LabattBlue Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Heard a morsel of a rumour from one of my favourite rink rats today that the Sabres are keeping a "keen eye" on the developing Jay Bouwmeester saga in Sunrise. Will Jacques Martin sign his young D before he gets to Toronto for his arb hearing? Its likely that Martin will not want any part of an arb award that may exceed $4 milion per copy. As for Bouwmeester, its hard to sign a guy who reportedly does not want to stay a Panther. Max Afinogenov's fiancee, and family are home based in the Fort Lauderdale area. Dylan Hunter may be used to sweeten the deal. Florida's new coach, Peter DeBoer is very familiar with Hunter from the Kitchener vs. London wars. Call it crazy, but its very possible. Max has the one thing that coaches cannot teach: SPEED. He backs off D and creates huge gaps of white ice. The Panthers have youngsters like Horton and Booth who will thrive with more wiggle room. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am 100% confident that Hunter is NOT the key piece needed to "sweeten" the pot, in an attempt to acquire Bouw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Until he learns to spell and use punctuation, I'll always struggle to put any stock in what Garth says. That said, he doesn't say Hunter is a "key" piece ... just a sweetener ... you threw in the words "key piece" ... maybe someone really likes the kid, who knows? Not defending him, but there would have to be a lot more than Max and Hunter in the deal anyway ... it doesn't matter, Bouwmeester is going to the highest bidder in terms of trade and then that team will need to get him signed quickly ... just not something I see the Sabres doing, although it would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hmmm ... Max and Hunter for Bouwmeester ... let me think about that for a minute ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Until he learns to spell and use punctuation, I'll always struggle to put any stock in what Garth says.That said, he doesn't say Hunter is a "key" piece ... just a sweetener ... you threw in the words "key piece" ... maybe someone really likes the kid, who knows? Not defending him, but there would have to be a lot more than Max and Hunter in the deal anyway ... it doesn't matter, Bouwmeester is going to the highest bidder in terms of trade and then that team will need to get him signed quickly ... just not something I see the Sabres doing, although it would be nice. My point is that Hunter is a borderline 4th line NHL'er at best and he'd be nothing more than a throw-in in any trade. Not a sweetener, not a key piece and NOT worth mentioning even in a blog. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hmmm ... Max and Hunter for Bouwmeester ... let me think about that for a minute ... I won't sign off on it unless we also land a case of beer in that deal, or maybe some new protective netting for behind the nets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hmmm ... Max and Hunter for Bouwmeester ... let me think about that for a minute ... lol yeah seriously, too bad Garth just made that up. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stenbaro Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hmmm ... Max and Hunter for Bouwmeester ... let me think about that for a minute ... The Sabres would oughta their minds to trade max and hunter for Bouwmeester :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Heard a morsel of a rumour from one of my favourite rink rats today that the Sabres are keeping a "keen eye" on the developing Jay Bouwmeester saga in Sunrise. Will Jacques Martin sign his young D before he gets to Toronto for his arb hearing? Its likely that Martin will not want any part of an arb award that may exceed $4 milion per copy. As for Bouwmeester, its hard to sign a guy who reportedly does not want to stay a Panther. Max Afinogenov's fiancee, and family are home based in the Fort Lauderdale area. Dylan Hunter may be used to sweeten the deal. Florida's new coach, Peter DeBoer is very familiar with Hunter from the Kitchener vs. London wars. Call it crazy, but its very possible. Max has the one thing that coaches cannot teach: SPEED. He backs off D and creates huge gaps of white ice. The Panthers have youngsters like Horton and Booth who will thrive with more wiggle room. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am 100% confident that Hunter is NOT the key piece needed to "sweeten" the pot, in an attempt to acquire Bouw. All you need to know about Garth's credibility is that when Buffalo signed Dennis Person he reported that Persson was tearing up the swedish elite league. Of course, most on this board knew that wasn't even close to the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frisky Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Must have idle time on his hands to make those connections for dreaming up that deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Heard a morsel of a rumour from one of my favourite rink rats today that the Sabres are keeping a "keen eye" on the developing Jay Bouwmeester saga in Sunrise. Will Jacques Martin sign his young D before he gets to Toronto for his arb hearing? Its likely that Martin will not want any part of an arb award that may exceed $4 milion per copy. As for Bouwmeester, its hard to sign a guy who reportedly does not want to stay a Panther. Max Afinogenov's fiancee, and family are home based in the Fort Lauderdale area. Dylan Hunter may be used to sweeten the deal. Florida's new coach, Peter DeBoer is very familiar with Hunter from the Kitchener vs. London wars. Call it crazy, but its very possible. Max has the one thing that coaches cannot teach: SPEED. He backs off D and creates huge gaps of white ice. The Panthers have youngsters like Horton and Booth who will thrive with more wiggle room. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am 100% confident that Hunter is NOT the key piece needed to "sweeten" the pot, in an attempt to acquire Bouw. Max brings one other thing to the table that a team like FLA struggling to put bodies in seats might consider more valuable than a Canadian team would: he is a VERY exciting player to watch. (Especially before you've watched him for the 8th season in a row dipsy doodle into the zone, go low, come back high, and then have his feet move quicker than his hands which are moving quicker than his thought process and he forgets what he was trying to do with the puck, yada, yada, yada ...) He'd sell a bunch of jerseys and have a nearly instantaneous young girl fan club which would put mony in the coffers. Definitely not saying he'd be the key in a Bouwmeester trade, but if/when he does get traded I'd expect to see him in FLA or LA a lot more than w/ the Strangers or Loafs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I'll always struggle to put any stock in what Garth says. Party time, excellent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Party time, excellent... wooo! woooo! wooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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