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Do Grigo and Z ever get a chance to put what they learned in the press box into practice? They might as well be playing NHL14 this season

They were fired for poor job performance, whilst making a few million a year

Can someone please fill us newer fans in on tr legend and history of this man? If he likes defensively responsible hockey I have a feeling half our team will be sitting. I think Girgenson and Ott are our only capable forwards in their own zone (am I forgetting anyone else?)

So much for Terry wanting this organization to make mistakes... We are now the Oilers, we fire our management and bring in alumni to run it. I'm intrigued what a new gm will do. I hope Devine goes, he has as much to do with running the franchise as DR. The times I saw Nolan coach, I was not impressed I like the idea of Pat being involved. Is there any decent GM out there? Any European ones like the Finish guy for CBJ?

How does 3/149 compare to other teams? Not to mention, there is more to a draft than finding the all star players. You also need to find the supporting cast. Moreover, now the all star teams are voted for that really skews who gets in. I remember when Crosby was 3rd in the racings and he hadn't played a game that entire year

1 Crosby 2 Stamkos 3 Sedin 4 Ovi 5 Marleau 6 Kessel 7 St Louis 8 Couture 9 Duchene 10 Perry 11 Tavares 12 Thornton 13 Toews 14 Zetterberg 15 Datsyuk 16 Getzlaf 17 Sedin 18 Backstrom 19 Spezza 20 Benn 21 Subban 22 Kopitar 23 Sequin 24 Karlsson 25 Malkin 26 Parise 27 Kane 28 Ryan 29 OEL 30 Pietrangelo 31 Kronwall 32 Suter 33 Weber 34 Keith 35 Shattenkirk 36 Doughty 37 Seabrook 38 Niemi 39 Quick 40 Rask 41 Luongo 42 Rinne 43 Miller 44 Lundqvist 45 Giroux 46 Staal 47 Hall 48 Nash 49 Koivu 50 Kovalchuk (if still around) 51 Eriksson 52 Chara

I can't believe we offered Vanek $9 million a year. I am so happy he didn't take that. Vanek is Hossa, a very good but not great player who can contribute a lot but cannot and will never carry a team

What did you want asked?

Looks like Moulson isn't being flipped straight away Miller is here for now. No new trade talks. He is playing very well, so open to keeping him

I imagine Ott is now the full time C and they will give a second A Well, the old core is truley broken. Four traded, one on the fourth line and one peppered with more shots than a soldier. Time for the kids to inherit this team. Let's hope they step up. Myers and Hodgson need to be the mentors now. I wonder if they can rise to it

Same hollow feeling that i got when Pommers was traded. Kind of sad really. Goodbye Thomas.

I wonder who will get the second A now

There would be a crossover. It is probably easiest to accept that now, so you have a few years to build up to it, rather than getting 'blindsided' by it

This team could really do with more forwards who put up 50 points in seasons where their play is described as 'invisible'! Bar last year, Stafford has been one of our most consistent forwards. He is consistently streaky and puts up about 50 points (or 0.6ppg) a season. There are worse players to have on your team. He is also, usually, alright defensively (no Selke winner, but no slouch either) Season - Points Per Game 06 - 0.66 07 - 0.59 08 - 0.57 09 - 0.45 10 - 0.84 11 - 0.63 12 - 0.39

I'm saying 25 excluding games already missed

I wish this wasn't seen as one of the weakest drafts for the past 2 decades. Typical Sabres, completely sucking the year nothing but scraps is available, allowing us to become just good enough to miss out on Connor McDavid

Lundqvist isn't much better. Its almost like Tort's defensive style may have helped his goalies stats and now they have to adjust to being the only goalie on the ice for their team or something?

Talking of. Kaleta has an in-person hearing today because of his hit at 3:10 last night. He is gone for 5+ games. Probably closer to 30 as it would be like the 100th time he was suspended

:( Trading Pommers instead of Vanek could have been one of our bigger mistakes if TV walks this season. After all, Minny originally wanted Vanek and would have probably given us more

$200 on Sabres

Pommers looking to sign an extension by Thursday: http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/225942271.html

The year Pommers got it Vanek got 61 points, nothing to write home about. I think Vanek benefitted from the shortened season. Coming off his best season, now a captain, a pending UFA and with little desire to stay here...he holds all the cards for negotiations. I imagine he is asking for 8.5-9 for 8. After all if 65 points can get you $7.1 million, 20 more points and captain has to be good for $1.5 more million

Why does Ott never blink?

I'm a little shocked they gave it to Vanek. I expect him yo be gone this time next year. I think we resign Ott for 1 year at the deadline. Vanek is no where near those two other players so shouldn't be mentioned with them. It would also have been nice if he remotely lived up to his contract :(