Nous avons un échange à annoncer ! Vendredi après-midi, les Sabres de Buffalo ont échangé le 9e choix au total du repêchage de 2022, Matthew Savoie, aux Oilers d’Edmonton en échange de Ryan McLeod et Tyler Tullio. L’échange laisse de nombreuses questions en suspens sur la gestion des actifs de Buffalo. Partagez vos réflexions dans les commentaires ci-dessous ! Cliquez sur J’aime et abonnez-vous ! Suivez Jesse sur Twitter à @JesseBlake Suivez Jesse sur Instagram @Jesse.Blake Abonnez-vous au Jesse Blake Sports Report partout où vous obtenez vos podcasts ! Visitez https://sdpn.ca pour en savoir plus. https://www.youtube.com/@JesseBlakeSportsReport?sub_confirmation=1 Rejoignez-nous sur Discord : https://discord.com/invite/MtTmw9rrz7 Pour toute demande générale, envoyez un courriel à : info@sdpn.ca Contactez https://www.sdpn.ca/sales pour communiquer avec notre équipe de vente et discuter de l’opportunité d’intégrer votre marque à notre contenu ! Rejoignez SDP VIP : YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0a0z05HiddEn7k6OGnDprg/join Apple Podcasts : https://apple.co/thestevedanglepodcast Spotify : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sdpvip/subscribe
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Matthew Savoie never even played for The Memorial Cup let alone won it. The 2024 Memorial Cup Champions were The Saginaw Spirit of The OHL.
Savoie was caught in a numbers game. When you look at the AHL and other teams.. Ostland, Rosen, Kulich, the guy they got this years draft, Benson from last year… all first rounders in the last few years. Savoie is small and not really a bottom 6 guy and that's where the opening was. McLeod fits the role needed and the sabres again.. are deep in guys trying to find a hole in the lineup to jump into.. With McLeod being a defensive minded as he is… this may in fact be a great trade for both sides…
McLeod may have had below-expectations playoffs as the 3C, but as a winger on the second line alongside Draisailt during the season, he often looked like 97 out there, with all kinds of speed, offensive havoc and playmaking ability.
bro all i have been seeing are rumors that teams dont want to deal with buffalo because they are too stingy and unrealistic then i watch kevyn over pay for a 3rd liner. this is such bull shit as a fan of the sabre. (i so like McCleod good add also their cap isnt 13 mill left still need to sign upl and 2 others)
I think the Sabres think they have all the pieces going forward, problem is if reality has the same timeline. Maybe an upgrade on Jokiharju, theyre missing that good right shot shut down defenceman that can log ice time, like a Larsson. I think they know their best chance is with Levi, but he needs help. So I think McLeod may answer some of that, and Quinn and Benson are needed to take that next step. Sabres are ready when Levi along with help can take that next step.
Kraken- Larsson
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This would save money to put towards Beniers
buffalo bunch of losers
It seems Kevin Adams had some reservations about 5'9" Savoie, prompting him to trade Savoie for a 6'3" established NHL player. It's uncertain if Savoie, given his smaller stature, will fulfill the expectations of a top ten draft pick, as smaller players often face challenges in transitioning to the NHL. If Savoie becomes a scoring powerhouse, Buffalo might regret the decision, but for now, Buffalo appears to have won this trade.
Just was thinking about this deal, Savoie is a smaller guy. For several seasons Buffalo has drafted some smaller players (Zach Benson immediately comes to mind). A 5 foot 8/9inch player probably wont survive long in a bottom six role, and theres too much competition to choose his height over someone taller. The deal isn’t great, but that might come more down to timing than anything. The league was okay being small 2 years ago, but just look at this years draft alone.
McCloud can at least give you 25-30 points as a bottom 6 on EDM, but what if McCloud gets a bit of the Calle Jarnkrok usage. Plug and play anywhere in the line up, predominantly works in the middle to bottom 6, but can give a good game or two on the top line. As a Sabres fan, I wanted Savoie to work so much, but more often then not I was wondering where he was.
Us Sabre fans are fed up with 'potential'. The Sabres have stockpiled prospects and smaller skilled players for years and it has not gotten us to the playoffs. Buffalo can be a difficult sell to UFA's so we have to overpay to get players here, and even then we rarely land a high-profile player. Savoie is injury prone and Benson and Kulich already passed him on the depth chart. I think he's a good player and i wish him well in Edmonton. But the Sabres need help in the bottom 6 (especially in their own end) and a better year from their top 6 forwards. Not denying his skil or potential, but Savoie was expendable at this time.
Yea cuz good free agents are just comping at the bit to come to Buffalo, who are on EVERY PLAYERS no-trade clauses btw. The Sabres cant just go out and buy what they need like most teams. 👍👍
Okay, just stop! Inhale rainbows, exhale tension. I live in Edmonton, I've seen Ryan play. This guy is a killer 3 C . Man can this dude skate. He is NHL bonafide, You are going to love him. We spent a lot of time and money developing Matts older brother Carter as a prospect, Didn't work. You guys will love Ryan…relax
i dont care if Savoie hasn't played a full season, even 10 games in the show yet. This is an awful trade by Buffalo. Utter stupidity in my opinion. Even if Savoie wanted it, just talk to him and say we need you, he was drafted only 2 years ago, you have to let him get a real chance. Especially in a place like Buffalo.
Nobody wants to play here because we are losers. We need to find random ass guys who dont have the leverage to say no to us. Once we start making the playoffs it will change just like Florida, we have a strong market in Buffalo. They are really leaning in to the Lindy Ruff style team. Here is hoping Benson, Kulich and Helenius pan out.
worst trade ever…
Sabres fan here! To be honest not mad at the the trade sabres have a log jam in the system and savoie was passed by benson and kulich and need bodies for the nhl
Not sure how Buffalo scores next year. They dump a 9th overall pick from 2022 who had 71 points in 42 games last year in Junior. He was their second most highly rated prospect.
They barely have one offensive line now.
Hard to believe any management is actually this stupid. This has to be a part of a larger deal going down soon. Mitch Marner has to be traded this summer or he’ll get booed in Toronto home games. There has to be something more behind this.
Reminds me of the Brassard for Zibenijad trade Ottawa made back in the day.
Another trade coming
One step closer to keeping Evander Kane 🙌🏻 let’s gooooo!
Ill preface this that im a sabres fan and i hate that Savioe was moved without even really getting reps in the league to get any idea of how he will do, however:
There seems to be a lot of hand wringing over this so I'll do my best to explain. I think this contributes to buffalos success, eventually.
First, Savioe. Blue chip prospect, but hes had trouble staying healthy….in the CHL. In my opinion, there is elevated risk that moving up leagues where the hits are harder and faster )even worse if its the AHL, which i think is physically more grindy). Admittedly, the sabres already seem to have one of those on the roster, Jack Quinn has spent a bunch of time on IR, but hes already made the show, so Savioe is more expendable.
Now the team. Offense 2 seasons ago was sky high, with almost no injuries to the top 6 until late season on that final push. Last season was:
Tage Thompson: injured wrist played through, new dad, came on at the end when he looked noticably more healthy.
Jack Quinn: torn anchilles tendon, offseason workout. Came in mid season and took some time to get to speed.
Dylan Cozens (team canada loves to rave about him) concussed in a fight with hathaway. Off all season till about march. Started to look like himself, looked great for canada.
Skinner: offense fell off, probably due to linemates injuries, defensive black hole always. Didnt see much ice late season when they started winning more.
Alex Tuch: played noticably banged up, also first time dad. Noticably better late season when he looked less hampered (shoulder i think…)
And not to mention one of my biggest criticisms of the team, they looked like they thought they "made" it last season, and played the first half like they were conserving energy for the playoffs, and that they could get by on talent alone. The lindy hiring was made to address that bit.
Are these moves going to pay off? I dont know. Whats kinda refreshing (which i can understand going Super Poorly) is that theyre making team decisions without regard for how the league thinks. Get the players THEY think will help THEM, and not worry about what others think. Good luck sabres, im still rooting for you
What you don't understand is that good players don't want to sign in Buffalo. You don't think he tried?
If Adams just waited it out he could of had Macloud for a 2nd or 3rd rounder later in the summer…brain dead senseless trade.
Bro I’m so used to getting fleeced as an oiler fan that I don’t feel bad doing the fleecing just this once. Remember the Griffin Reinhart deal? That still hurts my heart, so this is a good change of pace. The last time I was this happy during an offseason was when Oilers won the 2015 lottery draft.
Mcleod is a good pick up for Buffalo, he's young, his contract is good. he plays hard. Mcleod was very good in the Stanley Cup Finals, that's what matters. The prospect being traded is just that " a prospect that may be a bust" Good trade Buffalo, you got a proven Stanley Cup player. Read what the Buffalo analytics were on Mcleod, it's very good. I see why they made this trade.
MacLeod played himself off the Oilers when he showed in the playoffs that he had zero hair on his ass and wouldn't battle for the puck in the corners….While watching McDavid, Draisaitl, Nuge and Hyman getting the crap beat out of them…..he even got benched for it for a couple of games.
Blake really just lying about who won the Memorial Cup amazing
Great deal for oilers wtf is Buffalo doing lol makes no sense
You're missing something in your argument. It's not so easy to go out and buy someone when no one wants to play in Buffalo. They can't really sign free agents.
Jackson dominated this summer's free agency, draft and trades, and he's not even a GM lol
Oilers finally understand the path to winning the cup is to fleece Buffalo
Why is it ok to slightly overpay free agents, but its not ok to slightly overpay in trades? Its hilarious to me how people note how many holes the Sabres had in their lineup last year, but Savoie couldn't earn a spot. Now he goes to a stacked Oilers team and hes supposedly gonna help them improve? Why cant it just be a win-win trade where it helps the Sabres fill a hole now and it probably helps the Oilers in a year or 2. Also, if it was easy for the Sabres to sign a 3C of similar skill at this low of a cap hit in free agency, they would've. They need to make these moves to be competitive and hopefully become a team of interest for future free agents. Sorry for the rant.
So some possible perspective from the Buffalo side. Kevyn Adams has put himself into a position where he is making whatever moves he can. Andrew Peters said on his podcast that he had a source which told him that other GMs don't like dealing with Kevyn Adams. Combine that with Buffalo being on every NTC under the sun and being unable to sign any high profile free agents (due to sucking for 13 years, the weather, the taxes, and not being a destination city) and this is what you get. Adams selling whatever he has to in order to buy whatever he can. The Malenstyn trade was the same thing although a bit less severe. A 4th line grinder isn't worth a high second round pick but he made the trade because it was all he could do. All signs point to Adams not having many options and if they don't make the playoffs, any bad deals he made won't be his problem in a year anyways.
In the context of the sabres buying out jeff skinner, this all makes even less sense
I think Tullio is getting disrespected. He should see some NHL time this season.
What’s even worse than the trade itself is that 80% of my fellow Sabres fans love this trade and our hailing Mcleod as the new savior in Buffalo. A total embarrassment.
with zero insider knowledge, I wonder if this was a hush hush trade request from Savoie.
no one wants to come to buffalo, Jesse. Savoie was #3 top prospect. He was passed, expendable. We had to get who we could, who couldn't say no.
Savoie gets injured often and he's small. Obviously he isn't bulking/compensating for his natural shortcomings; nor is he playing in a league that's truly comparable of talent.
Listen, I’m very happy that the Oilers are finally getting some great trades and signings done that aren’t immediately obviously bad. However, there’s a lot to this trade that many people are overlooking. McLeod is a phenomenal player at what he does (in my opinion, most of the time). He can be really good away from the puck and shows flashes of top 6 offence. But what the Oilers will really miss is his penalty killing skills – that will be the hardest thing to replace, as well as just having someone speedy and reliable on the 3rd/4th line. Buffalo got a great player who may very well break out after being traded to a new team.
I still believe the oilers won this trade, but I don’t think it’s quite as lopsided as people seem to think, especially considering Savoie is not guaranteed to be anything yet; the Oilers have bungled prospect development before, even when they don’t have injury problems.
he was a good killer, but he was on the ice for sooo many 5:5 goals in playoffs & a lot were his fault… hes not a good two-way center which is why the oil had to move him to wing during the playoffs.
Need to look deeper at the Sabres, see the Sabres prospect pool ? …. Matt Savoie was passed on the depth chart last season by Zach Benson, and already have Kulich and Rosen in Rochester. Then at the '24 draft Buffalo picks Helenius …. Just to many forward prospects in the Sabres system
Oilers had to move McLeod and this is what they got? WOW. NO oiler fan saw this coming. They got something that maybe SOMETHING in a couple of years for a player they had to dump
Sabres fans will bitch and moan about nearly any trade we make. I think the additions we have made give us more grit and depth in the bottom six. Ruff will certainly have this team playing tougher. As for Savoie, let's see how many games he actually plays.
Would not call McLeod a “great 2-way centre”.
Savoie is projected far higher by fans than teams. Most of the NHL don't see him projecting as a real difference maker in the NHL.
Truth
If he hit or blocked a shot he would still be a oiler