Krebs (5 feet 11 inches, 190 pounds), while an intriguing prospect, is unmolded clay. “That was really, really important to us.” “Someone we had targeted and worked extremely hard to get in this deal,” he said. Sabres GM Kevyn Adams is betting on Krebs, 20, as the future.
The feeling on the Sabres’ return: That’s all they got? It looks like a talented prospect (Krebs), a middle-six forward ( Alex Tuch, not expected back until 2022 after offseason shoulder surgery), a first-round pick that’s top-10 protected (meaning it won’t be in the top 10 if Vegas is a lottery team this year), and a 2022 second-rounder for the third they included with Eichel. “You’ve got that elite level of player Jack comfortably slots into … We felt that we would not be doing our organization justice to fail to pursue it.” There’s certain players we have aggressively gone after and tried to bring into our organization,” McCrimmon said. “We’re not always interested in every situation that comes forward. Time will tell on how this shakes out, but it wouldn’t be the first time someone made a questionable decision before sunrise in Vegas. Funny, too, how Thursday’s deal was completed around 5:30 a.m.
