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Originally Posted by Monahammer
I disagree for a couple of reasons.
1. I think that both ownership and fan base are completely disillusioned with the idea of a "rebuild". You're not going to get a much more favorable draft oriented rebuild than the sabres have gone through with top picks, and they still have a garbage team to show for it.
2. There's also ample league evidence that going for broke with mostly rookies and young players on a rebuild is a total loser game. Look no further than north on the QE2 for that.
3. The players we are proposing are long term controllable at much more reasonable balanced value than Eichel. Monahan's next contract will probably be in the same $ range, while Hanifin is locked up at relative value.
What this package does give them is a very reasonable 1C to shelter Cozens on the 2nd line until he's ready to take the reins. Then Monahan folds into an excellent 2C. Hanifin gives them a stalwart LD to put behind Dahlin and help balance their roster. Then they still get good potential in Zary and a 1st that looks pretty middling this year. Bennett also seems to hold minor value still.
This is a good package for a rebuilding club. The players are all still young, 1 still has more upside to develop into (Hanifin, maybe Bennett), you don't leave your roster with an absolute gaping hole on the top (crushing the spirits of remaining players), and you get two premium future pieces to boot.
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I am not buying what you are selling at all there.
I see no way they take a 26/27 year old with 2 years left on his deal as a main piece in a trade for a better player who is 2 years younger. Makes absolutely no sense. They didn’t get anywhere with Eichel they are not getting anywhere with Monahan.
If they don’t go for picks and prospects they likely would target a player line Brady Tkachuk or other young players drafted from 16-19 who are young but already established.
You are already mentioning that both Monahan and Hanifin would move to the 2nd line C and second pair D roles. Why would Buffalo target this for their franchise player they embarrassingly tanked to get.
Bennett? The guy might not get qualified let alone be a valuable piece of this deal. Zary and the 1st are fine enough pieces but every single team has those. I don’t think 2 years of Monahan or 3 years of Hanifin that leads them to UFA status qualifies as long term team control
You honestly can’t be serious with that post above? No one would be gullible enough to believe this is the type of package Buffalo would want or the best they would be offered.