Pominville to Minnesota Wild UPDATE: offered extension.

[Eleven]

Not only won't I cry if we sink to 29th, I hope we do ;)

 

Edit: Also, I don't believe the argument is we shouldn't have traded Pominville, but rather, it's about the apparently mediocre return and whether more should have been gotten.

 

Yes. The Bills haven't succeeded with Eric Wood (for example), but if the Bills traded him for a second-string TE, there would be trouble brewing over at Scott's other site.

 

That said, I'm still waiting to hear the total consideration for Pominville on this one.

[Robviously]

Yes. The Bills haven't succeeded with Eric Wood (for example), but if the Bills traded him for a second-string TE, there would be trouble brewing over at Scott's other site.

 

That said, I'm still waiting to hear the total consideration for Pominville on this one.

Right. Can't say much about the Poms trade until I hear what it actually is. If it's just the two players coming back, it really sucks.

[LGR4GM]

It seems that speculation is rampant at this time about if there are picks involved for pommers

 

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 1m

BUF's only trade today is Jason Pominville to MIN tho we are still waiting for precise return, Larsson, Hackett and ??? picks. #tradecentre

[nfreeman]

Jason Pominville was a central building block of a failed team. His time has passed as being that block. Removing him from the top 6 allows us to pursue a new player - younger, faster, hungrier to build around. We freed up $5.3M in cap space to aid us in our pursuit. While a good player, he was not good enough to continually hitch our wagon to. We need different horses pulling this wagon.

 

I for one am not going to sit in misery because the 28th team in the NHL is retooling. God forbid we sink to 29th while trying.

 

Good post.

[Iron Crotch]

Jason Pominville was a central building block of a failed team. His time has passed as being that block. Removing him from the top 6 allows us to pursue a new player - younger, faster, hungrier to build around. We freed up $5.3M in cap space to aid us in our pursuit. While a good player, he was not good enough to continually hitch our wagon to. We need different horses pulling this wagon.

 

I for one am not going to sit in misery because the 28th team in the NHL is retooling. God forbid we sink to 29th while trying.

 

:thumbsup:

 

Time to turn the page. The team wasn't going anywhere with this current "core" group. Sometimes you need to take a step backward before you can take two steps forward.

[Jsixspd]

That's one member of Squad Soft. Good riddance

[TrueBlueGED]

:thumbsup:

 

Time to turn the page. The team wasn't going anywhere with this current "core" group. Sometimes you need to take a step backward before you can take two steps forward.

 

So by that logic, you think the Preds should trade Shea Weber? :P

 

(Yes, I really am kidding)

[Taro T]

Dropping Pomms should help W/ the push to 28/29. So we've also got that.

[chileanseabass]

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl19s

Delay in approval of Jason Pominville deal suggests it is a multi-player, detailed transaction, which could involve more than two teams.

[TheMatrix31]

Gord Miller:

 

Min/Buf trade: Sabres send Jason Pominville and a 4th in '14 to the Wild for Johan Larsson, Matt Hackett a 1st in '13 and a 2nd in '14.

[BuffaloSoldier2010]

Pominville and a 4th in 14 for the two kids, a first in 13 and a second in 14

 

That's more like it.

[Robviously]

 

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl19s

Delay in approval of Jason Pominville deal suggests it is a multi-player, detailed transaction, which could involve more than two teams.

Quit being so fast.

[LGR4GM]

Gord Miller:

 

Min/Buf trade: Sabres send Jason Pominville and a 4th in '14 to the Wild for Johan Larsson, Matt Hackett a 1st in '13 and a 2nd in '14.

I feel slightly better about the trade

[shrader]

 

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl19s

Delay in approval of Jason Pominville deal suggests it is a multi-player, detailed transaction, which could involve more than two teams.

 

I feel like they're just reading stuff from the internet at this point since I suggested the same thing already.

 

Pominville and a 4th in 14 for the two kids, a first in 13 and a second in 14

 

That's more like it.

 

Stockpiling 2014 2nd round picks. Interesting.

[sabre snipe]

Gord Miller:

 

Min/Buf trade: Sabres send Jason Pominville and a 4th in '14 to the Wild for Johan Larsson, Matt Hackett a 1st in '13 and a 2nd in '14.

 

woooooo feel a LOT better.

[TheMatrix31]

I feel slightly better about the trade

 

Same. Had to get some picks in this deal.

[Brawndo]

Gord Miller ‏@GMillerTSN 2m

Min/Buf trade: Sabres send Jason Pominville and a 4th in '14 to the Wild for Johan Larsson, Matt Hackett a 1st in '13 and a 2nd in '14.

[Stoner]

I feel like they're just reading stuff from the internet at this point since I suggested the same thing already.

 

 

 

Stockpiling 2014 2nd round picks. Interesting.

 

I'd get that foil hat back on ASAP.

[LGR4GM]

Well multiple sources now in agreement that we now have

Hackett, Larsson, 1st (2013), 2nd (2014)

 

MN gets

Pominville and 4th (2014)

[...]

Not a bad return.

[nobody]

I would have liked the trade better if it were the Sabres 4th in '15 instead.

[MattPie]

I feel like they're just reading stuff from the internet at this point since I suggested the same thing already.

 

It does seem that way, doesn't it? I see something here, then a minute later it's on my WGR stream.

[cpabob]

Gord Miller ‏@GMillerTSN 2m

Min/Buf trade: Sabres send Jason Pominville and a 4th in '14 to the Wild for Johan Larsson, Matt Hackett a 1st in '13 and a 2nd in '14.

Now that is a good deal. Here's hoping Gord's sources are right.

[shrader]

I would have liked the trade better if it were ther Sabres 4th in '15 instead.

 

:clapping:

[Stoner]

I would have liked the trade better if it were ther Sabres 4th in '15 instead.

 

Here we go... :)