31 goals.
I do not see him bumping any of them out of the line up either.
He does not fit on the LW nor the RW.
Most importantly his salary will be nearly $2,000,000 more than Mittelstadt.
I think I would keep Mittelstadt with a higher potential than give him up for Panik.
If he PKed, I could possibly see a reason, but as the trade is written I see no reason for Buffalo to take on extra cap this year.