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With all do respect you're still not quoting any reliable source only sports radio types and uninformed fans like you and I.

Maybe you were hearing this value assessment from people on boards like this or media people who don't know anymore than the guy on the street. So any disappointment should be with those people who don't know anymore than the rest of us but we're sure they did.

Your such a positive person. I feel so much better after reading your posts. Can't thank you enough.

This sensible thinking has no place on this board.

Please apply for Botterill's job you obviously know more and please specify what you think offers we're missed out on. Arm chair bs.

Fans had Kane grossly overrated. He's a very talented hockey player who produce for maybe two and a half months this year, had some character questions, was a rental. The Sabres got a conditional 1st,a prospect and a 4th. I said earlier I expected a 2nd and a prospect so I guess I'm not disappointed because we got what I expected. This guy is no Rick Nash and those people who expected that return your fantasy hockey doesn't play in the real world.

As I posted before. This board would be the "whiner line" after any deal for Kane.

This.

Okay. Guess I've had impressions that his work ethic/attitude may be questioned. In any case I'm not adverse to trading him and not promoting it either.

Please offer why we should at this time be up on him. So far,by most accounts, he's not performed like you would hope someone drafted that high would even at this early time.

I guess the good news is how can we be worst? We are almost last in the whole league and by the end of season may very well be.

Of all the problems we have he's just a small part. But he'll be gone and we'll complain about the next guy. Don't take this wrong Lehner isn't that great but on this roster.......not as bad as some.

Can't disagree here but going on assumption team doesn't feel they can sign Kane or Kane doesn't want to sign then get what you can. Also have long believed he won't fetch what a lot on here think but get the most you can. We've lost with him and we'll lose when he's gone.

If he plays another game gets serious injury I'll be very interested to see reaction on here.

Yes, in general , they do. They also owe it to fans to build the best team and to protect their assets. If you're not keeping Kane then you need to get the best deal you can for him. Serious injury could hurt this especially for meaningless games. Are the Rangers wrong for holding out Nash? Not in my mind their not.

Knowing Sabres they play Kane who then suffers serious injury. JBot and Phil explain the stupid decision to play Kane by saying they owe it to the paying fans to ice best team possible.

I'm looking logically. You're looking hopefully.

Exactly which makes his value greater than pure rental. That seems to being ignored by some Sabre fans. Kane's a rental and one known for getting in hot water from time to time although he's been good for awhile now.I would be surprised if we got a return equal to what Brassard fetched and he's a center to boot.

Why? Ones a center Kane is a wing. If Pittsburgh was looking for only a center that wouldn't involve Kane plus fans rumor mill had Pittsburgh interested in Kane.

I think Dreger is usually well informed. Frankly I'm willing to accept what he said and the interest in Kane has only now started to pick up. Kane's being #1 on a network trade tracker isn't relevant necessarily as to what GM's are doing or talking about. Huge gulf between sports media and what's actually happening often times.

Bet his value was about the same. We're lucky he didn't get a serious injury though.

Agree. Can't imagine why they would. Other than it's the Sabres. Frankly surprised that Botterill is having him play. First occasion I've had to question him as our GM.These are meaningless games. Sorry seems stupid.

This is what I've kind of thought it would be.

Yeah, at this point Sabres are crazy to play him. Pretty obvious it would seem he'll be traded so why risk injury in totally meaningless game. If he were to get hurt JBot and Phil would look foolish.

This is pretty much my feeling.