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Vanek for Moulson and a 2017 2nd? Shorter term, and we know him well. :D Anyway to get out from under the term left on Moulson! It really is a ho-hum approach. Zucker hasn't had the same impact as last year, but he's still young enough. They're stuck with what they have for the moment unless they trade someone unexpectedly.

Toronto, they're going to end up stuck witch Chychrun. I can only hope they are dropped into the 4th position :D

Awesome! Work desktop will be using this like last month!

Going to be in Montreal for my birthday game! Woot! Nothing better than Bell Center!

That is so true: when most of our top end talent is still barely in their 20's. Those who are will be in the "Gionta, Moulson" stage of their carrier but possibly still relevant.

Bogosian to me is closer to the Hjalmarsson of the Blackhawks. I still believe they need a second elite defensemen to go with Ristolainen. Everything else is completely fair. It all depends on where we slot in the draft. Whether that's for: Matthews, Puljujarvi, Laine, Tkachuk or for Chychrun.

It was fun, the pass from ROR to Ekblad was classic! Ekblad seriously used his speed to crash the net like a forward there. He's going to get major bank as early as July 1st.

Back to regular hockey! Thank god!

His response to the NHL caller was classic! Man that hit me at home. I don't have kids, but you sure as don't tell a father how "proud" his kids will be of him. Go get em Big Boy! You're a former Sabre and while you're not more than a puncher, you're still an NHL player.

I could see Matheson being able to be pried, but I'm not sure St Louis who is struggling for offense from players not named Tarasenko. Hartman is an interesting case. I would love to get Matheson into our system. Matheson has 11 points in 34 games, and a plus 13. He could be an important piece to their team in the near future, but I would love to see what it would cost to get him.

Not as high on McLeod as I probably should be. I would definitely take Tkachuk.

The whole Drouin situation is a mess. When you go winning at every level to a team that is so full of skilled forwards and not fit it has to be difficult. He's won a memorial cup, he's scored on every level. He's not built to be a two way talent which Cooper is really looking for. It's also hard to fault Cooper for trying to fit him in with all the guys they have. Being demoted has to be a wary sign to him that he doesn't have a place on the team. His shot is elite, and he skates very well. The words offensively dynamic fit Drouin to a "T". You cannot fault Yzerman for his view on the situation as he comes from the Detroit tree where you earn everything you've gotten. You have to wonder if they don't regret not taking Seth Jones, but that's all hearsay anyways. From everything I've ever read on him, he seems to be a good kid and teammate.

Another interesting game. McCabe is in the dog house I guess. Two straight scratches?

Here's hoping Johnson has played his way into a 2nd round pick. That would be very good value for a pending free agent. Schaller continues to impress me to the point where he could ultimately be Legwand's replacement if someone is looking for a bottom six forward.

You can nit pick all you want but there are only a few questionable moves. It really comes down to Lehner vs the #21 pick. The other trades for O'Reilly and Kane, I would say no.

What the hell is going on tonight!

Frannny! Go SABRES!

Kane is going bat in this game. Finally buried one. Playing hard on the puck! Go Evander!

This game is crazy!

YES SCHALLER! Go SABRES!

Such a good shot! Go Varone!

Moulson may have no value, but Phaneuf has even more term. Absolutely not. Also, Ennis and Moulson for Phaneuf is a laugh.

Are you on drugs? Jesus! Gah, I hate Phaneuf.

Exactly, he's a nice piece to have at the deadline, he'll be cheap enough for a lot of teams to fit in, and even if you cover 30%, you're going to get something valuable. Murray can be frank with him just like he was with Moulson and McCormick. It's not impossible or improbable that he wouldn't come back. We're talking about a guy fitting in the top six that is really a lower six player.

No thanks. I don't want to part with Reinhart. And if you think giving up Reinhart with two other useful players for Barrie and Comeau/Skille who was picked up off the dumpster pile, you're nuts. Barrie is a top notch defensemen, but this makes 0 sense. Or you do what you did with Moulson and trade him for value, and bring him back. Keep the lines of communication open and he could easily return. He's been given new life here.