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More than likely; though it makes sense. Jack Quinn shouldn't have to go back to the OHL after playing in the AHL for a season

I'm predicting Risto is traded within the hour of the freeze lifting. There's quite a bit of smoke, and them protecting Risto after his continued flippant year ending conferences seems rather counter-intuitive without reason. The team he's heading to had 3 protected D already as well which led to the current circumstances. Also, part of the return will be almost directly tied to us protecting him for the other team.

I honestly don't see this as Tank 2, seeing as we are not in anyway trying to lose. Tanking inherently means that you are self-sabotaging the team to garner a higher pick. (For instance GMTM's 2015 Draft Tank) In a vacuum trading Eichel, Reinhart and Ristolainen may seem like sabotage but I have no belief that KA is trying to make us bad for a high pick next year. He wants to win, and for better or worse feels we can get better long term without these three. DO I actually believe they could get to the playoffs next year? Ask me in a couple weeks when we have our final rosters. The NHL always has a few teams that surprise everyone and a few that disappoint. Seeing as we've been on the latter end for 10 years, odds would say eventually we will get lucky, catch some breaks and squeak into the playoffs.

I hope every skate he uses is always a tad uncomfortable and every jersey he wears is never quite the right size.

If I had to sum this whole thing up so far; great overall idea but ESPN's guy seems incompetent in regards to hockey.

I will give Dom Moore credit though, he looks better here than he did with NBC for whatever reason.

They really need to teach those ESPN guys more stuff. "3 NY Metropolitan Division Teams" "Pronounced Gourde as Gourd-e" "Screwed up Fleury's position" Not to mention I don't know if that guy will ever be able to travel in the Buffalo-Toronto region after tonight.

Technically its half a strike, he successfully protected Asplund by negotiating with Skinner

Rumors say Ristolainen has been all but traded to possibly Montreal, according to multiple people listening to ESPN Radio. I hope its not Montreal because I'd rather not have to root for him to fail

Supposedly Strome might be traded to Seattle which has all the Rangers fans saying Eichel must be a done deal. Just the idea of Eichel going to the Rangers makes me sick. Nothing they are willing to give is remotely interesting.

Supposedly the post was deleted and may have been a fake account.

At least from Buffalo's side

Only 6 teams left without a leak ANA, BUF, CHI, DET, NYR, and PHI

Supposedly Toronto did all of that to protect Holl

So thus far we know at a quarter of the picks for certain and we aren’t even at noon yet. Someone in Seattle seems to be good with leaking everything to Seravelli

Doesn’t exactly do us any good as proof to the legitimacy of your source if we wait until after it’s said officially At very least tell us 1 hour prior to the event. Then we will be able to confirm the legitimacy

Oh really now. Mind telling us whom it supposedly will be.

These are kraken me up. Ive heard Mike Trout is already a fan.

Actually it was something akin to a 4th

true, but that's at very useful in its own right

Jesus, his price is literally skyrocketing right now

The 1st would leave me rather unhappy but the latter trade would certainly be a great return.

TG had his many problems as owner but one certain truth is that he truly went out of his way to keep the Sabres in Buffalo for, for all normal circumstances, forever.

I would certainly take that.

Damn, I wanted them to take McCann