[Silber] “I mean, we didn’t want to move Beck. We like what he’s done… I just think the opportunity for that pick that we could use it.” Capitals GM Brian MacLellan explains why he traded Beck Malenstyn to the Sabres
by PrinciplesRK
@Buffalo Sabres
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Definitely think it was a case of Adams finding “his guy” and was willing to pay whatever for him. Instead of getting a guy on the block, he found a guy that ticked all the boxes in his mind. Maybe it’s smart, maybe it’s not. But I think Beck is gonna be a favorite quickly, and people will forget about the overpay(myself included)
Yes, getting a player that a team has no motivation to trade means you have to overpay, like the Sabres did with Malenstyn or the Lighting did with Jeannot. When teams have a motivation to trade a player it’s easier to get a deal done, but if the team has a motivation to trade them it usually means they have some warts (about to hit UFA status and due for a big pay raise, player is disgruntled and wants a change of scenery, there are some limitations to their game, player is a bit older than you’d like, etc).
If Beck the Check can hold down the 4th line and protect anyone messing with Dahlin and Tage. It is an underpay.
We have no actual toughness on the ice. We don’t need Krebs and Cuzo taking turns getting knocked out.
This dude was a wrecking ball against the Amerks.
Don’t know how he is NHL readinesswise but we do need less of the same type of players and more diversity.
I’m not in the whole ATW narrative but you do need some actual NHL toughness to keep everyone honest.
Call me old fashioned, but I think using what you have far too much of to acquire something you actually need isn’t an overpay.