Quoting: Mursu
...Sabres fans want this trade to fix everything...
Quoting: NMAvsFan
I doubt the Sabres even talk to you without bringing up Newhook...
Yup Sabre fans want the moon, this is a decent offer, as it addresses most of the Sabres needs, Center, RW and RHD.
I think the retention kills the deal.
There is not enough there to justify
any retention, but the salary of almost 3 NHL players is too much (Anderson, Caggiula and Hayden together are paid $2,250,000).
To absorb $2,000,000 the Sabres would need to carry another 3 low salary players.
On the other hand replace Bowers with Newhook and I would do the deal.