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Who is the prospect in the deal? IMO, it should be a decent rostered player at a cheap price if the Sabres are taking on that contract. And absolutely not a draft pick. Can't say it enough: draft picks in the NHL are not good compensation. And how do they deal with Hutton's cap hit?

I should clarify that I did mean the quality of players that Quebec received in the Lindros trade. Not what Botterill would likely get, which may be this^

Not that this has anything to do with the point of the exercise (which is to relieve boredom and talk hockey), but Botterill in no way is in more of a position of weakness than Quebec was when it traded Lindros. Lindros had publicly stated that he never would play for Quebec, and had successfully used that same ploy earlier in his career, when he refused to play for Soo and was traded to Oshawa. Quebec had no leverage whatsoever and still received two competing, and heavy, bids.

Does steaming mad and reading SabreSpace count? Because something happened a couple of hours ago that has me steaming mad.

That's why the question is fun. But the real premise, as I intended it, is a haul similar to the Lindros trade, i.e., sure things. And I like the answers I see.

Oh absolutely. That's why I'm asking you all and not him. Well, also, I don't have a way to reach him.

He had already won a Vezina, come second in Calder voting, and carried a team to a Stanley Cup Final Game 7 against the Oilers. He was in his prime and was practically a star. I think any comparison has to have a very solid starting goalie coming back in return.

Fixed it.

I don't get it...

I'm headed to a surgical supply store in a few minutes; not sure what they'll have left, but I want some latex gloves. Can I pick up anything for you?

Well, this particular WaPo article is definitely behind a paywall for me. In fact, the redirect is so fast that I can't even link to the actual webpage!

So here's the thing. The Sabs have this "best defenseman since Denis Potvin" hanging around, but they also have a LOT of needs. Lindros was traded for Forsberg, Ricci, Hextall, Duchene, and Kerry Huffman, as well as $15M in cash. The Sabres don't need the cash, so let's pretend that $15M becomes another player or a prospect or something.

Should be towards the top of reddit.com/r/buffalo....wait, here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Buffalo/comments/fsq12c/buffalo_braces_to_become_a_coronavirus/

The league might be the problem. I saw this today; I don't think it's an April Fool's Day gag, but maybe it is:

Please keep comments about Craig Smith to the free agent threads, thank you. Ok, seriously: I wish that certain media sites would lift their paywall restrictions for COVID coverage. The Buffalo News doesn't get much right, but it got that right. I'm pretty sure that WSJ can afford to make that article available. A similarly restricted Washington Post article today suggests that Buffalo is about to get hit HARD. The entire article is about Buffalo, but we can't read it. (It is copy/pasted on reddit for anyone who wants to look.) Meanwhile, ABC reports that 1400 NYPD have tested positive, which reflects Dr. Smith's comment that 15% of NYC first responders are hit. I read somewhere--don't remember where; it was two days ago--that NYC is peaking and I hope that's right. "Let Me Clear My Throat" would indicate one example.

No it hasn't. Players wanted to come here in 2007.

Really? This one?

Today I learned and wished I hadn't, even if it is purely mythological.

This wouldn't surprise me one bit. As soon as this thing hit I called my parents and asked them to check with me before making any big changes like putting all of their portfolio into gold or something like that. You just know people are going to prey upon the elderly.

I guess he didn't look quite as bad to me as he did to you two!

I think that's bad news on Larsson but I also think you're right. Would you not want Simmonds at the price GA suggested? $2.5 for a vet presence isn't bad.

Google search for "NYSE" (I wanted to see how the market in general did, not just DJIA or S&P) gave me visiting hours and peak visiting times. Umm, I don't think so.

New England fans are sooooooo soft: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/patriots-fans-roasted-espn-over-first-take-poll-omitting-tom-brady And they even have a special "Tom Brady" tab at the top for a guy who isn't even their QB anymore!

I'd do that.

What do you think Simmonds will sign for?