TWO TRADE REQUESTS CONFIRMED: BUFFALO SABRES & SAN JOSE SHARKS FORWARDS WANT OUT (Olofsson, Labanc)

TWO TRADE REQUESTS CONFIRMED: BUFFALO SABRES & SAN JOSE SHARKS FORWARDS WANT OUT (Olofsson, Labanc)

So in the midst of all the news all the updates about players coming back injuries and GM firings we had ourselves some other lowkey things that I think will start to gain a little bit more traction as these days go on here today we’re talking about two trade requests

From two players on different teams and I thought it’d be kind of convenient to put these together since they are are technically talking about the same thing so our targets are the Buffalo Sabres as well as the San Jose Sharks let’s go out there and talk about these in

Chronological order starting out with the news that we had received on February 13th so 2 days ago from buffalonews.com this piece was published by Lance wasowski and will be linked in the description if you want to go ahead and read it but it talks about how forward Victor olafson is remaining

Patient while awaiting a possible trade from Buffalo take a look at what this article goes out there and says the piece opens up by talking about how the past 11 months have been amongst the most challenging of Victor Olson’s career he’s been a healthy scratch in 18 of the

Sab 52 games this season and 36% of their games dating back to March 13th 2023 oh boy that’s uh that’s a lot of games if I do say so myself there also was a 3-week span in which the former 20 goal scorer was not playing and the

Article even says here a three-time 20 goal guy olafson has only four goals in 33 games during his fifth season with Buffalo his spot on the power play is gone so is his role in the top six his average I time is down 6 and 1 12 minutes from 201920 when his remarkable

Left-handed shot produced 20 goals in a line with Jack eel and earn him a spot on the NHL’s all rookie team and honestly that was one of the highlights I feel of the 2019 rookie class I believe that was the Quinn Hughes kale mcar year but Olson did have 42 points

In 54 games played Just Stellar Point production as a top six forward and even last year the guy had 28 goals in 75 games played as well 40 points he was on Pace for about 30 if he had played the full year and this year he has significantly declined in terms of ice

Time in terms of spotting the lineup and in terms of the numbers this is what the article goes out there and continues oh son a pending UFA told Buffalo news that he’s informed the Sabers that he would welcome a change of scenery before the March 8th trade deadline yeah definitely

Olson said when he is asked if he’s approached GM Kevin Adams on a possible trade I’m not going to lie about that I’ve got to play hockey and right now I’m not playing you always have to think about yourself and your career I’ve always had a great time here and I love

It here but I’ve got to think about myself obviously if there’s an opportunity to go somewhere and play that would be the ideal thing now now when reading this article I kind of was thinking about a lot of what Sab fans have been saying mostly on their

Subreddit the past few weeks that yeah Victor Olson has probably been in a lot of trade talks it’s just kind of difficult to trade a guy who’s making $4.75 million a year this season and who isn’t really doing much of what he’s supposed to be doing which is scoring

Goals when it comes to the idea of a rental this guy really doesn’t seem like a good option when you talk about just the raw hard numbers of of course if you’re talking about into the future if you give this guy a power play spot if

You allow him the room to move and to just snipe pux left right and Center like he had been able to do in the past then sure there’s an opportunity for olon to still be a contributable NHL forward it’s just he’s really not doing himself any favors this season with the

Way his progression has gone so when it comes to the idea of Buffalo trying to trade him away hey it’d be kind of difficult like imagine getting assets in return for Olson at this Point 28 years old too so he’s not even as young as he

Was back when he had that first 20 goal year so there definitely is a little bit more to be desired I would say when it comes to Olson and his profile so in regards to the likelihood of him being able to get traded I mean it’s good that

He’s honest about it in the media saying yeah I’ve approached Kevin Adams I would like a change of scenery there is an official trade request here it’s just I don’t really know the likelihood of that actually accomplish in itself so unfortunately for the Buffalo Sabers I

Feel like the best course of action for Olson here if he doesn’t get traded would just to be leaving in free agency and then signing some cheap deals somewhere else because he’s already gotten the bag with that $4 million contract and see what he could do with

Some other team because we know the talent is there it just hasn’t shown up this season so when it comes to the other guy that we’re talking about in regards to a trade request this is an article from the hockey news from yesterday the hockey news exclusive

Report the San Jose Sharks and for Kevin leank are working together to find a fresh start the hockey news has learned that San Jose Sharks Winger Kevin leank and his agent are working with the team for leank to find a fresh start in the NHL leank has been in head coach David

Quinn’s dogghouse for much of the season and he was a healthy scratch for the seven straight game yesterday against the Winnipeg Jets here is what the agent Mike Karan went out there and said I Echo what Kevin said yesterday about finding a fresh start we are working

With the team to find him a new opportunity in the NHL either by the trade deadline or in the off season regardless of the outcome I know he’ll continue to work as hard as he can to get back in the lineup and give the Sharks his best effort leank also had

Comments saying I’ve been in this league for eight years now so I kind of understand the business side of it it’s just an understanding that it’s not working here maybe go somewhere else and get a fresh start the hockey news can confirm there’s no animosity from either

Side in the situation so neither the team nor the player are having any harsh feelings but leank will continue to work hard in practice and earn an opportunity to play in the Sharks lineup now when it comes to Kevin leank situation in San Jose he’s 28 years old signed till the

End of this season also making $4.7 million a year so he’s pretty much in the exact same boat as Victor Olson this is why I’m talking about them in the same video and leank this year has seven points two goals and five assists in 32 games played definitely not the same 33

Points that he had in 72 games last year and a huge Far Cry from the 56 points he had in 82 games in 201819 they also went to the finals that year if you remember so Kevin leank has had some pretty good success in a holistic body of work with the San Jose

Sharks it’s just these past few years have not been as kind and pretty much everything that you could say about Victor Olson that we had talked about 5 minutes ago can be repeated here for Mr leank how if you’re talking about a rental situation there’s no value here

No team team that is a cup Contender cup favorite whatever is going to look at Kevin leank and say oh yeah that’s the guy that we need in our team this year let’s shell out a third round pick for him let’s shell out a second round pick

For this guy if you’re looking for Kevin Le Banks overall Redemption tour in the NHL it’s probably going to find itself in the offseason you’re probably going to see him become a free agent and sign Elsewhere for cheap I get it the agent is going out there in say ya the Sharks

And I we’re working together to try to find Kevin leank a new home by the trade deadline but realistic Al how much selling could you pitch for your client who only has 7 points in 30 Games as a $4.7 million 28- year-old Winger I mean there’s very little value and a very

Little sell here that I think could be accomplished and it’s one of those things where if you had already talked about the idea of a leank trade like last year maybe it would have been easier to do that he had 33 points in 72 games after all but this season things

Have not been going all too well the scratching the deployment the lack of ice time the lack of reduction things just have not been going well for either of these two guys in Le bank or olivon so maybe the change of scenery thing will have to wait assuming a team

Doesn’t really go out there and see too much value in what they have to bring anyway so if you’re a fan of either the San Jose Sharks or the Buffalo Sabers let me know your thoughts in the comment section below how do you feel about the official trade requests being confirmed

By both of these players here the Sharks and the Sabers are not doing all too hot but they’ve got assets on their teams like these scoring Wingers who haven’t been scoring and who are making $4.7 million and who happen to be 28 years old and who happen to be expiring more

Similarities in one and they’re all on the market here what are your thoughts on what these guys could fetch on the trade block if you actually think they could fetch anything if you’re a team looking for a scoring depth Winger to help you out in the playoffs do you go

To an olivon or a Le bank if you’re a fan of any other team that is not Buffalo or San Jose what do you think the entire trade conversation would look like surrounding these guys let meary thoughts in the comment section below I hope you enjoyed this V R 99 and Bye

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We’re talking about the confirmed trade requests from both Buffalo Sabres forward Victor Olofsson, and San Jose Sharks forward Kevin Labanc.

Olofsson: https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nhl/sabres/victor-olofsson-nhl-buffalo-sabres-kevyn-adams-don-granato-jacob-bryson/article_5b562596-ca0f-11ee-940a-cbc4477140ee.html
Labanc: https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/news/thn-exclusive-report-sharks-kevin-labanc-working-together-to-find-fresh-start

This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom

This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.

Both Kevin Labanc and Victor Olofsson were late round picks at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:

1st – Florida Panthers, Aaron Ekblad
2nd – Buffalo Sabres, Sam Reinhart
3rd – Edmonton Oilers, Leon Draisaitl
4th – Calgary Flames, Sam Bennett
5th – New York Islanders, Michael Dal Colle
6th – Vancouver Canucks, Jake Virtanen
7th – Carolina Hurricanes, Haydn Fleury
8th – Toronto Maple Leafs, William Nylander
9th – Winnipeg Jets, Nikolaj Ehlers
10th – Anaheim Ducks (from Ottawa Senators), Nick Ritchie
11th – Nashville Predators, Kevin Fiala
12th – Arizona Coyotes, Brendan Perlini
13th – Washington Capitals, Jakub Vrana
14th – Dallas Stars, Julius Honka
15th – Detroit Red Wings, Dylan Larkin
16th – Columbus Blue Jackets, Sonny Milano
17th – Philadelphia Flyers, Travis Sanheim
18th – Minnesota Wild, Alex Tuch
19th – Tampa Bay Lightning, Tony DeAngelo
20th – Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose Sharks), Nick Schmaltz
21st – St. Louis Blues, Robby Fabbri
22nd – Pittsburgh Penguins, Kasperi Kapanen
23rd – Colorado Avalanche, Conner Bleackley
24th – Vancouver Canucks (from Anaheim Ducks), Jared McCann
25th – Boston Bruins, David Pastrnak
26th – Montreal Canadiens, Nikita Scherbak
27th – San Jose Sharks, Nikolay Goldobin
28th – New York Islanders (from New York Rangers via Tampa Bay Lightning), Josh Ho-Sang
29th – Los Angeles Kings, Adrian Kempe
30th – New Jersey Devils, John Quenneville

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