LabattBlue Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Good God, Bill could be my great grandson. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Bill, do you like tasers? Sorry, had to get that out of the way. So. What questions can we NOT ask you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
end the curse Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Hurry up and get back into the lineup Dipietro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Hurry up and get back into the lineup Dipietro. Theoretically, who would we give the Islanders to get Marty, if the Isles were to put him on the trading block, if Dipietro comes back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegrier Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Theoretically, who would we give the Islanders to get Marty, if the Isles were to put him on the trading block, if Dipietro comes back? possibly the rights to zagrapan who could use a change in scenery or mancari or even shutz. Just throwing some possibilities out there, I would assume they would want a prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 possibly the rights to zagrapan who could use a change in scenery or mancari or even shutz. Just throwing some possibilities out there, I would assume they would want a prospect. Zagrapan is no longer Sabres property, Mancari's NHL stock is somewhere between Jody Gage and Craig Charron, and Felix Shutz is...well...Felix Shutz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Zagrapan is no longer Sabres property, Mancari's NHL stock is somewhere between Jody Gage and Craig Charron, and Felix Shutz is...well...Felix Shutz. You have been in rare form today, my friend. inkman unplugged. You've had a Craig Weller day. Pickin' 'em up and puttin' 'em down. Not that I haven't wanted a piece of you on several occasions... And there's still day left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillHoppe Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Zagrapan is no longer Sabres property, Mancari's NHL stock is somewhere between Jody Gage and Craig Charron, and Felix Shutz is...well...Felix Shutz. The Sabres still possess Zagrapan's rights. They qualified him during the offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 No...it is more like OSP didn't want to eat the 2nd year of Lalime's contract and then turn around and pay Biron even more. They may have just talked with Marty as a show of respect. Remember, this isn't the first time we've heard an ex-Sabre talk about potentially coming back to Buffalo after that ship has already sailed. What seemed serious to Marty may have been nothing more than the Sabres casually checking in on his status. Let's face it, from the sound of things, contact with any team over this past offseason would've seemed serious to Marty. I think the real point, which Bill mentioned in his story, is that Marty didn't want to go somewhere where he was locked into a backup role. He wants to be a #1. That's far from guaranteed on the Islanders, but he at least has a shot at it given RdP's injury. He would've had no shot at it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 The Sabres still possess Zagrapan's rights. They qualified him during the offseason. Well, outside of semantics, does it really matter? He's not playing hockey within 1000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillHoppe Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Well, outside of semantics, does it really matter? He's not playing hockey within 1000 miles. I think if he has a good season in Russia the Sabres could give him another look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VansTheMans Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Theoretically, who would we give the Islanders to get Marty, if the Isles were to put him on the trading block, if Dipietro comes back? Paille. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Paille. That was my thought too actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 That was my thought too actually. how sweet. maybe you two should get a room? :wub: haha. j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 how sweet. maybe you two should get a room? :wub: haha. j/k Are you gonna bring the video camera and the tub of industrial mayonnaise? :bag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 They may have just talked with Marty as a show of respect. Remember, this isn't the first time we've heard an ex-Sabre talk about potentially coming back to Buffalo after that ship has already sailed. What seemed serious to Marty may have been nothing more than the Sabres casually checking in on his status. Let's face it, from the sound of things, contact with any team over this past offseason would've seemed serious to Marty. Let's not insult Marty. He is far from being a idiot or a liar. The Sabres should have done what ever was needed to get Marty signed and Lalime sent packing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Let's not insult Marty. He is far from being a idiot or a liar. The Sabres should have done what ever was needed to get Marty signed and Lalime sent packing. I'm not insulting him. The article even mentions how little action he was getting in free agency. At that point, any talk with anyone is important to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegrier Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Zagrapan is no longer Sabres property, Mancari's NHL stock is somewhere between Jody Gage and Craig Charron, and Felix Shutz is...well...Felix Shutz. The islanders are desperate and I wouldn't doubt them taking a shot at any of these prospects. Mancari is a big body with a booming shot and has shown potential, there is just no room for him on the Sabres. I would say Zagrapan is the worst of these prospects and the sabres do still have his rights, hes just playing overseas now. A chance on an NHL team could change his attitude/performance. Shutz played his first year in North America last year and put up some solid numbers and is a strong defensive forward as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 The islanders are desperate and I wouldn't doubt them taking a shot at any of these prospects. Mancari is a big body with a booming shot and has shown potential, there is just no room for him on the Sabres. I would say Zagrapan is the worst of these prospects and the sabres do still have his rights, hes just playing overseas now. A chance on an NHL team could change his attitude/performance. Shutz played his first year in North America last year and put up some solid numbers and is a strong defensive forward as well. The randomly pulling names out of a bag approach to proposing trades will have you in ecklund territory in no time. ;) Anyway, coming up with trades for the islanders is a big if at this point since we're talking about DiPietro. I won't believe that he's returning until he actually sets foot on the ice. And we're not talking about 1 or 2 games. He needs to return and stay out there without another injury. They wouldn't make a move until they're 100% certain about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Let's not insult Marty. He is far from being a idiot or a liar. The Sabres should have done what ever was needed to get Marty signed and Lalime sent packing. The article mentions that Biron was interested in starting again and that the decision was not about money. Unless the Sabres were going to unload Miller, it doesn't look like the Sabres could "have done whatever was needed to get Marty signed," much less should have. But I'd love to see Marty back, if there is not an opportunity for him to start, or get a significant number of starts, elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimiVbaby Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 The article mentions that Biron was interested in starting again and that the decision was not about money. Unless the Sabres were going to unload Miller, it doesn't look like the Sabres could "have done whatever was needed to get Marty signed," much less should have. But I'd love to see Marty back, if there is not an opportunity for him to start, or get a significant number of starts, elsewhere. Get a significant amount of starts and set himself up nicely to be traded to a contender at the deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korab rules Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Get a significant amount of starts and set himself up nicely to be traded to a contender at the deadline. Why the hell not? How many time did Philly get draft picks for Fupa (one of the stupidest knicknames of all time, isn't that slang for, well, nevermind). St Louis did the same thing with Guerin and Tkachuk (how is that guy not Canadian with that name). This would be perfect for Regier and Quinn, set up a side business acquiring picks for player rentals, and then re-sign the players in the off season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Fupa On my list of can't do's. 1) Bad Teeth 2) Hairy Nipples 3) Fupa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korab rules Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 On my list of can't do's. 1) Bad Teeth 2) Hairy Nipples 3) Fupa Fupas are a big no-no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 On my list of can't do's. 1) Bad Teeth 2) Hairy Nipples 3) Fupa I think and I may be incorrect here but Foppa is a swedish nickname with no literal translation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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