dudacek
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I only trade Tyler Myers if we are getting a better player in return.
There is no incentive to trade a 24-year-old 6'7" right handed defenceman who can skate and score 10 goals and 35 points for a package.
Like Tim Murray said, you only look at it if the other team is prepared to do something stupid.
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Another guy who wants to be in Buffalo.
Should we be giving the Pegulas some credit for at least doing good work in this area?
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Evander Kane anyone? http://www.hockeybuz...p?post_id=61213
What would you move for him (player(s), pick(s), prospect(s))?
I'd send them CoHo and a 2nd for Kane (or thereabouts)... price might even be less if the Jets are in a hurry to get rid of him.
A 22-year-old power forward who can skate and score? Yes please.
Kane clearly has douche tendencies, but I agree with Spud that he could blossom under Nolan.
If its a Buffalo trade, you are probably looking for the standard three-for-one.
If it's me, and the price is a roster player and a couple top prospects, then I offer Stewart as a similar player to fill his roster slot, and Girgorenko as a top prospect who fills the Jets biggest need. The Jets would want Foligno over Stewart.
The struggle is the third piece —I'd offer the Blues first, but i doubt that would be enough. Hodgson or Ennis would be too much, unless we had something else coming back.
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Some old boy in the Sabres office grumbles (or mentions) to Bucky that Kim is getting more involved in her business?
Stop the presses.
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Of course I would rather finish 30th than 20th, but I am OK with the team starting to rebound; it would mean some of our potential is actually starting to turn into results.
More to the point, I'm more or less resigned to the lottery vaulting a team outside the bottom five into victory in the McDavid derby, anyway.
That said, I would be very surprised if we do not get two top 10 picks next year, and I think there is a good chance we will have two on the top five.
Even if our haul is picks seven and 14, adding those two players (and 26, 37 and 44) to what we already have in the system is going to set us up for a long run of being a very good hockey team.
The Ron Rolston period was the nadir for this team. Whether we are 30 or 20, I don't want to be that unwatchable again.
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Moulson and Gionta are the perfect wingmen for him, pros who are skilled enough and good guys to show him the way.
Not sure if that is our first line - the Sabres look to be more a team with three second lines this year.
My expectation for Sam is to make the team and score 30 to 40 points.
If he's not able to play 14 minutes a game with some PP time, he should be sent down.
But I think there is room for him on this roster and he think he shows enough to make it happen.
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So, Luke Adam?
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Can someone tell me why the Sabres would want to spend one of their 50 contracts on this guy? Because I'm with you, Ink; he's Rochester fodder and that's about it.
Yep, he's Ottawa's version of Kevin Sundher.
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I don't know Drouin's story other than he was a bit of a late bloomer (as far as top picks go) who emerged in his draft year.
But Reinhart started junior younger than most.
Put up .92 PPG at 16, 1.18 at 17 and 1.75 this year.
His ability to produce offensively hasn't got enough respect in my opinion, but what has been really overlooked is his excellent growth.
There is this impression he kinda plateaued this year, but that's not the case at all.
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It's not unrealistic, but the Canes would be such a waste.
Also, Ottawa is putting out a lot of bad vibes. They should be OK, but ownership just gives them such a shaky feel.
Does anybody think Edmonton will ever get better?
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I'm just wondering with all the free agent pickups plus the Josh Gorges trade, a healthy lineup at the start of the season plus Ted Nolan hiring his own staff if that pushes us out of the bottom 5 of the league. Because I think we will be a lot better than last year. The defense already looks a lot better than last year on paper. What are your thoughts?
1) Our goaltending is worse than it was last year.
Both our goalies have potential and one may emerge, but, on paper, this position has gone from top third of the league to bottom third.
2) We lost our best defenceman.
Gorges and Meszaros for McBain and Tallinder certainly increases our depth. But that won't matter unless Myers can fill Ehrhoff's role and one or more of the kids can fill in as competent second-pairing guys behind Myers.
3) We still can't score
This was one of the worst offences of all-time and Moulson was there most of last year, remember? Reinhart and Gionta could combine for 30 additional goals and we'd still be at the bottom of the league.
Increased depth, a full year from Teddy and some growth from the kids might mean an improvement of 10 or 15 points. Which would still put us in the basement.
The tank is very much alive.
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Trading for Oreilly would be a coup. Hodgson, a second and St. Louis first would be a start.
It should have been Hodgson, Ehrhoff and the Blues pick — fair value, IMO
###### recapture
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You'd take both. You'd never have an opportunity like this again.
That's my gut reaction. You do have take the cap into consideration (Oh, to have the problems the Hawks have) but you can sort that out later.
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Pretty similar to Foligno. :)
Except Foligno has better hair, and gets criticized for not playing to his skill set.
Yzerman was on record saying the only reason Drouin got sent down was because he's a top-6 player and they didn't have a top-6 roster spot to give him. It was a simple numbers game.
Looking at our depth chart, Samson has a spot to lose. TM acquired enough talent to put him in a position to succeed. And he is mature enough for the next step. Can he deal with NHL size and speed?
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Good article on this very subject
Hopefully Murray starts his fire sale early
That was a very entertaining article.
And it made me feel better.
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If we're too far from the basement in the standings we should still be able to sell off enough players at the deadline (Stafford, Steward, Meszaros, etc.) to collapse at the end and remain in the running for a top pick. I imagine all the bottom teams will be having the best fire sales as well though.
Great point. I imagine we will see the fire sale of the century at the deadline.
What will Gary do?
Further to that, because of oversupply, guys like Stafford, Stewart and Meszaros may not fetch what we might expect.
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Agree w/ the bolded but not sure why everybody thinks one of the few forwards TM has traded for is necessarily going to be the odd man out. Especially w/ regards to bringing Ott back. (Other than TM's uncle supposedly having a man-crush on him.)
The idea that they want Legwand more than Ott makes sense and because that would crowd up LW even more when Ennis gets pushed there by that move it seems plausible that that is the domino a decision on Ott is waiting on.
I agree with most of that stuff, but I do believe Murray is looking at Stewart as an asset he can flip as a soon-to-be UFA and has since he brought him in. I'd like to see what the big man can do with Hodgson and Zemgus. I think there could be some good chemistry there.
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Why would moving a RW hold up a deal on signing Ott - a LW that takes faceoffs?
I'm not looking at it as a specific position fill, just as filling a hole in the top nine. It could be anyone.
I could be out to lunch, but to me, Stewart is the only top nine guy Tim would be actively trying to shop right now.
From his comments, there is clearly a domino that has to fall before he will offer Ott a deal.
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No one is trading number one next year.
Or number two for that matter.
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I don't think the fix will be in for a most-favoured team to win the lottery.
I just think it's how the universe works.
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I will continue to proudly be in the minority: the Islanders are a bubble team this year. If we get McDavid or Eichel, we're earning it with our own pick. I'll also agree with Brawndo that Calgary is some serious competition.
I don't think you're in the minority. It feels like I'm one of the few who will be shocked if they finish higher than last year.
Most seem to pencil them in between five and 15. I haven't seriously compared rosters and won't until September, but off the top of my head, bottom five again.
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Most violent moment of his life...
Darcy: Almost — almost! — stuck his finger in the video replay official's chest in Philly after No Goal II
Murray: Shot a man in Chicoutimi, just to watch him die
Advantage: Uhhhh, Murray
I can't do emoticons on my iPad, but picture one clapping.
Outstanding.
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I actually feel for Ott. Sounds like he wants to be here.
But the last-place team in the league, the team he was the captain of, is hesitating.
I get why. There are 12 NHL forwards pencilled with Larsson, Reinhart, Girgorenko, and Armia being expected to get a shot.
I think Murray is looking to move Stewart and plunk Steve into his roster spot.
But I suspect if Stewart (or someone else) is not moved today, the Ott door will close. Too bad.
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Murray reiterated his commitment to Myers to WGR and also finally included Hodgson in his young core.
“Yes I do, I expect (Myers), I expect Marcus, I expect Ennis, I expect Hodgson, I expect them all to be on the team, but that’s the nature of the game with good, young players, other teams want them, so they call and ask and you listen. You listen only because they may do something crazy.” Why is Myers the name brought up the most? Murray said, “Teams call because of the type of player he is. Marcus Foligno’s the same thing. I don’t call anybody on those young guys, so we don’t make the calls on those guys, we’re not looking to trade them, but in saying that when you get a call, you listen and you either say, ‘He’s crazy or he’s willing to over pay’.”
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