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Don't know Twitter other than watching it lol. I sure this move, if there is one, isn't a Tallinder for a 2nd lol. That would be so anti-climatic right about now.......

If St. Louis gets Miller they are going to be tough to beat. Might start an arms race in the west.

That's not a bad return. I'd prefer Taresenko, I know it won't happen, but I prefer it. Ty Rattie in a possible Miller deal, Tyler Toffoli in a possible Moulson deal, Tyler Ennis and Tyler Myers on the team...... :huh: What is this, a give me all Ty names type team now ?

Anyone know Mike Straw, the Sabres blogger for Yahoo? If so he's tweeting he's hearing something big coming out of the Sabres, he's attempting to confirm.

To those that asked for the link earlier, my apologies. No one has ever sent me a PM before, so I just now realized there was a little red box on the envelope telling me I have mail. lol

Well, he posted in 2 different threads, the one about a done deal and then in another thread about Toffoli. That's why I stated way back up in the thread I was just putting 2 and 2 together. The trade rabi posted on could be something entirely different altogether. We won't know until something happens, if it happens.

Yea, he says Toffoli isn't going anywhere, especially Buffalo, that was 8 hours ago. No where do I see him state that about Vey or Pearson though.

Given all the information we currently have I believe the Sabres and Kings are going to make a trade tomorrow for Moulson. Whether or not the Sabres get Toffoli and what the entire package would be to get him remains a ?

He's listed as a Center on the Kings site, but a RW'er on the Hockey's Future site, but I wonder if he's been playing wing since being up with the Kings. I just don't know. Here are the sites: http://kings.nhl.com....htm?id=8475726 http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/tyler_toffoli/

hehehe, well in my own defense, I'm reading on the fly with like 8 windows open. So I catch some of the writings with a quick glance.

I don't know, and I don't know if it's same trade related. This was in a separate conversation. I could speculate, putting 2 + 2 = 4 scenario. There is a known that LA is about to make a trade, it's been reported by TheMayor, John Hoven, who is a very reliable source..... https://twitter.com/...350378074484736 We also know that Buffalo had multiple scouts at both LA and the Monarch games over the last couple of weeks. What we have on the speculation side is from rabi, That a Sabres trade is coming and that they are demanding Tifoli. That's all we have right now. And there are no promises that rabi is correct since he's not considered a real source. All I can do is vouch for him from past experience with his information. We can once again, speculate that yes, LA needs offensive help, especially on the PP. Moulson provides that. TM is quoted as saying he wants NHL ready or near ready talent. Toffoli fits that criteria. I can now assume Buffalo would have to add. Maybe McNabb, I don't know, but Tifoli is going to cost a little more than a rental Moulson in my opinion.

Just for an update and FYI, this was posted by rabi: "Toffoli is the guy Sabres are demanding"

Actually he called the Regehr/Kotalik/2nd for Byron/Brown package before anyone had that information. Dreger had confirmed the trade but not what was involved, rabi came on and said the package long before anyone, including TSN had reported it. And there were others. EDIT: and to clear up the Tuesday press conference, rabi never stated that was the case, I said what I've seen is a Tuesday presser. RABI's exact post was as follows: "Trade not announced during Stadium Series game, so not to distract from the event... Done by tomorrow" The guy has never posted information incorrect in the past, I see no reason to believe he would now. I'll wait until tomorrow then see what happens.

I have to believe it's Moulson. I can't see them working a successful deal for Miller this early in such a tight goalie market. Just some random thinking out loud thoughts is all. EDIT: However, look at it this way. If they didn't want to steal the lime light of the outdoor games, so they are holding off in announcing, Moulson or Ott don't fit that criteria, I'm now changing my mind. It must be a Miller deal, he's the only one I can see stealing any gusto from the out door games......no? Is this the right line of thought maybe?

I'm interested to see which asset and what the return is. With TM running around doing interviews saying he's not interested in draft picks any more, but NHL or NHL ready talent, now that is what gets my eyebrow raised. I'd like to see some components come in that compliment these top end draft picks were going to get this year and next. Ya know......

No problem, and as I said, that guy rabi, he's nailed it in the past, no kidding. He's linked somehow, to the team, players, somehow.

I hesitate to link to another board, I will PM the information. I trust the poster implicitly since they have indeed brought forth legit Sabres information before. Tuesday Presser is what I'm seeing. I'll send you the link via PM.

dang it, your right. can a mod please move my post to that thread, and sorry, I'll look more closely next time.

Sabres trade incoming................... "Trade not announced during Stadium Series game, so not to distract from the event..." Done by tomorrow Something going down, whether it's Moulson, Miller, I don't know. But I trust the information, it's from a poster on another board that has brought forth legit information from the Sabres organization before.

The Mayor reporting a trade from the Kings coming sooner rather than later, wonder if it is indeed Moulson since they need help up front, especially on the PP.

IKnowPhysics is correct. We keep the Tank Commander for cap floor reasons. I will say when we do jettison him I'm personally hoping he signs with another team, even for a year or 2 just so I can listen to another fan base bitch about him :D

I believe the plan is to go with Enroth/Hackett next season as well, or maybe one of the mid level UFA netminders coming available for a couple year contract. I have seen Buffalo churn out some really good net minders, unfortunately attempting to build from the net out hasn't proven successful to date. A couple of times we were close, but that was because of the forward ranks, outside of the Cup run with Dom and I don't see us getting another Dom anytime soon. So I personally would like to see the team address the goalie comes first culture that's been built up here in Buffalo over the years and try that different approach of addressing the forward ranks for a change.

I don't think it matters one way or the other if Enroth "can" be a #1 goalie. I think he's going to be forced into it once Miller is traded. At least for the remainder of the season.

Not only his wife, but his good friend Charlie Sheen. I wonder if Miller does go to Anaheim if we'll see any crack induced youtube rage videos from Miller :rolleyes:

As far as this draft is concerned, here is my reasoning for my thoughts......bare with me please and feel free to flame the crap out of it :P Defensively for the Sabres going into the off season I see it shaping up this way: Myers (he's not going anywhere, he's in complete beast build up mode, he'll be here for years) Ehrhoff (can't see them moving him with the recapture penalty, could be wrong however and will elaborate further down in this post) Pysyk (to me, he is here to stay, a great 3/4 guy, steady, not flashy, but good) McNabb (out of all our d men, he seems the most likely to move, but he could be a Pysyk type with some offensive up side) Zadarov (this kid isn't going anywhere, has 1/2 potential all over him) Ristolainen (same as Zadarov, not as physical, but a very good ceiling on his potential) McCabe (he'll be coming up for sure, when he's done developing gives us all kinds of options) With those 7 players being the core of our future D, we can only field 6 at a time, something will have to give. As I said in my by lines on them, McNabb seems the most likely to move (addressing Ehrhoff in the next paragraph) given the potential of the rest. With that said, even though he's the most likely, I believe one of the other bottom 5 (those below Myers) could bring in a bigger haul in a move. Just my thoughts and it all depends on if they all reach some of their potential. Drafting Ekblad is a bad idea. We need immediate offensive fire power in the pipeline, not more Defense. Moving forward, not maintaining the same position. I thought about the possibilities of moving one of the others in a trade down the road, but then, that doesn't fit Tim Murray's comments on getting better right now. If Ekblad is ranked #1 and we retain the 1st over all pick with the lottery, I trade that pick to the Edmonton Oilers with the following situation: Edmonton will most likely finish 2nd to last behind us. Ekblad is the best player available at the top. I believe Murray should go to Edmonton and offer that 1st pick over all to Edmonton in a package that brings us back the 2nd over all pick and one of Jordan Eberle or Nail Yakupov. For referrence as to why I believe this is possible here is a recent article containing thoughts from Bob McKenzie of TSN on this: http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2014/01/24/bob-mckenzie-says-edmonton-oilers-could-move-ales-hemsky-sam-gagner-ryan-smyth-and-possibly-jordan-eberle-or-nail-yakupov/ Now, both are RW'ers. Eberle with the more proven stats. I don't believe he'll be moved, just my personal opinion. But, Nail Yakupov on the other could probably be had if we work a deal to swap draft picks with Edmonton. What would a deal look like with either one in it? Well, let's explore this for a moment. I'm guessing something along these lines on draft day just prior to things kicking off: YAKUPOV DEAL To Buffalo 2nd pick overall Nail Yakupov To Edmonton 1st pick overall Christian Ehrhoff Maybe a throw in prospect, but over all risky with the recapture penalty. But I believe a deal centered around these components is viable, just opinion mind you. EBERLE DEAL To Buffalo 1st pick overall Jordan Eberle To Edmonton 2nd pick overall Christian Ehrhoff Mark Pysyk or Braydon McNabb Other components can be added on the minor side of things once again. My thoughts on Pysyk are to keep him, but Eberle is much more established talent then Yakupov right now. Please remember, I'm throwing these out there to see if any members can tweak it as they see the value as it is. We have defensive depth to continue the rebuild. Please give input to tweaking these deals or putting up your own with value for each club in mind. And I'd like some feed back as well, am I in the ball park given McKenzie's comments? Thanks All.........