Turk Sanderson wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:01 pm
Buch gives you the added dimension of defending and killing penalties that you won’t get from any of the prospects… not right away, anyway. If he wants to stay, I’m all for keeping him… but he’s gonna want to get paid Thomas / Kyrou $$$ … and that’s why I’d rather move on from Kyrou… I doubt that Kyrou ever reaches his full potential with the Blues…. If he had 1/2 of a give-a-shit, he’d be rocking 70 points at this point of the season, given who he’s playing with. He plays like he’s made out of glass. He should have been a baseball player.
Yes to all of this. if the choice is Kyrou or Buch, see ya Jordan. Though I’d also say that if the choice were Kyrou or a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
RAFritchey wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:07 pm
Buchnevich will be 30 at the end of his current contract (2025), and will likely (and rightfully) be looking for something along the lines of 6-8 years at around $9 mil AAV by then. The first couple of seasons would certainly be worth it, but after the first few years we'd be talking about him the way we're currently talking about Brayden Schenn, I'd LOVE for him to be here for another 4-5 years, through our 'retool' and then help lead us to another Cup victory, but the timing is just not right.
If we keep him to try to make playoff runs this year and next, many fans will be HOWLING that we let him 'walk for nothing' in 2025, instead of dealing him now when his 'value was highest.'
Absolutely valid points, too. I’m definitely that guy in the last sentence in some cases. This doesn’t feel like that now, but you may be right. Although, we did just see Tarasenko fetch two picks, so that shit happens to the best of them, too.
