He might be, but gotta think the Sabres will till next summer. Probably some team will overpay in term for Pesce who will be almost 30 years of age when his next contract starts.

Can someone sell me on Krebs please? I feel like he's a bust.

We've already been through this.

Didn’t he reportedly block a trade there already? Olof also has no interest from canes.

Either way it’s a win. They either overpay to keep him into his late 30s or they trade him. There’s no winning for Carolina when it comes to the best defensive Dman of this generation that should pair with every offensive LD in existence the dynamo superstar Brett Pesce

No he’s gotten in trouble back home in the past, he’s hurt so I don’t think either sides have any interest.

Waddell > "Hold my beer, mister"

Pesce got in trouble and is hurt right now?

Could also just keep him and use as their own rental. Not ideal but if other deals don’t end up working out, would rather just keep him than take this deal.

When was Tarrytown moved to Buffalo?

Krebs is too young to be considered a bust. He’s only 22 years old. Mittelstadt was considered a bust until this year, and he’s only 24 years old. It can take him a little bit longer to find his stride, but just because he doesn’t do it until he’s 24 doesn’t mean he’s the bust either.

Oh I thought you were talking about Kane, but yes I saw the report about Pesce on how Buffalo is on his no trade list.

It depends what you think he’s gonna be
Is he a “bust” in that he’s a 1st round draft pick that’s not gonna play on the top line?
Sure, if that’s how you’re defining it

But in reality
Krebs centered Girgensons (“A”) and Okposo (“C”) for most of last year- and that line was consistently given the toughest defensive responsibilities
So an emphasis has been put on his defensive game
And for such a young kid, to carry that weight, & do it pretty well- I’d say he’s anything but a bust
And that he’s actually one of our most important young players

So much so, that every time i see someone try to trade him away on here (almost always not a Sabres fan that does this),
my response to them is to let them basically know that he’s close to untouchable

Most Sabres fans will shoot down the idea of Pk88 coming home to play here- I’d even be one of them
BUT
Our owner does LOVE Pat Kane as a player- so it’s possible

Eff pat kane

He's breaking out this year if he's not asked to play the toughest defensive minutes with 4th line wingers.

I predict a 45 point season as 3C

He's growing on me. You can see the effort, hard both ways, looks better at center too. He was getting a little scrappy too, which was nice to see. I agree that it's mostly outside fans throwing shade, there wasn't a spot for him in the top 6, plus we have a half dozen guys coming that can help with the offense. I think if the Sabres finished 28th in scoring instead of 3rd, it would make sense to question what Krebs deal was, but the way things stand now, he's positioning himself to play a vital role.

Funny - I recall Calgary fans anointing that title on Tanev in any trade scenarios fans of other teams pitched.

This gets laughed at by Carolina. Olofsson is straight up a cap dump. Zero to negative value. A 1st and Joki isn't enough.