Beaulieu has requested a Trade

[Sabres Fan in NS]

33 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

My Word, how acerbic!

I know some Arabic and that's not it.

[Doohicksie]

1 hour ago, LTS said:

You mean play the player who can join the rush who has scored a few of his goals at the corner of the net as opposed to the guy who spends 3 seconds pointing his stick at God before taking a slap shot that gets blocked or goes wide?

Why would you do that?

They're scoring per game is virtually even.

[7+6=13]

17 hours ago, Thorny said:

https://buffalonews.com/2018/09/19/beaulieu-is-ready-to-take-every-opportunity-the-sabres-present-to-him/

It does sound as though he put in a pretty strong offseason of preparation, so I can understand the attitude of wanting to get more playing time, especially when he hasn't looked nearly as inept out there as last season, the times he has found a way into the lineup. 

I have no doubt he put the work in and I don't personally think he's without talent.  We are a team with a very low percentage of players under contract.  We need players to earn them and most currently on the team aren't.  I'm an idiot but my guess is Beaulieu does too similar things, just not as well, as the offensive - defenseman we already have - also doesn't offer anything in the way of checking and leadership that a Bogo, Risto, even McCabe does.  

I'm not happy that he hasn't done more - so he can be mad at the team I root for all he'd like. 

He's not someone to get a ton of playing time when we're playing like one of the top teams in the NHL.  He's not someone to get a ton of playing time when we're fighting to stay relevant in the playoff hunt.  He's not someone to get a ton of playoff time for us to show other teams his feathers.  

Now he wants to demand things?  Get gone. 

Edited January 17, 2019 by 7+6=13

[Brawndo]

 

[Thorner]

Just now, Brawndo said:

 

Must not be paying attention to our advanced stats. 

[Brawndo]

4 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Must not be paying attention to our advanced stats. 

He’s more grit and eye test

[MakeSabresGrr8Again]

22 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

To think, it was his goal against the Sharks that led to my bout of weeping and Cup-dreaming.

I tend to remember him "dropping" Matt Martin and saying to myself....Wow, we have a guy on this team that actually needs a Jock strap.

[Scottysabres]

Trade Scandella already!

[woods-racer]

I'm glad he has some competitive edge. 

Just show it on the ice and not on that twitter thing and good things will happen.

[SABRES 0311]

On 1/17/2019 at 10:33 AM, Brawndo said:

 

I would play him with the Dahlin, inflate his numbers then call Chiarelli 

With the player requesting a trade is it safe to say the return could be lower? The team won’t attract players to come to Buffalo if they just make him sit and at this point the right thing would be to trade him. So it’s a situation where they sort of have to which reduces their leverage on a return.

Unless his improved play has teams calling then disregard this post.

Edited January 18, 2019 by SABRES 0311

[sweetlou]

I still would keep Beaulieu and trade Scandella.  Beaulieu is 2 years younger and $1.5 million cheaper.  Beaulieu is better skater and more physical.  He has definitely played better this year compared to last year.  Scandella should also get a bigger return.

[SABRES 0311]

On 1/17/2019 at 3:45 PM, Sabre1974 said:

What's the thoughts on what we might get for him?

I hate to give a BS answer but depends on the team. Also any sweetener we could spare. Some teams are heavy on good forwards, sacrificing their defense. Right team might get us something useful. 

Then again JBott pretty much made Carolina a member of the #METOO movement in the Skinner trade.

[MakeSabresGrr8Again]

3 hours ago, sweetlou said:

I still would keep Beaulieu and trade Scandella.  Beaulieu is 2 years younger and $1.5 million cheaper.  Beaulieu is better skater and more physical.  He has definitely played better this year compared to last year.  Scandella should also get a bigger return.

Just a thought....with the whole "culture" thing and people so touchy about their feelings nowadays, wouldn't trading  Scandella  to make room for Beaulieu after the fact he "requested" a trade, be considered "culture shock"? 

FTR, I'm not for it nor against it. I do however dislike depleting our D-corps and with Fedun gone it would  make that two with NHL experience.

Edited January 18, 2019 by MakeSabresGrr8Again
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[GASabresIUFAN]

The people that matter are playing Scandella, Pilut, and Nelson (when healthy) ahead of Baloo. What does that tell you? 

It tells me he isn’t good enough. Maybe he is a better fit somewhere else (like Fedun).  Pull the trigger Jbot and move on.