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Are we winning because everyone else sent lots of players to the Olympics whilst our guys were all well rested

3 point night for Myers. Let's hope the beast is waking

Apparently Leino can get more useless. He can injure our most valuable UFA asset 5 days before the deadline. The man has no rock bottom. It is unreal

I thought the same thing. Must be a bit of a mind ###### for Bryan

I would still keep Myers

This is also Enroth's chance to take command of the net

Flip this deal is awesome. This Blues team has to get to the conference final...right?? Ott/Miller for 2014 1st, 2014 1st, 2014 2nd, 2015 1st, Carrier, Carrier (Stewart for 1st/Carrier style prospect and Halak for 2nd) That would be some haul. Obviously we are unlikely to trade Stewart for anything other than a good prospect but easier to think of it in this way

Myers is having a good game

If Miller wins the cup I could honestly see him come back as well True. But equally it is hard to tell the difference between being sad it has finally happened and sadness it is truely goodbye Miller ended his tenure with the Sabres with 2 assists

I might rename March Marvin's month. It's good to see you again!

Yeah but if they win they Buffalo has more of a right to feel sorry for themselves and talk about how unfair life is. Both things Buffaloians like to do (from my internet-based experience of them :P )

Pominville trade was like a relative dying of a sudden heart attack. Sudden, cruel, seemingly unfair. It inspired anger, initially before acceptance Vanek trade was like the kid you don't really care for leaving for college. You should feel sad but you just don't. It had to be done, he should go on to get a good education but he never really cared for you in the last few years so it is hard to feel sad Miller trade is like a relative dying from a battle with cancer. Melancholy but you are glad their suffering is over and they are in a better place

I see it as two separate trades. Maybe that's why. I agree with Bob, who thinks we will flip Halak to MIN and Stewart to OTT. But I do like this haul. It is as good as we could ever get in my mind. Flipping Stewart on deadline day could net us quite a lot as well. It gives us a powerful card up our sleeve. Imagine if the trade was Ott/Miller for 2014 1st, 2015 1st, 2014 2nd, 2016 3rd, Carrier, Carrier

Yeah I guess. I think he is a big piece in the return. He is still young. There is literally no other player on the Blues we could get. Berglund is the only other possible but he is an RFA after this contract, so suddenly that becomes a big part of the trade (probably a second instead of the first and no third). Stewart is inconsistent, but if Nolan can work his magic, who knows. The average first line player scores something like 55 points. 49 points is a top 6 forward. In the last full season 49 points would put him in the top 100 forwards (points) We got a top 100 scorer who plays with a physical edge for 20 games of Miller

His points average out to 50 points per season. That is a top 6 forward. And he isn't a one dimensional guy - offence isn't all he brings. We traded a few months of Miller and Ott (and we might resign Ott), we were never going to be getting anything heart stopping good back. What did you expect? Who on the Blues would you rather have?

Sabres just said 3rd round pick was 2015?

I really like this deal. We got a first and carrier for Ott - i.e. what was asked of him and we got Halak (place holder), Stewart and conditional third for Miller - far more than the 2nd that was expected of him. How anyone can be against this is beyond me. Stewart is better than a first round pick from the Blues in this years draft. He is proven (albeit, inconsistent), young enough and can step in now. if all we get are picks we will be 5 years away. I am also not too bothered if Stewart is flipped

An inconsistent one. 36 points in 48 games last season. Plus he brings a huge physical edge. He is our best cornerman by a large margin.

Lots of ex-sabres on that blues team and lots of team USA guys. They have to be the favourite for the cup now. Plus does Miller have the chance at the vezina now?

Why do you dislike Stewart so much? Prince is not a dead cert for the NHL by any means. He is a potential top 6 whereas Stewart is a physical top 6 already

Halak must be a cap thing. Guy is a UFA this year

Yeah exactly. He was pushed a bit but he wasn't trying to stop in anyway. He was following through from his momentum and push. Dick move But watching that response made me a little sad. Compare and contrast with Lucic were everyone just watched. And no, it isn't because the team hates Miller, it is because we were (are?) pathetic

Zetterberg was injured before the Olympics. He recovered then reinjured himself because he wasn't actually recovered. It is 6 extra games that are far less physical than the NHL. Stamkos broke his leg early in the season. Injuries happen. 6 games of Olympic hockey are negligible. The owners don't have to pay a single dime for their players. A player goes and is injured for 10 years? Fine, let the IOC pay the bill. The risk they bare is that a star will lose time and they won't be able to recover the season. But freak injuries happen and the only way the NHL can get true international exposure is through the Olympics. NHL games start at 12am n Britain. In Europe it is 1am. Further east it is 4am. People don't stumble across the NHL. But they do watch the Olympics and go hey this is pretty cool. The top players play in the NHL, I'll check the NHL out see what it is like. Well, that is what I did anyway. My friend is from Sweden, pretty big Swedish national team hockey fan - if you asked him to name 5 NHL teams he couldn't do it. After these Olympics he said "I might check the NHL out next season" As a unit of 30, the owners will make more money from sending players and getting the exposure. Sure one or two might have their season go down hill afterwards, but that's part of the game. The NHL grows and that is the important thing

LOL I'll remember the argument the team lost motivation the next time Miller lets 5 in a game

Man I wish we had Toews. The guy is a beast