Samson's Flow Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 it gets better John Vogl @BuffNewsVogl Minnesota's second-round pick in the Moulson deal was previously acquired from Winnipeg. That's better than MIN's 2nd rounder this year. Possible top half of the 2nd round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 2 2nds aren't amazing but they are far better off with Moulson than what Snow got for Vanek. Vanek's trade was a joke lol. So we ended up trading Vanek for: a conditional 2014 1st round draft pick, a 2015 2nd round draft pick, 4 months of Moulson, 2nd rounder in 2014, and 2nd in 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 That's better than MIN's 2nd rounder this year. Possible top half of the 2nd round MIN didn't have a second rounder for this year. We had it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) Darcy Regier made some pretty freaking good trades, including the one that led to this one. His faults lie elsewhere. Right. His fault was his pieces didn't work together too well. You can get a good player, but assembling a TEAM is, clearly, a different matter. This has to be part of the formula that we're not seeing in all of this activity. GMTM is trying to assemble a team, and it looks weird to us. Seriously, q.u.e.e.r. is censored? God. Edited March 5, 2014 by sizzlemeister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MILFHUNTER#518 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 This is good, I can live with this most definitely. Best deadline I have seen this team have that I can remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 That's better than MIN's 2nd rounder this year. Possible top half of the 2nd round MIN didn't have a second rounder for this year. We had it. lol we do indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Well, yeah; we already know what happened to Minnesota's original second-round pick for 2014. If the Blues make the WCF, we will have four picks in the top 40 in June. If they don't, we have 5 in the top 65 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 ###### Right. His fault was his pieces didn't work together too well. You can get a good player, but assembling a TEAM is, clearly, a different matter. This has to be part of the formula that we're not seeing in all of this activity. GMTM is trying to assemble a team, and it looks weird to us. Seriously, q.u.e.e.r. is censored? God. yup it is censored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 lol we do indeed. Wrong tense, I think; doesn't LA have it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 You would still think that the Wild will try to sign Vanek in the off season before they try to sign Moulson (at least that is probably what the average fan will think.) So perhaps Moulson will be available for the Sabres to bring back in the off season. Of course perhaps the Wild are happy with what they see from Moulson in the remaining games and never care that Vanek would like to play for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson's Flow Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Wrong tense, I think; doesn't LA have it now? I thought we traded LA back their picks we got from the Regher trade? Am I making this up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Wrong tense, I think; doesn't LA have it now? I thought we traded LA back their picks we got from the Regher trade? Am I making this up? We have Minnesota's 2014 2nd round pick and Winnipeg's 2014 2nd round pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Darcy Regier made some pretty freaking good trades, including the one that led to this one. His faults lie elsewhere. I agree with that. He gets bashed a lot, but way more often than not, he did well in trades that he made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 I thought we traded LA back their picks we got from the Regher trade? Am I making this up? LA got their picks back from us. We still have MN's 2nd but it goes to STL if they make the WCF (but then we get their 1st). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 You would still think that the Wild will try to sign Vanek in the off season before they try to sign Moulson (at least that is probably what the average fan will think.) So perhaps Moulson will be available for the Sabres to bring back in the off season. Of course perhaps the Wild are happy with what they see from Moulson in the remaining games and never care that Vanek would like to play for them. That is my hope. There is no secret that the Wild want Vanek and Vanek wants the Wild. That leaves us in no worse position than any other team in trying to sign Moulson. As I mentioned earlier, he grew up on the other side of the border, his parents can watch him play, he seemed to genuinely enjoy playing in Buffalo. He also grew up a Bills fan. I hope we try to sign him on July 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson's Flow Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 That is my hope. There is no secret that the Wild want Vanek and Vanek wants the Wild. That leaves us in no worse position than any other team in trying to sign Moulson. As I mentioned earlier, he grew up on the other side of the border, his parents can watch him play, he seemed to genuinely enjoy playing in Buffalo. He also grew up a Bills fan. I hope we try to sign him on July 1. Plus there's the hidden bonus that by trading Moulson to MIN, we choose a landing spot for him that will probably not entertain much talks of re-signing him due to their stated interest in Vanek as a UFA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 I thought we traded LA back their picks we got from the Regher trade? Am I making this up? We have Minnesota's 2014 2nd round pick and Winnipeg's 2014 2nd round pick You guys are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) Plus there's the hidden bonus that by trading Moulson to MIN, we choose a landing spot for him that will probably not entertain much talks of re-signing him due to their stated interest in Vanek as a UFA. I doubt it was intentional, but I love how you're thinking. Edited March 5, 2014 by Robviously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Would love to take a run at re-signing MattyMo this summer. He isn't that old (only 30) and he does the one thing that we need most: score goals. Seems like a genuinely good guy too. Plus, we'll have to spend some serious cash just to get to the cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Plus there's the hidden bonus that by trading Moulson to MIN, we choose a landing spot for him that will probably not entertain much talks of re-signing him due to their stated interest in Vanek as a UFA. Exactly. My thoughts as well. Would love to take a run at re-signing MattyMo this summer. He isn't that old (only 30) and he does the one thing that we need most: score goals. Seems like a genuinely good guy too. Plus, we'll have to spend some serious cash just to get to the cap. He does seem like a good guy. I really hope we make him an offer and are able to sign him on July 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hopefully just happy to have a shot in the playoffs this season rather than happy to leave Buffalo. Michael Russo @Russostrib 8m Talked to Moulson briefly. Sounded giddy #mnwild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 @SabresPR Buffalo #Sabres have acquired Torrey Mitchell and two second-round draft picks from Wild in exchange for Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 I was hoping we could get a late first for Matty. We might be able to use the two seconds to acquire that late first. Not exciting, but fair value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Damn. I guess it is time to change the avatar. The thing that sucks the most is, the players I looked forward to watching are all gone now. And there probably wont be replacements worth my attention until after 2015. It's probably a good return but I'm rapidly losing my excitement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 This has Battista written all over it. GO SABRES!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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