Modifié 30 avr. 2022 à 11 h 42
Quoting: Skyraider112
Sabres accept in a heartbeat. That's a horrendous trade for Montreal. Very bad for Montreal.
Quoting: Sabresforlife
People are very divided, bust ... a very high level hockey IQ ... he is going to be a Bergeron He was taken #45 overall 2003
Quoting: sabres89
Sabres accept. If you look at our team, the wings and left d especially are in good shape. ... more likely we have 3 middle 6 centers with holes in their games. ...
I would definitely do the trade mentioned above as it greatly favors the Sabres.
While the Sabres are 25 pts out of the playoffs examining the season offers significant insight.
With Dell, Subban, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Houser (he was 2-0) in net they had a 8-19-6 record. or 55 pts over 82 games.
When Tokarski and Anderson were the GK's the Sabres had a 27-24-7 record prorated to 86 pts over 82 games or only 14 pts out of the playoffs..
Include the Girgenson effect (who returned to the team on March 17th) over the past 28 games they were 16-9-3 for 35 pts or 103 over 82 games (three points more than the Capitals and the same as the Penguins).
Krebs, Cozens, Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, Jokiharju will be more mature and should all have break out seasons.
Next season, add Quinn, Peterka, Laaksonen, Ruotsalainen and the team has talent and depth.
The defense is silly young.
Oldest to youngest Laaksonen will be 23 on July 2nd, Jokiharju will be 23 on July 17, Samuelson just turned 22 on March 14 and Dahlin was 22 on April 14 and Power will be 21 on Nov 22nd.
Add a RHD, average NHL GK (neither Anderson nor Tokarski were even average with an 0.898 combined SV%) I think Buffalo could make it very interesting next year.
Can you imagine if Karmanos could convince Letang (remember there is that Pittsburgh connection) to sign with the Sabres?
IMO it is too early to be making block buster trades but I could see the Sabres trading some of their seconds or even the first round pick next TDL.