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Somebody, not in the Sabres org, was quoted recently as saying a move for Vanek would most likely be "an offseason" deal, most likely because of this. Buyers want to buy. Sellers would probably be ok with trading players, but if they've "become sellers," they're probably patient enough to wait until the draft or the UFA signing period (where they could address needs without sending away assets).

Rumors had LA being the most interested buyer, and they don't have a 1st round pick this year. Any other contender with their level of interest may have given us one, although it could be said that Murray set the market a little bit.

Hnnnngggg. Gas up the jet.

Hope he does well, and the rest of the team sucks our 2nd round picks up a few notches.

Looks like many of us nailed Regehr's value too. Go us.

He's a UFA, so he's been in trade rumors for weeks (months?). Not with us. Mostly with Boston, a few others. Reports are that the asking price is very high for him, and his movement's complicated by his full NTC.

Heh, Ward hadn't twatted since Wednesday when he prematurely called the Iginla trade. So is his credibility smashed or do you think he's being more careful?

Jesus. Sid Abel's been dead for 13 years.

The trade value thread has Hecht presumably pulling in a 4th (picks 91-120). Also, Cornell.

I'm at the point now where any upcoming UFA we can sell as a rental for picks, I say do it. And then sell Stafford anyways. If we're close to market value in our other thread, then Regehr, Stafford, and Hecht become roughly 1st round pick, 1st round pick, and 4th round pick Gives the Sabres picks: 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5,6,7, if St Lous doesn't trigger the conditional 4th (from 5th). That'll be five or so picks in the first 45-50 picks OR some solid capital with which to trade before draft time to move up in draft or acquire established players. And that's just the benefit of getting return on players that we a) don't want or b) don't need. Edit: And this isn't to ###### on Regehr much. I sort of assume that he's going UFA because he hasn't been re-signed yet, and I'm ambivolent about that. (That would make the trade effectively Butler (former 4th), Byron (former 6th) -> 1st, 2nd; quite an ugly fleecing)

Gerbe was a finalist the year Porter won it. Ballard, Conklin, Reinprecht were finalists.

Don't be a Sahlen's product.

It's weird, Canucks fans are this weird mixture of two groups on this topic: 1) Those who feel they got fleeced and have a newfound hatred for this trade. Those who hate Gillis are mostly in this one. 2) Those who are holding out and are looking forward to what Kassian will contribute when he's like 25 or something. Those who think the Canucks will continue to be hypercompetitive for the next ten years are mostly in this one.

If it's any consolation, many of the spectators of that sport rarely see injuries of that gross caliber. We've lived through the Malarchuks, Zedniks, Audettes, and Maxpacs, and watched them play again; we may be a little more conditioned.

Yeah, replays of that one are not for the faint of heart. Like Drano said, he lands, and maybe you expect the injury to be a rolled ankle or a tweaked knee,... Reports were that teammates were physically stunned, some even throwing up on the bench as he screamed.

Yeah, that post was after a good bit of whiskey last night. The spirit of the post was intended to be "there's players other than Ennis that deserve a ######load more criticism." I recognize and accept the fact that he's not above tradability (nor is anyone else on the team right now).

Apparently when the team has frustrated fans for this long, the hate rotates through everyone because hating the players that are actually bad (Leopold, Stafford, et al) becomes quickly passe. So as the season goes on, posters dig down deep to derive weird reasons to hate other players, using reasoning that they hope will be perceived as novel, but instead ends up simply incorrect. These are posters that, if you put them in the position of GM of any given team, would destroy that team in a matter of seconds.

Ha. Breaking news: the Buffalo Sabres have traded Ryan Miller and the 1st round selection of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Drew Stafford, Robyn Regehr, and a 2nd round pick from the Buffalo Sabres. Our problems are solved!

My ice! The new refrigerators do nothing!

You guys really have got it all figured out. Ennis has eight points in his last seven games and is now third on the team in points and second on the team in assists. He might be the best play maker on the team right now. But go ahead and trade him because he missed his shootout chance.

Oilers womping on Canucks. First goal 16 seconds in. Oilers went up 3-0 2:43 into the game; Taylor Hall completes the hat trick 8 minutes in. 4-0 now on FIVE shots.

It's been clear to me for a while that he's been busy trying to get player movement together. There's been scouts in the FNC and on the road for weeks, and: That last quote tells me he's not done, and I look forward to what comes next.

Mike Green owns a white Lamborghini Gallardo.