PromoTheRobot

FYI Buffalo only had 3 players under a NMC\/NTC this year: Hall, Skinner and Okposo. Here's list for the rest of the league: https://www.thefourthperiod.com/no-trade-clauses

You're right. He wasn't obligated at all. But you'd like to think he had enough consideration for the Sabres, a team that gave him $8MM for mostly nothing, to help them out and go to the team that was offering the most for his services. LeBrun said he heard a Western team was offering more than the Bruins. Was it Vegas and a 1? We'll never know. But because Hall had to be a Bruin and only a Bruin, not only did the Sabres only get a 2nd, but they had to help the Bruins make room under their cap with the Bjork/Lazar swap. That's another indignity and Adams is getting pilloried for something that out of his control (other than giving Hall the NMC in the first place, but I don't recall anyone here complaining about it last summer.) The combo of this trade circumstance and the overall performance Hall gave the Sabres doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy toward him.

F### Taylor Hall.

Living in NH my NHL.tv is blacked out.

Why shouldn't it? Bruins are fighting to stay in the playoffs. Beating them would mean plenty.

I need to sync up the WGR feed with NESN tonight so I don't have to listen to Jack Edwards.

That either be a trick since Lazar is injured. How can that be if he hasn't quarantined long enough?

Because they're popular? About the same if Eichel has a NMC and only wants to play for the Bruins.

I'll give you those points but let's not be too quick to dismiss what we see. If it's so easy to get guys who haven't done anything with the Sabres to suddenly look effective, why hasn't it happened before?

Have we fired KA for trading Mitts yet?

I'm indifferent. But some folks are pointing to his performance with the Avs as proof of...something. Note sure what exactly. I don't recall any howls of doom when he was traded.

You are making a lot of assumptions with nothing to back them up.

You won't let go of this bone. What part of NMC do you not understand? Adams could have done all that, and Hall could still say NO!!!! Then your solution is bench him and get nothing for him? And you rail against Adams for being stupid.

Naw, Peters never says anything in jest.

So someone called for Mitts. People call for Eichel, Dahlin, Risto, etc.

Was that a real quote or Peters making a joke?

Wait...are you telling me that stuff matters???

Bjork for Kane seems like a fair swap.

No. It's dumb.

And he walks and the Sabres get bupkis. And that's better how?

Why do you think he isn't?

Except Hall could STILL veto the trade. Then what?

But you haven't answered which coach is better. It's easy to say "do better." But tell me what metric you use to determine who's better.

Listening to the Instigators it sounds like Hall was driving the bus because of his NMC. Hall chose Boston. Also the Bjork-Lazar move was a cap swap to fit Hall into the Bruins roster.

Meaningless.