As a Blues fan, I'd take the Tarasenko offer. I'd probably even accept this if you made the 3rd rounder conditional.
Funny how if someone proposed this a year ago you would've been shunned.

Why is Buffalo adding a 2nd, drop the pick and it's fine

Backlund is worth much more than that and will absolutely not be the player traded for cap space next season

If not him then Mangiapane goes. We have to shed a contract.

Lol no we dont, what are you going on about. You added a rental in Tarasenko who has zero effect on the cap next year. Calgary at most has to move put 2M cap to be compliant next season

I'd love to see Mangiapane in Buffalo.

You’re getting the best player in the trade.

Backlund is worth much more than that and will absolutely not be the player traded for cap space next season

You’re getting the best player in the trade.

I’m not talking about “cap compliant”. I’m talking about having enough room to actually sign a UFA.

Doubt he is available, but you are correct.

I understand Backlund is better but over their last 115 games he has 18 goals and 57 pts and Mittelstadt has 21 goals and 58 pts.
I know there are more than points to determine value, but dropping $2,850,000 of cap for two years must have some value.
The trade as written would surely be rejected be Karmanos!

You’re getting the best player in the trade.

And thats just simply not going to happen until the cap goes up. Calgary is pretty much locked into their next years team. Im genuinely curious what kind of UFA you are going to find at ~3M that is more effective than either of Backlund or Mangiapane. Please name 1

He’s a 3C
If u want Mitts & a 2nd, look somewhere else
Bc the Sabres won’t even consider that

Not gonna overpay for a 3C, period

David Kampf is almost as good for about half the price.

Lmao you're trolling

Watch another team play hockey once in a while. It’s showing.

This isn’t remotely an overpay. It’s a very late 2nd, a bottom six forward and an AHLer.

So we get an OLD bottom6 forward with a big Cap hit

And u guys get a YOUNG bottom6 forward, with the potential to be better PLUS other assets

When u take into account age & Cap hit,
Mitts > Backlund
And u want more pieces as well??

Absolutely not, no way, no thank you

Backlund has one more year left then he’s a UFA. He is going to be better next season. His play hasn’t fallen off. Every other Sabres fan has loved this deal or at least the framework of it.

Every other Sabres fan has loved this deal or at least the framework of it.

I see no quotes at all backing up this claim