Modifié 17 avr. 2023 à 22 h 3
Quoting: rktkt66
There have been rumblings from Buffalo watchers with inside sources that the Sabres had interest in Boeser but I wonder if he'd be the right type of acquisition when it seems they're ready to move on this summer from a similar type of sniper in Olofsson and already have Quinn shaping up as a top 6 RW sniper (with better defensive awareness than either Boeser or Olofsson) as well as Kulich in the AHL only a year away from being NHL ready. If they were to consider Boeser, I'd have to think they'd want Vancouver to retain 40-50% so the investment in Boeser doesn't prohibit them from devoting cap space to extensions for Dahlin, Power, Krebs, Quinn and Peterka. Adams has said endlessly that he'll devote his cap space first and foremost to his own players before taking on any huge contracts of players he may acquire.
A simple examination of the Buffalo line up will reveal who will be on the team in the future.
Players drafted by Buffalo: Dahlin, Samuelsson, Bryson, Quinn, Peterka, Olofsson, Girgensons, Luukkonen, Cozens, Power, Mittelstadt, Levi
Players who want to play in Buffalo: Okposo, Tuch, Skinner
Players who played no more than one year for another team: Krebs, Jokiharju, Thompson
Players who played for Granato in the past: Greenway and HInostroza
Stillman, Lyubushkin, Jost, Comrie, Clague are the only players who do not fit in any of those catagory, five out of twenty six.
IMO that trend will continue, keep the culture in house and do not add too many outside influences.
Boeser does not fit into any of those catagories, DeBrincat on the other hand? He and Granato were in Chicago for two years.