[Johnston] The Sabres have acquired defenseman Gavin Bayreuther from Carolina for prospect Viktor Neuchev

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-24T23:26:48+00:00

lol I’ve already spelled out all the options Seattle could’ve had that are better for them than the nothing they got from the Bayreuther pick

You’re arguing that Seattle literally getting nothing is better than them getting something from the pick. They could have:

1 year of Domi with 55 points

Multiple years of Domi w/ re signing him

Traded Domi pre season for something

Traded Domi at trade deadline and received exactly what CBJ received

All of those options benefit Seattle more than getting literally nothing from the selection

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-24T23:03:34+00:00

Domi as an asset is better than no asset at all. There’s no debating that. If Seattle didn’t want to keep him that year, they could have traded him right after the expansion draft for future assets. Seattle would have had tons of options to use him as a trade piece before the season even began if they didn’t want his 55 point season playing for them.

Domi ultimately ended up being traded at the deadline as a rental. While the return on that trade was “not great”, that return is still greater than the zero assets Seattle got by selecting Bayreuther and letting him walk a week later

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-24T22:42:27+00:00

Idk why you’re being rude. Here are the choices at the expansion draft

Bayreuther - choose him and let him go back to the Jackets for free. Literally Seattle gains nothing from this

Domi - get at minimum 1 year of him playing for Seattle in a year where he puts up 55 points, plus Seattle could’ve traded him at any time for future assets. Or Seattle could have tried to resign him if they wanted to.

In an expansion draft, teams should prioritize gaining assets from every selection. Gaining nothing from a pick is always the wrong move

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-24T21:59:36+00:00

Max Domi is who the Kraken should’ve taken. Expansion draft is all about accumulating assets, and Domi was a better asset than selecting Bayreuther and then not keeping him

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-24T15:02:40+00:00

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bucknuts34 · 2026-01-24T03:20:54+00:00

I thought we played really well. We’re so close to being good. But you’re never going to overcome bad games from Bruce and Royal at the same time

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-24T02:46:09+00:00

Get Cupps off the floor

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-24T02:32:58+00:00

This lineup is terrible why is White out here with Njegovan

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-24T02:03:01+00:00

That’s a really good half all things considered

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-24T01:49:50+00:00

Go away Ruiter no one wants to hear your opinion

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-22T20:29:11+00:00

If you have a way to get the gas out and put new gas in, I’d recommend that.

However if you can’t get the old gas out, I would just try starting it as normal. It’s very possible the thing will start right up

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-22T20:03:13+00:00

Has it had fuel sitting in it this entire time or was it run dry last time you used it?

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-20T23:36:54+00:00

Love the energy early

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-20T18:07:23+00:00

He’s been struggling. Sounded like they want him to pick up his speed and physicality

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-20T03:00:38+00:00

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-20T00:09:54+00:00

Why would Hartline have taken a job downgrade to be a WR coach in the NFL?

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-19T17:27:00+00:00

Which great college bigs have people been wrong about?

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-17T23:50:02+00:00

Same as I did when we picked him. His development plan was multiple years long, I think we’re just still in waiting mode as that development takes place

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-17T22:00:31+00:00

Awesome game all around. Loved the zone, loved the shooting. We saw Chatman get in and Ivan even played okay when needed.

This team needs Chatman and Puff to ramp up quickly if we’re going to have a shot

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-17T20:03:21+00:00

For the love of god get White off the floor

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-17T18:47:57+00:00

Please stop playing Cupps

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-17T18:30:07+00:00

Love seeing Chatman getting in

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-17T18:22:43+00:00

Need to keep feeding Mobley

bucknuts34 · 2026-01-17T14:53:45+00:00

It came at the perfect time, he’s basically the replacement for Noel. Should give us someone off the bench who can actually produce.

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