Hoss

I wonder if they give him #9 Craig Custance @CraigCustance Steve Ott headed to Detroit. Aaron Ward @NHL_AaronWard Steve Ott 1 yr 800k Detroit Red Wings

So you don't play him if that appears to be the case.

Zero risk in adding Vanek for one year. Especially at that number. Glad we didn't do it, but he can still score.

Gord Miller @GMillerTSN Detroit signs Tomas Vanek to a 1 year deal for $2.6m

He's off to Detroit Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger Vanek agrees to 1 year deal with Detroit. Gord Miller @GMillerTSN Detroit signs Tomas Vanek to a 1 year deal for $2.6m

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger Vanek agrees to 1 year deal with Detroit.

And he, apparently, joins a team with a front office that likes to hit ... the bong pipe.

Minnesota had discussed the possibility of trading Darcy Kuemper. That'd be a good get.

Teams are required to expose a goalie that is either under contract through 2017-18 or is a non-exempt RFA. They do not currently have one. If you're bringing in Bishop he is your starter long term. I doubt Buffalo is the team to make that move.

They do. I wish he would've signed with Toronto so I could've laughed AND found this tweet to be accurate.

I put in the Sabres answers to the questions above.

This made me laugh... Sir Earl @Sir_Earl Milan Lucic finishes his playoff career with 64 points in 101 games.

Florida Panthers PR @FlaPanthersPR NEWS: #FlaPanthers have signed Defenseman Ian McCoshen to an Entry-Level Contract. bit.ly/McCoshenELC

Probably because everybody is destroying them on Twitter for not tweeting out the Okposo news yet... Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun Joe Colborne has signed with Colorado

Ken Wiebe @WiebeSunSports It's a one-year deal for D Justin Falk with #Sabres He'll make $650,000 in #NHL and $300,000 in #AHL

See that tweet, watch the signing, digging free agencyyyyy

McKenzie: BUF still looking for a goalie. Sabres were in on Zatkoff, but he went to LA.

Mamma Mia is irresistible

Dallas is the first team most people talk about but I don't see Tampa taking back either of their goalies. Honestly, we COULD be an option there. I would say it's highly doubtful but there's still big risk in Lehner. I like Lehner and am hoping he's our started but there's definitely appeal to Bishop.

The professional assumption right now is that Ben Bishop will be traded with Stamkos and Hedman signed.

LeBrun: one year, $5.75 million for Radulov in Montreal

Stephen Whyno: #Habs sign 1-year deal with Alexander Radulov.

Are we saying playoffs or bust as in firings should occur if we miss, or just playoffs or bust as in it'd be highly disappointed? If it's the latter I would be there. I'll be very disappointed.

Friedman: NASH signs D Matt Irwin. Two-year deal with a guarantee.

I think this is a playoff team and will be disappointed if they're not in, but I'm not going "playoffs or bust" mode until 2017-18.