Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Tue Jun 03, 2025 6:44 am
Pettersson for Norris and the Sabres 9th OA pick 2025, draft a centre like McQueen, O’Brien or Martin at 9th OA and one of Carbonneau, Cootes, Bear, Reschny or Nesbitt at 15th Just do’er.
Landing on McQueen and Nesbitt would have us a couple of giants cooking in the system down the middle of the ice to go along with Raty. This small whimpy player business needs to stop.
With so many teams looking for the same thing driving up costs, I wonder if the better move would be to stand pat and look at a collateral damage type of deal...
Maybe be the third party in a deal that needs money moved off the books and pick up picks or prospects as part of the deal rather than trading EP which I think would be the wrong move...
rikster wrote: ↑Tue Jun 03, 2025 7:27 am
Maybe be the third party in a deal that needs money moved off the books and pick up picks or prospects as part of the deal rather than trading EP which I think would be the wrong move...
Take care...
3-party trades - even if the separate deals are spaced out by a couple days - are nothing new for this management. I suspect that they're already mapping out such options for the offseason.
In this event, I wager we'll see something happen the week before the draft.
Lancer wrote: ↑Tue Jun 03, 2025 9:15 am
In this event, I wager we'll see something happen the week before the draft.
Wake me till then...
That's where I'm at. Of course all players (other than Hughes) are open for talks - we have to assume that management is doing everything they can to make the team better, and the rumour mill will be in high gear until some moves are made. #Yawn
Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Mon Jun 02, 2025 4:31 pm
Send Chytil and his mushy melon on his merry way.
JT Miller
For
M. Pettersson
Mancini
O’Connor
Ouch, not pretty.
Anaheim is not trading McTavish. This is Sekeres level bad trade suggestion,
I could see a bounce back year from Pettersson, fingers crossed. But how long will it last? Will he care to put in the effort consistently?
They also gained cap space dealing Heinen and Desharnais. The idea would be to trim a majority of Shityl's contract off the books. Next year they would have an extra 4.2 million to spend if they buy him out. The following year Miky's 800 K comes off the books so that is helpful.
As for Pettersson, trade his ass if the rumors of being uncoachable are true. If you can't take direction from the twins, beat it. Sorry Megs you aren't dealing the cap hit for picks only and freeing up 11.6. Norris and the Sabres pick works for me. Finally a Dude thought with some actual thought. They may have to eat a 3 million dollar bum from Buffalo.
With 2 or 3 shrewd moves this team can be a top 10 team in the league.
It all depends how their planned trades before and around the draft. I tend to believe the old man when he says they are going to be busy. He telegraphs a lot of this shit. Having an extra 4 million to spend is massive.
“I don’t care what you and some other poster were talking about”
The cap space is all dependent on what happens with the Demko extension. If they extend him, going by what goalies of his caliber are getting - $7.5 to $8.5 million, a Demko extension could see a raise on his current $5 million turn into $7.5 to $8.5 next season. Personally I’m not seeing the logic of carrying two goalies - Lankinen and Demko on two very big contracts. Something has to give here, in that not sure how we can keep both if Demko is extended. Even at a discount, Demko won’t be cheap? $6.5 million per?
Drew O’Connor at $2.5 million cap hit is mystifying.
Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Tue Jun 03, 2025 10:38 am
The cap space is all dependent on what happens with the Demko extension. If they extend him, going by what goalies of his caliber are getting - $7.5 to $8.5 million, a Demko extension could see a raise on his current $5 million turn into $7.5 to $8.5 next season. Personally I’m not seeing the logic of carrying two goalies - Lankinen and Demko on two very big contracts. Something has to give here, in that not sure how we can keep both if Demko is extended. Even at a discount, Demko won’t be cheap? $6.5 million per?
Drew O’Connor at $2.5 million cap hit is mystifying.
The O'Connor contract is standard fare for 3rd/4th line players. He can PK a bit, has some pace and I don't think he has trade protection. I'd rather pay Jeannot 3 million+ to crack some skulls and score 10 or 12 goals. They better fucking address how soft and wimpy this team is.
“I don’t care what you and some other poster were talking about”
Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Tue Jun 03, 2025 10:38 am
Something has to give here, in that not sure how we can keep both if Demko is extended. Even at a discount, Demko won’t be cheap? $6.5 million per?
With Lankinen having a NMC, I can see Demko moved with Silvos moving up. Not the best tandem we've ever had, but decent enough to keep us in games.
Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Tue Jun 03, 2025 6:44 am
Pettersson for Norris and the Sabres 9th OA pick 2025, draft a centre like McQueen, O’Brien or Martin at 9th OA and one of Carbonneau, Cootes, Bear, Reschny or Nesbitt at 15th Just do’er.
Landing on McQueen and Nesbitt would have us a couple of giants cooking in the system down the middle of the ice to go along with Raty. This small whimpy player business needs to stop.
With so many teams looking for the same thing driving up costs, I wonder if the better move would be to stand pat and look at a collateral damage type of deal...
Maybe be the third party in a deal that needs money moved off the books and pick up picks or prospects as part of the deal rather than trading EP which I think would be the wrong move...
Take care...
Standing pat with their fingers lodged in their ass isn't going to fly.
“I don’t care what you and some other poster were talking about”
Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Tue Jun 03, 2025 10:38 am
Something has to give here, in that not sure how we can keep both if Demko is extended. Even at a discount, Demko won’t be cheap? $6.5 million per?
With Lankinen having a NMC, I can see Demko moved with Silvos moving up. Not the best tandem we've ever had, but decent enough to keep us in games.
Considering that the general way to build your team, apart from a full tear down and rebuild, is to trade from a position of strength to strengthen an area of weakness. Our strengths are our blueline and crease, and if there really is a team out there that will ignore Demko's injury history and pay the price a Vezina nominated talent, then that is one possibility that should be explored.
The news about Silovs, while encouraging, should be taken with a grain of salt though. He was also rumoured to be an up-and-comer (lacking experience) when he took the crease in the 2024 playoffs, he made some fairly incredible stops in the scrambles and down low, but was exposed for his inability to track longer shots through traffic. He then was not looking like he was NHL ready in training camp and pre-season. All that just to say that it may be premature to suggest any sort of confidence in a Lankinen-Silovs combination between the pipes.
Somewhere in NW BC trying (yet again) to trade a(nother) Swede…..
Mëds wrote: ↑Tue Jun 03, 2025 11:56 am
The news about Silovs, while encouraging, should be taken with a grain of salt though. He was also rumoured to be an up-and-comer (lacking experience) when he took the crease in the 2024 playoffs, he made some fairly incredible stops in the scrambles and down low, but was exposed for his inability to track longer shots through traffic. He then was not looking like he was NHL ready in training camp and pre-season. All that just to say that it may be premature to suggest any sort of confidence in a Lankinen-Silovs combination between the pipes.
If management is confident enough that Silovs has sorted out his issue with long-range shots through traffic, the Demko becomes a chip. That was really the vulnerability Edmonton exposed last Spring. Outside of a couple rough outings, he's looked the part of a young stud prospect this playoffs. We'll see how he does the rest of the way, but he is undoubtedly looking more like what management thought they had against Nashville vice what they saw in training camp.
Yeah, Demko and Lankinen are a better tandem on paper but Lankinen and Silovs are not a tire fire either.
