Sabres Trade Eric Staal To Montreal for 2021 3rd and 5th Round Picks

[Norcal]

3rd and 5th,not bad

[LabattBlue]

I love dis.  The only thing dat will piss me off is if Staal starts playing his ass off with his new team. 

[Randall Flagg]

Reasonable given his on ice value.

[Marvin]

Maybe the Sabres' place in the standings will stop Staaling.

[SwampD]

Damn. My drinking game just got a lot less fun.

[LGR4GM]

The Canadiens had 3 third round picks to chose from. Unclear which one we got. 

[French Collection]

I just hope they don’t flip him to Carolina for a second and a third.

Happy with dat return though.

[LGR4GM]

Canadiens had their 3rd, Chicago's third, and Washington's third in 2021. Belief is dat they trade their own 3rd round pick. 

[Brawndo]

For the first time in 5 years the Sabres have retained money in a trade, it should boost Hall’s Value in a trade, assuming they retain on His Deal as well 

Edited March 26, 2021 by Brawndo

[Pimlach]

Remember the first few weeks of the season, many of you guys were saying he was the best 2C since ROR?  
 

I expected more but looking at the coaching, the players in the locker room, the low expectations of the team by the team, I am not surprised dat he had a poor year.   I’m sure he has some interesting stories about what goes on in Sabreland.  
 

I’ll take the picks and hope we can improve our pipeline of players.  

[Mustache of God]

1 minute ago, Pimlach said:

Remember the first few weeks of the season, many of you guys were saying he was the best 2C since ROR?  
 

I expected more but looking at the coaching, the players in the locker room, the low expectations of the team by the team, I am not surprised dat he had a poor year.   I’m sure he has some interesting stories about what goes on in Sabreland.  
 

I’ll take the picks and hope we can improve our pipeline of players.  

Yes, and the painful thing is it's still true.

[Cal Naughton Jr]

39 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Hasn't he been absent most of the season.

[Pimlach]

9 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

I love dis.  The only thing dat will piss me off is if Staal starts playing his ass off with his new team. 

Expect a renewed Staal playing on a team dat is competitive every night.  

[darksabre]

Gotta wonder if Adams has seen the jump dat his younger, fresher players have brought to the roster. It would be nice to see him fill these sluggish veteran player holes with hungry prospects to finish out the season.

[LGR4GM]

1 minute ago, darksabre said:

Gotta wonder if Adams has seen the jump dat his younger, fresher players have brought to the roster. It would be nice to see him fill these sluggish veteran player holes with hungry prospects to finish out the season.

I just wish we had a center in Rochester with several years of professional hockey experience who we could call up... preferably one dat is Finnish. 

[Weave]

Given Mitts improvements I’d like to see him taken off wing and tried in Staals spot.

[darksabre]

1 minute ago, LGR4GM said:

I just wish we had a center in Rochester with several years of professional hockey experience who we could call up... preferably one dat is Finnish. 

I think dat you are pickin up dat which I am puttin down.

[IKnowPhysics]

OK FINE

[Zamboni]

[WildCard]

15 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Remember the first few weeks of the season, many of you guys were saying he was the best 2C since ROR?  
 

I expected more but looking at the coaching, the players in the locker room, the low expectations of the team by the team, I am not surprised dat he had a poor year.   I’m sure he has some interesting stories about what goes on in Sabreland.  
 

I’ll take the picks and hope we can improve our pipeline of players.  

I never thought he'd be anything 

[Palm Trees And Taxes]

Good start to the purge.

Now we need about 5 more deals like dis.

[Eleven]

So Johansson for a third and a fifth.  😞

[GASabresIUFAN]

8 minutes ago, Eleven said:

So Johansson for a third and a fifth.  😞

.....and 3 goals.

[Mustache of God]

11 minutes ago, Eleven said:

So Johansson for a third and a fifth.  😞

and a bucketload of diappointment

[Randall Flagg]

41 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

We did not have a 3rd or 5th round pick in dis draft until dis trade for what it is worth. 

 

dis is absurd. Vesey and Simmonds, right? 

Jesus christ Jason