2014 Offseason League Signings and Trades

[wings4thecup06 504]

Meszaros to BUF...pretty said when Detroit is being snubbed for Buffalo...not that I wanted him or even mentioned him, but players are signing in Buffalo and Florida for pete's sake! Who picks those teams over the Red Wings?

Nah. Sabres are some $11m under the floor for heavens sakes. They can offer anyone however much they like.

[Datsyukian-Deke 722]

Man Almquist should have hung on a bit longer. He would have been our number 4 defenseman. Ahahaha

[LeftWinger 4,961]

I would like to acquire Myers...but the more players disappear the more expensive he'll become...

I could maybe give up Jurco or Tatar....but if the names Sheahan, Nyquist, Dekeyser, or Mantha are involved, I will hang Holland from a tree.

[evilmrt 636]

We like our team getting bounced in the first round that we're going to keep it the same

That'll show em Kenny!

[Nyquistfan14 489]

Since were not signing anyone I would really think about giving dekeyser and Tatar a little bit more money for a longer term

[e_prime 1,936]

CapGeek ‏@capgeek 48s

The #Sabres no longer have floor problems. They've hit $50.9M in cap payroll with 20 players on the roster. http://www.capgeek.com/sabres/

[b.shanafan14 733]

Keep a cool head. Sometimes its the moves that don't get done

... especially with Kenny. Sad thing is, if we don't land Niskanen, which it looks like we won't, I'd rather give Sproul and Oullet a chance and stand-pat over trading cheap scoring for overrated and overpaid. We can't get worse than Quincey, so as long as we stay healthy and our kids on the front-end develop, we'll be improved from last season. We could have done better, but we can still do much worse if we panic.

[kipwinger 8,524]

Trading a young asset like Jurco or Tatar for Myers is the very definition of a panic move. I can't believe I have to explain why trading a cheap, up and coming, top six forward for a guy who's making 5.5 million on potential is a bad idea.

Edited July 1, 2014 by kipwinger

[GoWings! 179]

I came here because I couldn't dare step foot in that Kevin Porter thread. I'm panicking now...

Edited July 1, 2014 by GoWings!

[_SP_ 129]

The team has a number of players whom are seemingly loaded with potential: Nyquist, Tatar, Sheahan, Mantha, Jurco, Sproul, Ouellet.... That's four wingers and a center with top-six potential (say, Nyquist-?-Mantha as a top line & Tatar-Sheahan-Jurco as the second) going forward. Ouellet and Sproul project to top-4 defensemen. Same with DeKeyser and Smith. Who knows if they're all going to pan out, but we're not the Panthers or Islanders by any means. We still have a core of other quality players, including Kronwall, Ericsson, Zetterberg, and Datsyuk. Helm and Abdelkader should be quality third-line guys.... this team is still a playoff-contending team.

That being said.. I'm not happy with today. But that doesn't mean it's time to abandon ship by any means.

[matt198913 932]

The team has a number of players whom are seemingly loaded with potential: Nyquist, Tatar, Sheahan, Mantha, Jurco, Sproul, Ouellet.... That's four wingers and a center with top-six potential (say, Nyquist-?-Mantha as a top line & Tatar-Sheahan-Jurco as the second) going forward. Ouellet and Sproul project to top-4 defensemen. Same with DeKeyser and Smith. Who knows if they're all going to pan out, but we're not the Panthers or Islanders by any means. We still have a core of other quality players, including Kronwall, Ericsson, Zetterberg, and Datsyuk. Helm and Abdelkader should be quality third-line guys.... this team is still a playoff-contending team.

That being said.. I'm not happy with today. But that doesn't mean it's time to abandon ship by any means.

Hey look at that some rational intelligent thought.

[kipwinger 8,524]

Has anyone checked to make sure that Ken Holland isn't actually dead? He might very well be dead...from the shame of not making a trade before the draft...and is still lying on his bathroom floor somewhere in suburban Detroit. I say "bathroom floor" because he must surely have been looking at himself in the mirror saying "what happened to you?...You used to be so...so...so..." right before his heart exploded.

This would explain why there were no moves today. The fact that everyone hates his ******* guts for destroying our team would explain why nobody has bothered to go looking for him.

[evilmrt 636]

Brad Stuart just got traded to the Avs for a 6th and a 7th.

Is this the same guy that just had to play in California for family reasons, so KH let him go?

[Nyquistfan14 489]

Brad Stuart just got traded to the Avs for a 6th and a 7th.

Is this the same guy that just had to play in California for family reasons, so KH let him go?

I think it was 2nd and 7th

[canadian wings fan 305]

Ok what the hell is going on here. Lets get Niskanen baby

[AtlantaHotWings 987]

You mean we're preggorz?

With the love child of Cleary and Holland....ewww the humanity of it all!!

[DatsyukianDekes 2,428]

CapGeek ‏@capgeek 48s

The #Sabres no longer have floor problems. They've hit $50.9M in cap payroll with 20 players on the roster. http://www.capgeek.com/sabres/

They signed all these guys so they can just trade them away in a year or two to get more draft picks. Half the signings don't make any sense for them.

[ShanahanMan 473]

We're just a heartbeat away from Holland's annual, "Why we Struck Out" press conference consisting of great quotes like:

"We kicked some tires"

"We like our team"

"Cleary and Quincey extensions are our moves".

[kipwinger 8,524]

Brad Stuart just got traded to the Avs for a 6th and a 7th.

Is this the same guy that just had to play in California for family reasons, so KH let him go?

He did have to play in Cali, until his stepdaughter was 18. Which she is now, and no longer subject to custody rules.

[LeftWinger 4,961]

Stuart was traded for a 2nd and a 6th I thought?

Of course we only got a scrub and a 7th for him when he was younger.... Go Kenny!

[chances14 227]

Stuart was traded for a 2nd and a 6th I thought?

Of course we only got a scrub and a 7th for him when he was younger.... Go Kenny!

he was lucky to get anything at all. everyone knew he was only signing with the sharks, yet the sharks traded for his rights anyways

[frankgrimes 1,836]

If we don't get Niskanen fine, as long as we our offer was a good as the one he is going to sign, which means he liked another team or another city better BUT if Holland low balled him term and or capwise I'd say move up and let a GM with more fire takeover.

Not overpaying in order to fix a damn BIG need will lead to another meh-season, at least sign an enforcer to bring some entertainment to this team...

[matt198913 932]

Stuart was traded for a 2nd and a 6th I thought?

Because he had leverage and a family situation. Some of you need to realize that your entilted to your own opinions but not your own facts.

Of course we only got a scrub and a 7th for him when he was younger.... Go Kenny!

[BottleOfSmoke 5,965]

@asktheduffer: Speculation that Niskanen's camp may have overestimated his bargaining power and priced himself out of market. Could be back in play.

[matt198913 932]

@asktheduffer: Speculation that Niskanen's camp may have overestimated his bargaining power and priced himself out of market. Could be back in play.

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