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

[nfreeman]

Just now, Let's Go B-Lo said:

he put the ass in asset management

A mere thumbs up wouldn't have conveyed how much I enjoyed dis.

BTW, for those bemoaning the Staal trade upthread, Johansson hasn't done anything for the Wild dis year (although he's missed much of it with injury, to be fair).

As for dis trade -- I don't think anyone reasonably could've expected more in return given how ineffective Staal was for the Sabres dis year.

[Marvin]

I will diss dis year as much as you request. 

[bunomatic]

dat’ll teach him

[Eleven]

11 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

dis is absurd. Vesey and Simmonds, right? 

Jesus christ Jason 

I would rather have Vesey and Simmonds than picks in the 3d and 5th rounds.  NHL draft picks after the second round are nearly valueless, IMO.  Yes, teams hit on one here or there (hi Ryan; hi Viktor), but not often.

Edited March 26, 2021 by Eleven

[Thorner]

I hope dis means Cozens goes back to/stays at C

[Sabres Fan in NS]

1 hour ago, LabattBlue said:

See ya Stallsie.   We hardly knew ye.  
 

dis is a good thing and I hope dat there is more to come.  
 

(I added the last sentence so I had a dis and dat reference).  😂

Bonus for de Staalsie.  AWESOME!!

[TgeekB]

Yawn...

[Randall Flagg]

9 minutes ago, Eleven said:

I would rather have Vesey and Simmonds than picks in the 3d and 5th rounds.  NHL draft picks after the second round are nearly valueless, IMO.  Yes, teams hit on one here or there (hi Ryan; hi Viktor), but not often.

A team being 2 picks short of a full draft slate for a season like th i s is what is ridiculous. 

 

[Eleven]

3 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

A team being 2 picks short of a full draft slate for a season like th i s is what is ridiculous. 

 

dat is fair to say.

[miles]

lucky him

[rickshaw]

From the games I saw dis year, it was clear to me dat he wasn’t here for the long haul, and I believe he left his wife and kids in Minny because he knew dis was just a pit stop. 
 

Honestly though, I was not impressed with his work ethic in the slightest. I think he showed the kids how not to behave and it certainly rubbed off on them it seems.

Step one of changing the culture. Many more to go.

[French Collection]

Staal will be asked to provide some of dis and some of dat over there.

Edited March 26, 2021 by French Collection

[Spun]

Off to the races.  Addition by subtraction.  Posturing for the Kraken smash and grab.

Good luck with ‘dem over ‘dere...

 

[darksabre]

2 minutes ago, French Collection said:

Staal will be asked to provide some of dis and some of dat over there.

Oh man, there should definitely be filtered to dere

[Flashsabre]

“Even though we have traded Staal we still don’t think there is any room on the roster for R2 to get a look.

 

Give me CJ Smith, R2, Fogarty for the rest of the season.  They have nothing to lose.  Fogarty atleast is the type of player they want “a Sabre” to be. Plays with some grit and passion.

Cozens, Mitts, R2, Sheahan should be the centre spine moving forward.  Let’s see what they have got.  What is the worst dat happens, they lose a couple games.😉

[Torpedo Forecheck]

Nothing not to like here. The player was slow, uninspiring and didn't appear to have any interest in being here from the beginning. He has no future here and we got a couple picks. All good.

[WildCard]

 

He wanted out pretty badly 

[nucci]

42 minutes ago, TgeekB said:

Yawn...

are you actually yawning?

[WildCard]

 

 

[inkman]

1 hour ago, Marvin, Sabres Fan said:

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

48 minutes ago, TgeekB said:

Yawn...

 Can we create a filter to turn dis into “I’m a stupid idiot”?  

[inkman]

9 minutes ago, WildCard said:

 

He wanted out pretty badly 

I also would like to stop the hammer from smashing my junk 

[dudacek]

8 minutes ago, WildCard said:

 

Yes, Eric's impact on our young players was obvious. Look at how well they've played.

Based on the way he played in Buffalo we should have been paying other team's to take him. Getting a 5th was a miracle, let alone a 5th and a 3rd.

***** dis and ***** dat and ***** you, Eric.

[inkman]

5 minutes ago, dudacek said:

 

Yes, Eric's impact on our young players was obvious. Look at how well they've played.

Based on the way he played in Buffalo we should have been paying other team's to take him. Getting a 5th was a miracle, let alone a 5th and a 3rd.

***** dis and ***** dat and ***** you, Eric.

Yeah. I know KA had to put dat statement out there but nothing I saw indicated Eric had any impact at all outside of showing the kids what not to do.  

[spndnchz]

[Andrew Amerk]

Dats right Kyvin, dis Hab to be done.