Who won the JJ Peterka trade?
The Buffalo Sabres have traded JJ Peterka to the Utah Mammoth in exchange for Michael Kesselring and Josh Doan in a blockbuster deal that has once again put Buffalo in the crosshairs. But are the Sabres being unfairly criticized for this deal? Who got the most value out of the swap?
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4:05 What this means for Utah
7:10 Peterka’s contract
8:15 What this means for Buffalo
13:13 Is Kesselring good?
15:35 Who is Josh Doan?
15:33 What’s next for Sabres
26:20 GMKA’s statement
28:40 How does Utah approach FA?
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i said fleece but they did need RHD but if JJ becomes consistent 30 goal scorer that can push the 40-50 mark its fleece
I don't know how to feel being a Sabres fan. At first I thought we got absolutely fleeced. Then I remembered Peterka is amazing offensively but is a huge liability defensively. Hes a fun player overall.
Sabres started to claw their way back at the end of last year because of good two way play from some of their forwards (Tuch/Benson/McLeod and other rotating in an out).
Makes us a more boring team becoming more defensive but its probably for the best.
As a Sabres fan (since 1970), I agree that Peterka is overrated. He wanted out because he's a pussy. Not a team guy. I don't see him as a top six forward at this point. Good analysis here.
Peterka doesn’t have good power play stats. I’m sure he will get better but he’s not a PP guy
The Sabres HAVE to get tougher, point. blank. period. They're in the Atlantic division for crying out loud. They've been soft as baby turds for years. This trade for sure does that. Did they overpay? Yes because its Buffalo, they have to. Its not coincidence that the last 2 forwards they have traded away were horrible defensively. 6'5'' RHD do not grow on trees and the Sabres have skilled forward prospects up the wazoo. 👍👍
The sleeper in this deal is Josh Doan…he plays the game like his dad. A tough grinder who knows what he can do and will go in the corners and get in front of the net on a regular basis every shift
The Sabres got good players but what they paid is a joke. JJ was a 23 year old already proven scorer trending to be an 80 point guy, and the Sabres had all the leverage and his rights for 4 years. They had no reason to rush any trade that wasn’t fair value. And fair value was not Utahs 5th best D man and a grinder. Let’s be real, the Sabres moved him bc it was less expensive than paying him.
And apparently if you want out of Buffalo, all you need to do is be good enough to warrant a payday and ask. They’ll get you right out. They’re a farm team now basically. Does anyone on earth think they’re USING that 20 mil in cap space, or do we think they’ll be their usual 10 under?
This isn't sour grapes and to be honest I'm not a Peterka fan. There's things you also have to take into consideration like Peterka off the ice, did his teammates like him, the kid doesn't know what defense is at both ends of the ice, he gets knocked off his skates at least once a shift if the puck is in the offensive zone. His biggest asset is his goal scoring of course. The only fault with the trade in my eyes is 4 and 9 should have been swapped