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I would be willing to give him back and let them keep Vanek........

Well our own great and might GM didn't thank the city, or fans, or anyone when he made his pick, (same as last year), so its a little hypocritical to be disapointed others didn't say things about the City of buffalo By game 5 he will have worked his way up the depth chart to being the #1 centre on that list (if he doesn't already do that in training camp).......... thats why I have no issues with Buffalo making a huge deal for someone like Stamkos while others are fear it because of the decline years. There will be teams looking for cap help to reach the floor and take those deals on. For years it was Florida looking for cap hits to get to the floor, Arizona has been doing it and now the Devils are doing the same. As long as there is a cap floor and teams looking to do full rebuilds, or in poor markets, there will be GMs willing to take on cap hits

Coversation probably was a debate on who could screw up their draft the most this year...... Treliving walks away the loser in this fight while Chiarelli curse that he has a disadvantage because of the Oilers "luck" curse in the drafts.............. I think the issue is the defence market is paper thin, so sellers can sit back and demand the world and if patient enough, get it. The goaltending market is weak because very few teams this year appear to be looking to make a huge splash outside of Calgary to get one, and everyone else is looking to hold on to atleast 2 decent ones if they have them. I think the forward market right now is the weakest, as most teams appear to be willing to try the FA market first before looking to buy in a trade

Intellegence doesn't mean he can't lack patience or make decisions just because he wants it bad. I agree that he doesn't just call a team up and say "I want player 'X', just name your price", but I think that when he spots someone he wants, he doesn't haggle much and will pay what he feels is reasonable. Unlike DR who always had to walk away from a deal being the overwhelming winner of the move. I think TM seems like a guy who is also willing to move on quickly if the asking price is to high for someone he doesn't covet.

I believe he was drafted by Nashville, Arizona couldn't sign him in the spring, I'm assuming a mistake by Tom

So Garth can try to salvage the original trade?

Arizona or Nashville?

Well its the current conversations or crickets............ between this years draft and last you wonder how they were ever the team that they were when they won the cup

Were they discussing Fowler specifically or just working out a trade though? TM seems like an impatient kind of guy. When he truly wants something, he isn't going to sit around and wait on it or haggle. He will pay what it costs to get his guy. If its not someone he really wants, he will move on to plan 'B'

They don't have to take Ennis, he can be used as part of another deal either as a sweetener or a main piece This was my issue with the winnipeg deal where i believe TM gave up too much, sure they may have excess picks or prospects, but would it not have been nice to maybe not have dealt Myers in that deal (or stafford) and used those guys as part of another deal to get either picks back, a prospect, or something else? (and before anyone says it, I have no idea if Winnipeg makes the deal without either of them, but the Sabres were the best (and maybe only) trade partners for them at the time to get something for kane that would help that season.)

Yeah, cause Bono has never been viewed as having an ego before.............

He not someone you are overpaying for to be the saviour, hes a buy low, high ceiling/potential candidate that your picking up for the same price you just paid for the rights to a player with no NHL experience. He's cheap so it won't hurt if he doesn't work out and you cut him, and if he works out you have a former 1st rounder with skill

If Fowler is someone who TM really wants, it gets done this weekend, if not then I think he was only a prefered choice for TM, but not someone he really wants. They would probably move on to plan 'B' if Anaheim continues to keep a high asking price

Because he needs vesey to agree to sign a deal, duh They hold his rights and can sign him to an extension at any time. The rest of the league can't sign him til mid August I thought he just couldn't sign with (well speak to) another team until August, didn't know if there is anything with him tied to July 1st

And look at what Grigs turned into for the Sabres......

Obviously it will go down this summer, lol I am saying it goes down this weekend, after the 1st round is over for players that can help now. Usually the rest of the draft after round 1 is to restock the farm with guys who will take a few years to sniff the NHL, your not drafting guys to start next year like you are in the NFL.

Has he? Like alot of these celebs who attach themselves to these causes, many of them are just doing it for the attention it brings to them and that seems to fit Bono's reputation

The guy was drafted at the top of the 1st round for a reason, he has skill, the hope is that a change of scenery and coaching might help him reach his potential. For a non 1st round draft pick, why not take a chance? It would allow TM to maybe deal away another decent forward for help elsewhere.

I could see something going down tonight or before the next round tomorrow. With the 1st round finished, teams will start adjusting their asking prices and others will adjust what they are willing to spend to get what they need after round 1 is done

F**k me, I hate posting from a phone Auto correct keeps substituting NFL for NHL Although if an NFL team was gonna make the move, I would put money on it being the Browns, who decided to put there team in the hands of a MLB guy (with some others)

I don't hate U2 (I respect 'The Edge' as a guitar player) I just despise Bono.......

in Russia, jokes hate you........And Tim Murray well from the looks of it, it's gonna be much cheaper to get goals in FA or trades then good defencemen

its called a joke

KHL bound? I don't see another team in the NFL giving him a decent deal.

Let the crazy speculation begin! Was this pick made becAuse Vessey ain't signing? Because they have had enough of Kane and looking to move him? Is it because they have some trades being finalized for defence men?