Sportsnet: John Shannon "ROR's value is a 2nd round pick"

He just lost my respect
- gerbe75pts

Where and when did he say that? I must have missed it

Sportsnet: John Shannon "ROR's value is a 2nd round pick"

He just lost my respect
- gerbe75pts

I heard that and I was shocked, tbh. I don't see any way the Sabres would trade him for that. That's crazy town.

That's a pure cap dump. If your only goal is to shed salary, there's other ways to do it

Where and when did he say that? I must have missed it
- Stripes77

9 o'clock hour of WGR

9 o'clock hour of WGR
- jcragcrumple

It's funny WGR didn't tweet that quote out lol

It's funny WGR didn't tweet that quote out lol
- Stripes77

Yeah, Jeremy white basically started in to him as soon as he hung up the phone

https://nhl.nbcsports.com...ould-be-coming-to-an-end/

What would your line up look like up front?
- Stripes77

After that trade ?

Nylander-Jack -Svechnikov
neal- Casey - Okposo
Grabner - Rodrigues- Pearson

0% it happens

Good trading ROR would be stupid.... we finally have good centers.... you don’t trade them.

After that trade ?

Nylander-Jack -Svechnikov
neal- Casey - Okposo
Grabner - Rodrigues- Pearson

0% it happens
- gerbe75pts

Top 10 pick, what has nylander done to earn top wing minutes...

Good trading ROR would be stupid.... we finally have good centers.... you don’t trade them.
- gordong

If they traded O'Reilly for a second, I would have an absolute poop fit

If they traded O'Reilly for a second, I would have an absolute poop fit
- jcragcrumple

Along with every sabres fan.

Good trading ROR would be stupid.... we finally have good centers.... you don’t trade them.
- gordong

They won't. Not unless it's a great deal for us. RoR has value. And so does having 3 quality centers on your team. Remember, Botts was quoted multiple times as saying that having three or four good to great centers is what won them championships in Pitt. I don't think he's chomping at the bit to lose that center depth.

Top 10 pick, what has nylander done to earn top wing minutes...
- gordong

What did Jack do to earn the 1C spot in his first ever NHL game? Nothing. But we drafted him to be that guy, so he was given the opportunity. We drafted Nylander to be our first line LW. But he's had a rough go with injuries and piss-poor centers in Rochester. Still, we need a LW for Jack and he was drafted to be that guy, lets see if he can handle it. We can always send him back down to Rochester if he can't.

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Shannon - Mike Babcock and Auston Matthews had their meeting in Arizona about the direction of the team moving forward. I keep hearing the meeting didn't go very well from a Babcock perspective.
- Stripes77

O’Reilly for Matthews
Hahaha

So we trade Sam,ROR , Ristolainen for Hanifin , 2nd overall

Would people be happy or pissed
- gerbe75pts

Potential top line winger and likely top 4 dman for:

Top 6 center
Top 6 winger
Top 4 dman

Bad trade.

He’s going to be a coyote in 2 years you watch

Leafs better hope they move the franchise
- gerbe75pts

I'll eat kale every day for a year if you are right.

After that trade ?

Nylander-Jack -Svechnikov
neal- Casey - Okposo
Grabner - Rodrigues- Pearson

0% it happens
- gerbe75pts

Grabner SUCKS

What did Jack do to earn the 1C spot in his first ever NHL game? Nothing. But we drafted him to be that guy, so he was given the opportunity. We drafted Nylander to be our first line LW. But he's had a rough go with injuries and piss-poor centers in Rochester. Still, we need a LW for Jack and he was drafted to be that guy, lets see if he can handle it. We can always send him back down to Rochester if he can't.
- sskkoo1

I have a lot of questions about this post.

Not surprised Toronto is running into problems. We heard so much about how they did their rebuild right, but did they really? I think they jumped the gun like we did.

Toronto landed a franchise center and two good wingers. That equates to 1 very good line, not a full team. They're losing JVR and Bozak, their bottom 6 isn't anything great, and their defense sucks. They do have a good goaltender and I've heard they have a goalie prospect that's stellar.

But, still, Matthews, Marner, Nylander, and Anderson is not enough by themselves to win a cup or even go deep into the playoffs. They have few nice pieces in the barn, but I wouldn't consider them a deep franchise. They should have stayed with the tanking for another season or two, but choose to begin competing once they landed Matthews. It was a mistake and I believe we'll see them pay for it.

He’s going to be a coyote in 2 years you watch

Leafs better hope they move the franchise
- gerbe75pts

OEL + Domi?
OEL + 5th OA?

Leafs need defense BAD
ARZ offered OEL an 8yr deal for 8.25per and he hasn’t accepted
(hasn’t said no yet either)

Kaiser Is going to be mad river wants Pysyk back

Not surprised Toronto is running into problems. We heard so much about how they did their rebuild right, but did they really? I think they jumped the gun like we did.

Toronto landed a franchise center and two good wingers. That equates to 1 very good line, not a full team. They're losing JVR and Bozak, their bottom 6 isn't anything great, and their defense sucks. They do have a good goaltender and I've heard they have a goalie prospect that's stellar.

But, still, Matthews, Marner, Nylander, and Anderson is not enough by themselves to win a cup or even go deep into the playoffs. They have few nice pieces in the barn, but I wouldn't consider them a deep franchise. They should have stayed with the tanking for another season or two, but choose to begin competing once they landed Matthews. It was a mistake and I believe we'll see them pay for it.
- sskkoo1

Most Leaf fans are going to take a swing at this. You left food out for the ants.

I have a lot of questions about this post.
- TheSabresTaco

The post is a comment on how so many feel that Nylander hasn't earned a chance, and yes, I can see why people feel that way. But what does playing him with Jack for 10 games really hurt? If he can't handle it, send him down. Players who were drafted in rounds 2-7 need to cut their teeth in the AHL, they need to earn their chance in the NHL.

Nylander was drafted for a specific reason, to fill a hole in our top 6 LW. If he's seriously hit the gym again like he did last summer, than give him a shot. His injuries have been a factor, but so is when you bury him with garbage in Rochester and wonder why he isn't a goal per game sniper.

Most Leaf fans are going to take a swing at this. You left food out for the ants.
- TheSabresTaco

They can cry all they like, but I'm only interested in hearing a serious critique of where I'm wrong.

If they traded O'Reilly for a second, I would have an absolute poop fit
- jcragcrumple

I’m in that group lol