Quoting: rktkt66
There's no way I see Meier becoming a Sabre by the trade deadline; however, if the Sharks don't trade him by then and he's available at the draft, maybe Buffalo revisits it because they'd possibly be more willing to tinker with the forward group than they seem now. The trick is the timing - Meier would need to be qualified before July 1st in order for SJ to retain his rights, which means he'd get locked into the $10M QO that no one - including the Sabres - would want to take on. And the Sabres can't extend Dahlin or Power until July 1st, when their contracts enter the final year of each's term. I'd bet my house that Adams will want to have both of his core defensemen locked in and know what their cap hits are before he'd consider committing $9M+ to Meier for long-term.
As for the Chicago deal, it's pretty unlikely that McCabe or the Sabres would want a reunion: McCabe was loyal to Eichel and left the Sabres on his own choice and probably wouldn't accept a 3rd pairing role that the Sabres would be looking to upgrade.
The Dvorak trade is pointless - it blocks Krebs from elevating to the 3C spot next season; dumps Johnson right after he's signed (per your forecast) and also deals the highly-effective, younger and cheaper Jost in the process. Assuming you're a Sabres fan, that Montreal trade doesn't improve Buffalo IMO.
1- Sabres have already called about Meier, proving Adams DOES (in fact) have interest NOW- so the rest of your point with him is thus rendered moot
2- it’s been years since Eichel was traded (& McCabe leaving).
And I’d argue that McCabe left to find a better situation (chance to win) and not some nonsense about being “loyal to Eichel”
Idk where u even got that from to begin with?
But regardless, Buffalo is a familiar spot where he now does have a chance to win. I see no reason he’d be opposed to a reunion. Even if he had some lingering issues with how things went down when he left, it’s completely different Management now- and until given a legit reason, I’m not gonna assume there’s still any ill will coming from McCabe- IF there ever was
3- that MTL trade is a great improvement
To out it simply, Dvorak > Jost, and not particularly close. Dvorak is a pretty good 2way Center- just stuck on a bad team.
And he wouldn’t block Krebs from anything. If you’re hung up on that, with this lineup setup I’d envision lines 3 & 4 getting roughly the same icetime, so swap lines 3 & 4 if that eases your mind.
Plus, look at Krebs linemates- MUCH better than Girgs & Okposo (at least offensively), and that will be a benefit to his development
Also, Dvorak isn’t signed long term, so he’s just here to make Krebs transition to 3C go smoothly & without throwing too much on his plate
All 3 of those moves are:
-reasonable to get done
-in the ballpark of being possible
-and a GREAT idea
If u think otherwise, that’s fine
We are allowed to disagree