Yeah no way you get Risto. The cost will be crazy high. All the negatives on him have been proven to be false playing with Scandella.He solid number one defense man in this league. The sabres cant afford to trade him.

I think if leafs will be looking for Dman then maybe McCabe would be a good pickup for them. He is solid player and would not cost the house for him. Before the vatenan deal, dman were going for crazy high price. That being said i still think it would cost kapenan and Mcdemott for McCabe.
- BigDog912

then why is botterhill listening to offers?

you don't trade a legit 23 year-old #1 dman.

Pretty sure Nylander is a better defenseman than Risto.

Honestly, Ristolanen is pretty garbage outside of his powerplay production, which is lacking. He's also a LHD, so it doesn't help with the right side, which is where we need help. We don't need offensive help, we need a steadying presence who drives possession.

Pretty sure Nylander is a better defenseman than Risto.

Honestly, Ristolanen is pretty garbage outside of his powerplay production, which is lacking. He's also a LHD, so it doesn't help with the right side, which is where we need help. We don't need offensive help, we need a steadying presence who drives possession.
- Feeling Glucky?

A RHD would be great, but outside of Rielly and Hainsey, it looks like we could use upgrades everywhere.

Yeah no way you get Risto. The cost will be crazy high. All the negatives on him have been proven to be false playing with Scandella. He solid number one defense man in this league. The sabres cant afford to trade him.

I think if leafs will be looking for Dman then maybe McCabe would be a good pickup for them. He is solid player and would not cost the house for him. Before the vatenan deal, dman were going for crazy high price. That being said i still think it would cost kapenan and Mcdemott for McCabe.
- BigDog912

thats quite a statement.

I am leaning towards my statement...that he is overrated (just a tad lol)

Is buffalo going to do the rebuild thing again?
- senstroll

around the $10M man!

Yeah no way you get Risto. The cost will be crazy high. All the negatives on him have been proven to be false playing with Scandella. He solid number one defense man in this league. The sabres cant afford to trade him.

I think if leafs will be looking for Dman then maybe McCabe would be a good pickup for them. He is solid player and would not cost the house for him. Before the vatenan deal, dman were going for crazy high price. That being said i still think it would cost kapenan and Mcdemott for McCabe.
- BigDog912

McCabe should not cost that much.. Maybe Kapanen and a 3rd rd pick..

I think, if Ristolainen is the target then they may have to include Liljegren, Kapanen, this year's first rd pick and a top forward like Connor Brown.

but we don't need more LHD

Yeah no way you get Risto. The cost will be crazy high. All the negatives on him have been proven to be false playing with Scandella. He solid number one defense man in this league. The sabres cant afford to trade him.

I think if leafs will be looking for Dman then maybe McCabe would be a good pickup for them. He is solid player and would not cost the house for him. Before the vatenan deal, dman were going for crazy high price. That being said i still think it would cost kapenan and Mcdemott for McCabe.
- BigDog912

You don't get Kapanen, but I'm willing to part with McDemott.

The last player i can see the Sabres moving are their top D. For Leaf fans Ristolainen would be great but don’t hold your breath.

In Edmonton's and Buffalo's defence, they have to overpay.

Same as the Jays and Raptors.

If you aren't an "A" destination, you need to overpay.

Having said that, O'Reilly's contract is awful. $7.5 milly cap hit for about 20 goals a year? For five more years after this one?

Ewwwwww...no thank you.
- Atomic Wedgie

I understand what you are saying, but don't agree completely. Being an A destination has as much to do with the management of the organization and the nucleus of the team as the city. NJ is not the most attractive destination by any standards, yet Lou never overpaid for Brodeur or Niedermayer. With the Jays, Anthopolous was much better at both contract negotiation and attracting talent than the current bums. Edmonton should be a prime destination, but with the clowns they have in charge, it is less appetizing to play there.

Yes, trade assets for 1 of 6 proven losers.

A RHD would be great, but outside of Rielly and Hainsey, it looks like we could use upgrades everywhere.
- TheMussel

Maybe... but the only guy Risto really is an upgrade over is Polak.

I think that would be as of Jan 1st
- zazzle

Honestly it’s a pretty decent idea. Couple people tossed idea around earlier but doing something similar with Tavares. Give him 1 year at 14 million, then negotiate after for a new contract.

The only downside would be if Tavares was to get injured on that 1 year contract and wasn’t able to cash in after that.

there is not one player worth trading for on Buffalo - not one! Only interesting piece would be their first rounder this coming draft.
Eichel for $10 million is no bargain - needs to visit the Wizard of Oz to see if he can spare a heart.
- winsix

i think buffalo gets a decent return for kane. 1st, good prospect. maybe another small piece.

from someone like the kings. not us.

Symba that's just a brake pad.
- annoyed

that's to replace his maxi pad

Maybe... but the only guy Risto really is an upgrade over is Polak.
- Feeling Glucky?

probably just buy molson out, no?
- Tumbleweed

My personal opinion is that they just waive him again for next year and hope he retires. That way there's no cap hit in '19-'20. If they buy him out next year they only save like 400k more than if they waive him anyway

There isn't a single player outside of Eichel, Risto or that guy named Unprotectedfirstroundpickson in Buffalo that I'd want for the Leafs.
- markmark

Eichel's giant contract and his bigger ego make him a hard no for me. I want nothing to do with that whiner.

i think buffalo gets a decent return for kane. 1st, good prospect. maybe another small piece.

from someone like the kings. not us.
- Tumbleweed

Don’t see Kane as a need for the Leafs.
Status quo or wait out for a shutdown D.

Okposo is already at that stage after 1 season

there is almost no players worth their UFA deals..its crazy how most never work out well and a large chunk of them are after 1 or 2 seasons
- senstroll

I think he'll be ok, he had a rough start, but has been better lately. Assuming we ever make the playoffs, he'll be good there. I see him as a 6 mil third liner and a PP specialist. He'll probably still get his 17-22g a year. Not great, but it's not gonna kill the cap. The three amigos (bogo, moulson and gorges) are 14 mil worth of dead weight

i think buffalo gets a decent return for kane. 1st, good prospect. maybe another small piece.

from someone like the kings. not us.
- Tumbleweed

I could see Minny making a move for Kane.

1. They could use a LW talent that pushes Niderreiter down to the 3rd line.
2. I've never been but I'm going to assume, based on what I've seen in Fargo, that Minneapolis/St-Paul is probably one of the most boring big cities on earth.

The last player i can see the Sabres moving are their top D. For Leaf fans Ristolainen would be great but don’t hold your breath.
- Nighthawk

We can't afford to trade for Risto, we are already trading Nylander, Marner, Kadri, Matthews, Rielly and 4 firsts for 12 point a year superstar Tanev.

Don’t see Kane as a need for the Leafs.
Status quo or wait out for a shutdown D.
- Nighthawk

benning probably makes the trade for kane for the nucks playoff push

I think management is going to spend assets to move Moulson and Bogo (at the end of the year), and let Gorges contract end, which will free up about 14 million.

Probably will trade Larsson and Girgensons before the deadling, and try Evan Rodrigues at 3C.

I personally doubt Risto, Scandella or McCabe get moved, although if there were one big name to go, i think it would be Reinhart or Okposo, but on the latter, the sabres would have to sweeten. So yeah, probably another year or 2 of this crap, but not a total tear down
- jcragcrumple

I have a feeling McCabe gets traded. He is signed to cheap price for another year. He can play top four minutes. And with all the dman being healthy for the first time this season their is no room for Guehle to come up next year. Also looks like their will be alot of Dman taken in the top of this draft.

ok just checked Ristolainen stats and he is def up from his previous 2 full seasons. 50% cf instead of low 40s. On the sabres thats probably good.

but then his scoring is down..so ya

Pretty sure Nylander is a better defenseman than Risto.

Honestly, Ristolanen is pretty garbage outside of his powerplay production, which is lacking. He's also a LHD, so it doesn't help with the right side, which is where we need help. We don't need offensive help, we need a steadying presence who drives possession.
- Feeling Glucky?

I doubt Nylander could tie Risto's skates when it comes to playing D.

Did you really mean Nylander?