Jeremy White et Joe DiBiase font avancer les choses un mardi matin en demandant comment le directeur général des Sabres, Jarmo Kekäläinen, devrait aborder cette date limite des échanges, plus précisément, s’il devait l’aborder dans un état d’esprit de prétendant à la Coupe Stanley. Cela conduit à une discussion sur le réalisme de leurs chances de coupe, et les gars discutent de la durabilité de leurs gardiens de but. Owen Parker intervient pour souligner certains anciens gardiens vainqueurs de la coupe comme preuve de cette possibilité. Ils expliquent ensuite pourquoi s’ils étaient à la place de Kekäläinen, ils feraient un grand pas en avant. #buffalo #sabres #buffalosabres #letsgobuffalo #sabrehood #sabresnews #buffalosabresnews #nhl #hockey #nhlnews #wgr550 #wgr #sports Partagez, mettez un pouce en l’air et abonnez-vous au WGR 550 pour du nouveau contenu quotidiennement ! Abonnez-vous sur YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@WGRSportsRadio550 Aimez sur Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/WGR550 Suivez sur X/Twitter : https://x.com/WGR550 Suivez sur Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/wgr550 Suivez sur Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/buffalowgr550
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Is Jarmo going to make a deal because you say he should ? We have no idea what is being proposed out there
Jarmo has to be savvy here. Team chemistry is at the heart of their success! Adding or subtracting the wrong guy could leave the team shaken, just before the playoffs. If he trades anything, it should only be picks or maybe an Amerk (not Helenius). Go Sabre's!
I agree the Sabres should try to win it. However I do not think the Sabres should give up premium assets for rentals. Now If Robert Thomas is on the table for Buffalo and they can get Thomas without trading Ostlund, Helenius and Mrtka. Then I am fine with the trade. If the Blues would take Norris (He has to be a part of the trade for cap reasons), Quinn, our 1st and either Levi, Rosen, or Strbak. Then I would be fine with that trade. It sounds like they may want Levi who would be a good piece for the Blues.
Now I am not interested in trading our first for rentals or even Risto. We need to be careful with our assets and not waste them. For example can I get John Klingberg for a 3rd and Ryan Johnson. Klingberg can play 16 to 17 minutes a night which is good enough. I would even take WhiteCloud if I can get away with a 2nd and Rosen going to the Flames for him.
I think the Sabres need to move Norris and not count on him. He is too Injury prone. And if he is a part of the Robert Thomas trade without including Ostlund, Helenius and Mrtka. I am good with this trade.
Another thought if the Sabres want Robert Thomas. If the Flames will trade WhiteCloud for Rosen, a 2nd and Greenway. If this happens then maybe you can trade Quinn, 2 first, Strbak and Levi for Thomas. Yes there are Premium assets being traded here. But…. You get 2 players on long term contracts. I do not want to trade players who are on ELC because we will need those players for the future because we need players on ELCs to fill in around the team.
Remember what happened in 2005-06? Everybody anticipated a long playoff run, and what did Darcy Regier do at the Trade Deadline? Nothing. Had he added a couple of depth d-men, they would have been able to get past Carolina. This year, add a couple of blueliners. Calgary's Brayden Pachal – 26, 6'2" 202 lbs, shoots right – would be ideal on the third pair. With more penalty minutes than games played, you know he plays a physical game. Fans in Buffalo would love him. There are lots of other possibilities to add besides him.
DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING❗
NEVER CHANGE A WINNING TEAM.
IN CASE OF A TRADE….I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE INNER DYNAMIC OF THE TEAM.
ONE TRADE CAN RUIN EVERYTHING ❗
Power play help!
Rangers Mika Zibanajak.
8.5 /year through 2029
He a no move clause but Sabres should inquire.
Thats a big move
Smaller but also important is a drfenseman. Ristolainan from Flyers.
I’d stand pat. This team is fantastic and young. We also have a couple great prospects and we have all our first round picks. We could have something really special here if this team keeps it up and we have a constant pipeline of young talent coming up
Go to Winnipeg and get Lowry and Stanley
Stop booing Eichel. 😅
I feel they need to get a little tougher if they head into the playoffs with what they have now it’s gonna be a tough road whole different ball game in the playoffs
this team has the potential to win….EVERYTHING
why trade when teh team and its chemistry is so good, i wouldn't not unless tis a guy we don't need…timmons
Casual Observers!
Be careful with being young. LA kings were young few seasons ago, now they are geriatrics.
The low hanging fruit is upgrading Quinn and add in some bulk/depth on D. I personally want more – can’t take a year like this for granted where you look like a top 5-7 team in the league – but don’t expect it. A top-six F who can win draws and help on special teams would be great.
I'm with Owen on this. Think 2019 Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues. Binnington not yet a household name. O'Reilly the only known commodity.
Jake Allen went 19-17-8 (also, Sabres legend Chad Johnson was 2-6-0 before getting waived on Dec. 11 to make room for Binner). Binnington came in, caught fire, finished the regular season 24-5-1, then started all 26 playoff games posting a .914 + 2.46.
Their only deal close to the deadline was for Del Zotto and he wasn't on the playoff roster.
Cagey veteran D-man Jay Bouwmeester and Pietrangelo carried the water on the blue line with Parayko, Dunn, and Edmundson supporting. The key similarity I see is that in the playoffs they got scoring up and down the lineup – Schwartz and Tarasenko were the sharpshooters – with Bouwmeester being their only skater to not score a goal in the playoffs.
The Sabres are built the same way, with not a lot of household names beyond Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin, but with the ability to score throughout the lineup. And they can score in lots of different ways, a stark contrast from a few seasons ago when it was just Tage and Olofsson blasting away from the circles while Skinner was being a menace but no one was defensively responsible. There wasn't anyone on that STL team that had won the Cup before, but several had been there together when they lost in the Conference Final to SJS.
All this to say that Jarmo should make a move but it doesn't have to be seismic. Making a move sends the message that he's a believer in the team and the chemistry, and he wants to give them more support in the form of another body or two. I still think Quinn is the weak link in a playoff roster, but if they don't want to disrupt the room, maybe he sits in favor of a guy who plays a heavier game and can handle the nastiness of a series.
The real question is if the Sabres do win the cup this year, should Kevin Adams be invited to the parade?
doesnt thomas have a no trade clause?
If I were JK, I would not seek to be very aggressive. He's got to consider next season and beyond. Sabres getting into playoffs is a victory in itself, and winning a series would be huge. Sabres don't have obvious holes in then roster, and unless there is an absolutely great and low-risk deal to be had, do not worry too much about 2026 playoffs, but instead use cap-space and assets to create LONG-TERM success.
Jarmo is still evaluating the team, he won’t do anything
would you trade for Quinn, Jack and Greenway, Jordan and Ellis, Colten, 2026 1st and 2026 1st and 2nd round for Thomas, Robert and Kyrou, Jordan
and or
Tuch, Alex for Trocheck, Vincent
how would this help the Sabres for the stanley cup.