That Aud Smell

Well, then he's coming through crystal clear.

Link?

The fact that the Sabres didn't take on bad money is something that's probably not getting enough consideration right now.

This is about where I am. I thought the team would get a 2nd for him and a prospect/good young player. I'd hoped the 2nd would be in 2018, but whatever. They pushed it to 2019 on the hope it might be a 1st? Sure. :huh:

Indeed - there were better players available on waivers today. The idea that JBOTS should have traded Kane when he was tearing it up back in December is one that has some appeal to it. But, again. We have no way of knowing whether JBOTS was getting better deals offered to him at that time. We just don't know. Maybe there'll be some leaks about how JBOTS missed the boat? I dunno. I feel like if he'd been offered an unconditional 2018 1st and a prospect in December, Kane would've been gone.

JBOTS was had? How on earth can that be posited? Are we to believe that San Jose (and co-conspiring franchises?!) duped JBOTS into trading Kane for less than full value? It makes no sense. Walking away and getting nothing for Kane would be cutting the nose to spite the face — nothing more.

So you think he'd have got more if he waited another 35 minutes? Troof. Question is: Did JBOTS cash in before he should have. There's really no way of knowing.

O'Reagan sounds like he could be a quality depth addition. ROY in the AHL?

Another Terrier.

So if San Jose were to somehow free-fall into the lottery, then what?

Twittering says San Jose has no prospects worth wanting (?). Also: Is the 1st conditional or nah?

Yep. Wait - Kane's done to SJ?! Prospect, conditional 1st, and conditional 4th.

Ah, okay. Fwiw, I don't think my characterization translates to "smug."

Sabres are apparently in on Wild d-man Mike Reilly. An NCAA product, it appears.

Ohhhh - 50 internet points to you, sir. Very different players, I take it. Interesting, if so.

Sorry for the poor multiquote format. Here's how the overall issue was first raised. And then in response to something d4rk posted (which I have had dropped from my multiquote for some reason), there was this from Promo: So, Promo was the one who raised it as an issue. Said that "others" call Kane smug. No one on here, though.

Flames also just claimed Stewart off waivers, fwiw.

Mike Harrington: Still the worst, evidently.

No idea who he is, but I sympathize with his position (as a non-MSM reporter who's getting dogged for being a blogger). Fwiw - Lehner himself tells Hamilton "I don't want to be traded." Okay. But Straw doesn't say Lehner is his source. Says he has two sources. And Lehner may have reasons for wanting to deny that he made a request. In theory, it's a fair criticism to claim that a GM's unacknowledged racism can cloud a clear assessment of who and what a player is. I'm just unconvinced that's what's going on here, for the reasons you've detailed.

from this guy: https://twitter.com/MikeStrawMedia/status/968155102916866048

Wawrow and Hamilton Tweeted to effect that they spoke with him in past 24 hours, and that it's totally false that he has requested a trade. On the contrary, he said to Hamilton that he wants to be here to help turn things around. :unsure:

on a privately operated message board dedicated to a pro sports team. lulz.

Or append “Deadline Day” to the title of this one.

I never wholly discount the role of race, but Kane also gives off vibes as a self-centered narcissistic brooding doosh. He’s definitely not standard issue hockey material. Did GMs similarly avoid Sean Avery?

Yeah - it's maddening to hear that as a Sabres fan, but, given that it's trade deadline day, there is NO WAY that isn't "information" planted from another GM. OTOH, I do think JBOTS' alleged opening asking price for Kane is going to be shown to have been foolishly over-pegged.