Quoting: Stadel
Tatar is the only one that would add wins to the team. Kinda funny the forward is better defensive value than the d-man.
Quoting: bwhsocal
not saying jokiharju isnt decent middle pair but in 4 years in NHL misses 30% of games not getting a 2nd for him. AZ got durzi for a 2nd
Granato thinks Jokiharju is significantly better than Luybushkin at a lower AVV.
He played 6 min/gm more than Lyubushkin last year.
This past season 62.8% of his ice time was with Power and the previous season 60% of his ice time was with Dahlin.
Four years ago everyone wanted to dump Okposo's and Skinner's cap.
Now Kyle is the captain and Jeff is the team's top LW.
Three years ago everyone wanted to send Thompson to the farthest planet.
Now Tage is everyone's darling, and everyone
says they knew he had the talent.
At the beginning of the last season, everyone wanted to see Mittelstadt in any uniform other than Blue and Gold.
This past season, finally playing on a top line, he generated 17 pts in just 11 games.
This years whipping boys are Jokiharju (see above to understand what Granato thinks of him) and of course Olofsson.
Both are much more valuable to the Sabres than the 2nd or 3rd round picks most ACGM's are willing to receive when they are traded.
Olofsson's AVV will be half of DeBrincat's but Victor had one more goal while playing 500 fewer minutes last year than Alex.
Olofsson's AVV will be about 2/3 of Boeser but over the past four season he has more goals and played in fewer games than Brock.
It is a good thing Sabre ACGM's are not making the final decision on the Sabre roster.