@CarsonHayek@CrossSwordsPod There was a lot of UFA interest in Beck so he may have gotten a deal in the 4.5 x 4 range. This just spreads out the hit over 6 years instead of 4. He will be 34 at the end of the deal and is a great skater so for a 4th liner who is not expected to score i think this is good.
@BaldPanarin Nobody is all that interested in Trocheck and he is not moving off his No trade list. My guess is that if the Sabres do trade for him it will be Krebs, Ziemer, and a third.
@EmeraldCityHky The ownership group is well meaning but clueless when it comes to hockey. If you want to win in the NHL you have to be ruthless, I don't see the owners putting a Management group in place that would do anything to win, which is where you have to be to.comepte with VGK, FLA & TB.
@EmeraldCityHky As a Sabres fan that lives in Northern Oregon, I really want to root for the Kraken, but after seeing Botterill absolutely destroy the Sabres for 3 years I just can't do it. GMJB cant plan, can't sell players on a market, and panics at the wire when he has to make a move.
@MattKopnak The Sabres have so many players and prospects they can still strade for him. Mrtka+McLoed+UPL+2027 first cousin still get it done once they get a little more desperate.
@KattKommunist@KrakenCanada It's bigger than trying to attract one player. This was the problem Botterill had in Buffalo, he had no vision, he had no clue how to build an actual roster, it just seemed like he made moves as they came in front of his face.
@NYsportsaddict_@NHLRumourReport If a team was willing to give up a first for Trocheck I think he would have been moved at the trade deadline. If he doesn't get traded today or tomorrow his market value will drop like a stone.
@MattKopnak Its a balance, do you want an impact player now or a potential star player in 3-5 years, particularly if they draft a defender (which is most likely).
@XKevinMichael17@Bulldogwgr Norris will be injured for half the games and Zucker could turn back into a pumpkin at any time. Robertson replaces Tuch's point production and then some. They would probably still need to get another D though.