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Post by Captain Obvious on Jun 11, 2021 8:30:36 GMT -4
Could be a very interesting summer if Buffalo cleans house.
Buffalo GM Kevyn Adams is reportedly creating a trade market for Jack Eichel and he isn't rushing into any moves, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. Friedman was making his weekly appearance on The Instigators on WGR 550 on Thursday and he had some juicy Eichel rumors to share. He said that he believes that the Sabres don't want to bring back Eichel and the team wants to move on from their franchise player. There are plenty of teams calling the Sabres for high-profile players this off-season and it is shaping to be a very interesting situation for the organization. Eichel and others could be moved as early as this summer. He expressed his frustration with the team after the season was over, citing a disconnect with the organization over his injury situation. It looks like the relationship between the two sides has reached a point where it won't be reconciled.
SOURCE: WGR 550 on Twitter Jun 10, 2021, 12:40 PM ET
Buffalo is reportedly getting plenty of interest in the trade market for Sam Reinhart, per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. Friedman delivered the news on Thursday during his appearance on WGR 550. Reinhart expressed plenty of frustration following another losing season for the Sabres and he was unsure about his future with the team. He is a restricted free agent this off-season with arbitration rights.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jun 11, 2021 8:30:52 GMT -4
My money is on NY or LA for Eichel.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jun 17, 2021 15:01:35 GMT -4
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jun 24, 2021 7:30:58 GMT -4
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jul 8, 2021 7:20:39 GMT -4
Another star player who could move, though they will be in tough to get full value with his shoulder injury.
Vladimir Tarasenko has requested to be traded by the St. Louis Blues, according to multiple sources of The Athletic. Tarasenko apparently asked to be moved earlier this offseason and Blues GM Doug Armstrong has been working to make it happen. There is no timetable for a deal to be completed, but something could happen before the start of the 2021-22 season. Tarasenko has a full no-trade clause and two more campaigns left on his eight-year, $60 million contract. It is believed that he doesn't feel his shoulder issue was handled well by the team. The fact that the captaincy went to Ryan O'Reilly may have fed into the disconnect between St. Louis and Tarasenko as well. Whatever the reason, it appears a change of scenery is necessary for both sides
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Post by yesisaiditfirst on Jul 8, 2021 7:55:02 GMT -4
Another star player who could move, though they will be in tough to get full value with his shoulder injury. Vladimir Tarasenko has requested to be traded by the St. Louis Blues, according to multiple sources of The Athletic. Tarasenko apparently asked to be moved earlier this offseason and Blues GM Doug Armstrong has been working to make it happen. There is no timetable for a deal to be completed, but something could happen before the start of the 2021-22 season. Tarasenko has a full no-trade clause and two more campaigns left on his eight-year, $60 million contract. It is believed that he doesn't feel his shoulder issue was handled well by the team. The fact that the captaincy went to Ryan O'Reilly may have fed into the disconnect between St. Louis and Tarasenko as well. Whatever the reason, it appears a change of scenery is necessary for both sides So the Blues have to protect him because the full NMC. Wastes a protection spot meaning another guy exposed to Seattle.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jul 8, 2021 8:04:04 GMT -4
Another star player who could move, though they will be in tough to get full value with his shoulder injury. Vladimir Tarasenko has requested to be traded by the St. Louis Blues, according to multiple sources of The Athletic. Tarasenko apparently asked to be moved earlier this offseason and Blues GM Doug Armstrong has been working to make it happen. There is no timetable for a deal to be completed, but something could happen before the start of the 2021-22 season. Tarasenko has a full no-trade clause and two more campaigns left on his eight-year, $60 million contract. It is believed that he doesn't feel his shoulder issue was handled well by the team. The fact that the captaincy went to Ryan O'Reilly may have fed into the disconnect between St. Louis and Tarasenko as well. Whatever the reason, it appears a change of scenery is necessary for both sides So the Blues have to protect him because the full NMC. Wastes a protection spot meaning another guy exposed to Seattle. True but if they trade him in a deal for say Tkachuk(as was rumored), they would have to protect him as well. Unlikely he is traded for an asset that doesn't need protecting. Will likely be a "hockey trade" with money in and out in this environment, plus St.Louis isn't going full rebuild.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jul 12, 2021 8:27:44 GMT -4
Lots of big names could change places...
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Post by themandalorian on Jul 12, 2021 22:03:51 GMT -4
Duncan Keith and a prospect to the Oilers for Caleb Jones and a third round pick in 2022 which could become a 2nd in 2022.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jul 13, 2021 7:06:35 GMT -4
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jul 13, 2021 7:12:04 GMT -4
Duncan Keith and a prospect to the Oilers for Caleb Jones and a third round pick in 2022 which could become a 2nd in 2022. That makes zero sense to me, sure he might bring leadership, but Edmonton is a team that is not competitive because they rely wayyyy too much on two guys up front. I thought their D was solid last year even with Klefblom out. Keith looked close to the finish line last year, taking on 11M in cap hit plus giving up two assets appears to be a panic move to me. If they wanted to bring in veteran leaders do like Montreal and Toronto did with Perry and Spezza, go get Getzlaf or Hjalmarsson(UFA's) cheap. IMO Larsson is better than Keith at this point.
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Post by jimmy on Jul 13, 2021 7:58:40 GMT -4
Duncan Keith and a prospect to the Oilers for Caleb Jones and a third round pick in 2022 which could become a 2nd in 2022. That makes zero sense to me, sure he might bring leadership, but Edmonton is a team that is not competitive because they rely wayyyy too much on two guys up front. I thought their D was solid last year even with Klefblom out. Keith looked close to the finish line last year, taking on 11M in cap hit plus giving up two assets appears to be a panic move to me. If they wanted to bring in veteran leaders do like Montreal and Toronto did with Perry and Spezza, go get Getzlaf or Hjalmarsson(UFA's) cheap. IMO Larsson is better than Keith at this point. I don't love the cap hit, but I think Keith can help the Oilers blueline, and most importantly, the culture. Chicago was asking him to do more than he was capable of last year - as a second pair option he should help solidify the Oilers. With the possible return of Klefbom, and continued growth from some of their younger guys, the blueline is actually starting to look like a strength - and when was the last time Edmonton could make that claim? Jones was a middle tier prospect and was expendable ...
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jul 13, 2021 8:13:07 GMT -4
That makes zero sense to me, sure he might bring leadership, but Edmonton is a team that is not competitive because they rely wayyyy too much on two guys up front. I thought their D was solid last year even with Klefblom out. Keith looked close to the finish line last year, taking on 11M in cap hit plus giving up two assets appears to be a panic move to me. If they wanted to bring in veteran leaders do like Montreal and Toronto did with Perry and Spezza, go get Getzlaf or Hjalmarsson(UFA's) cheap. IMO Larsson is better than Keith at this point. I don't love the cap hit, but I think Keith can help the Oilers blueline, and most importantly, the culture. Chicago was asking him to do more than he was capable of last year - as a second pair option he should help solidify the Oilers. With the possible return of Klefbom, and continued growth from some of their younger guys, the blueline is actually starting to look like a strength - and when was the last time Edmonton could make that claim? Jones was a middle tier prospect and was expendable ... I think Keith can help them, I just think they had much bigger needs and not a ton of ressources. I think signing Larsson long term would have been better use of the cap space. They need a lot of pieces in their top 9. At best they have 6 guys for 9 slots. On defense if they let Barrie and Larsson walk for Keith, that's a huge step backwards. They currently have 11M of cap room with 19 bodies, that means +-8M to spend on FA's. Yamamoto will require 1-2M and Khahira will cost around 1M. Buying out Neal saves you about 3M. That puts you at 20 bodies and 11M to spend but you need a #1 goalie, 2 top 4 D and 3 top 9 F. Smith Barrie Larsson Chiasson Kulikov are UFA's. Without Smith Barrie and Larsson they were not a playoff team.
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Post by Jack Bauer on Jul 13, 2021 10:25:38 GMT -4
I don't love the cap hit, but I think Keith can help the Oilers blueline, and most importantly, the culture. Chicago was asking him to do more than he was capable of last year - as a second pair option he should help solidify the Oilers. With the possible return of Klefbom, and continued growth from some of their younger guys, the blueline is actually starting to look like a strength - and when was the last time Edmonton could make that claim? Jones was a middle tier prospect and was expendable ... Can he handle regular 2nd pair minutes? For the cost...he has to. I think he's more of a depth option at this point...which for the cost and cap hit is crazy. And its not like Keith was going anywhere else. They likely could of acquired him in 2 months for just the pick and held out on Chicago retaining some of the cap hit. I dont get why they made the move now vs waiting it out when the player gave so few teams as options and his cap hit and recent play scared off all but Edmonton anyway. I think they would have been better off replacing Klefbom with a more proven option and added depth guys for depth prices. The risk here is they end up paying their 6th/7th D $5.5 million if he continues to regress.
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Post by bois on Jul 13, 2021 11:43:28 GMT -4
I didn't see him play enough to comment much but i think calling him a third pairing dman is a bit of a stretch.... surely his play hasn't fallen off that badly
and they gave up very little..... which is obviously the result of taking the full caphit on
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