Stewart for Spooner sounds like a good deal to me. I don't fault Murray for trying to get a little extra though.
- ImThatGuy

i see nothing wrong with just getting spooner

trade for him now and have him get that season ending injury.. what does it take?
- IndianaSabresFan

I say offer Staff and a 1st.

or a 1st and B level prospect.

Stewart and a 1st.

One of those 3 scenarios.

i even typed "favorite" into my laptop, but it autocorrected it to "favourite"

when i went to Florida in December we went to a Canadian restaurant and this family sitting beside us never heard of poutine and they were an American family. i was shocked, i will admit
- FLYERSROCK!

There is a such thing as a Canadian restaurant? That's amazing. Is it all Poutine and Alexander Keith's? Do servers wear hockey jerseys and speak authentic Canadian? Sometimes French?

I say offer Staff and a 1st.

or a 1st and B level prospect.

Stewart and a 1st.

One of those 3 scenarios.
- ImThatGuy

staff or stewie with one of the late 1sts sounds good to me

thanks man

I'm meeting that (frank)er at the end of February/start of March he doesn't know that yet so I've been trying to get ahold of him
- FLYERSROCK!

Your site stll going strong ? Send me the link. My putor booted it and a bunch of other links

There is a such thing as a Canadian restaurant? That's amazing. Is it all Poutine and Alexander Keith's? Do servers wear hockey jerseys and speak authentic Canadian? Sometimes French?
- Buffalo-Sabres

Well it was Disney World, at Epcot in the Canadian Pavilion.
Called Le Cellier.
It was nice to talk to our server guy about hockey, temperatures in Celsius and not Fahrenheit and other things lol.

I told our waiter all they need to do is to put TV's with hockey on and wear hockey jerseys and this place is set, he got a good laugh at that haha.

But this family actually said these exact words, after the waiter asked if they had any questions about the menu: "what the heck is Putin?". They actually pronounced it "Putin" (like Vladimir Putin) instead of Poutine. I was like daaaaamn.

they had some pretty attractive daughters so i didn't really care how they pronounced it

staff or stewie with one of the late 1sts sounds good to me
- IndianaSabresFan

Agreed. The McEichel quest is still in full tank mode. You draft one of them and go searching for a Patrick Sharp type player from a cap strapped team at the draft with the other late first rounder. Could totally change the top 6.

I know I've been saying it for days but it's the best way to turn around the rebuild without having to over spend in free agency which never works.

Get the cornerstone at the draft and make good trades.

Your site stll going strong ? Send me the link. My putor booted it and a bunch of other links
- cabin

no actually not really cab, unfortunately. its been rough times lately.

gizmo has school so he's rarely on, i have school and lots to do lately so I'm not really on, dmars only posts predicts, mhp, rj sorta left, thrilly has taken a leave of absence so its not too good right now.

Trade Stewart straight up for Spooner and then trade him to Ottawa for Lazar.

no actually not really cab, unfortunately. its been rough times lately.

gizmo has school so he's rarely on, i have school and lots to do lately so I'm not really on, dmars only posts predicts, mhp, rj sorta left, thrilly has taken a leave of absence so its not too good right now.
- FLYERSROCK!

Sorry to hear that . I stopped by before xmas and was pretty quiet. Posted a couple boobs and left.

Trade Stewart straight up for Spooner and then trade him to Ottawa for Lazar.
- adambuffalo

You're gonna have to give up Risto or Zado if you want Lazar lol... Ottawa is very high on him. Dude is everything you want in a hockey player.

You vastly undervalue the pettiness of the common sportsfan. "Gates" will never be forgotten and will constantly be the fodder of sports-talk radio as it draws in fans who feel the need to share their feelings of being cheated.

Complete List... http://stats.nhlnumbers.com/free_agents

Dalpe, Zac 25 C RFA 0.700 0.700

Samuels-Thomas, Jordan 25 L RFA 0.900 0.640

Neuvirth, Michal 27 G UFA 2.500 2.600

Schaller, Tim 24 C RFA 0.925 0.925

Hackett, Matt 25 G RFA 0.751 0.751

Stewart, Chris 27 R UFA 4.150 4.200

Enroth, Jhonas 27 G UFA 1.250 1.250

Meszaros, Andrej 29 D UFA 4.125 4.125

Benoit, Andre 31 D UFA 0.800 0.800

Lieuwen, Nathan 23 G RFA 0.588 0.595

Varone, Philip 24 C RFA 0.587 0.595

Strachan, Tyson 30 D UFA 0.650 0.650

Flynn, Brian 26 C RFA 0.637 0.650

D'Amigo, Jerry 24 R RFA 0.851 0.851

Larsson, Johan 22 L RFA 0.870 0.810

Leduc, Jerome 22 D RFA 0.870 0.625

Mitchell, Torrey30 C UFA 1.900 2.500

Pysyk, Mark 23 D RFA 0.870 0.810

Bagnall, Drew 31 D UFA 0.550 0.550

Ellis, Matt 33 L UFA 0.550 0.550

Stafford, Drew 29 R UFA 4.000 4.000

Grigorenko, Mikhail 21 C RFA 1.775 0.925

Sundher, Kevin 23 C RFA 0.870 0.575
- cabin

Of our NHL free agents,
I think Strachan might be the most likely guy to be re-signed
He's been a decent depth defenseman for us, and I don't know if he'd be a guy that get too much interest elsewhere
I'd like to see him back

There's a handful of RFAs I don't expect to be back
Sundher is almost definitely gone. At least as far as the Sabres are concerned. I could see him possibly sign a minor league contract with Rochester though.
I think Lieuwen might be a goner.
Hacket is an interesting situation as well.
Leduc, D'Amigo & Dalpe could be 86d as well.

Of our NHL free agents,
I think Strachan might be the most likely guy to be re-signed
He's been a decent depth defenseman for us, and I don't know if he'd be a guy that get too much interest elsewhere
I'd like to see him back

There's a handful of RFAs I don't expect to be back
Sundher is almost definitely gone. At least as far as the Sabres are concerned. I could see him possibly sign a minor league contract with Rochester though.
I think Lieuwen might be a goner.
Hacket is an interesting situation as well.
Leduc, D'Amigo & Dalpe could be 86d as well.
- jdfitz77

Not sure what they need to hang on to in Rochester. They definitely have some shuffling to do down there, and just like the big club, they need at least a couple of veterans. I would totally keep Strachan. Hell, give him a little bit of a raise for showing up. He tends to quietly go about his business for a lot less money then Benoit or Mezaros.

Of our NHL free agents,
I think Strachan might be the most likely guy to be re-signed
He's been a decent depth defenseman for us, and I don't know if he'd be a guy that get too much interest elsewhere
I'd like to see him back

There's a handful of RFAs I don't expect to be back
Sundher is almost definitely gone. At least as far as the Sabres are concerned. I could see him possibly sign a minor league contract with Rochester though.
I think Lieuwen might be a goner.
Hacket is an interesting situation as well.
Leduc, D'Amigo & Dalpe could be 86d as well.
- jdfitz77

i could see mitchell resigned as well.. there are a few RFAs that will be signed too..

Not sure what they need to hang on to in Rochester. They definitely have some shuffling to do down there, and just like the big club, they need at least a couple of veterans. I would totally keep Strachan. Hell, give him a little bit of a raise for showing up. He tends to quietly go about his business for a lot less money then Benoit or Mezaros.
- seedy

Bagnall should be retained for Rochester as well..

Well it was Disney World, at Epcot in the Canadian Pavilion.
Called Le Cellier.
It was nice to talk to our server guy about hockey, temperatures in Celsius and not Fahrenheit and other things lol.

I told our waiter all they need to do is to put TV's with hockey on and wear hockey jerseys and this place is set, he got a good laugh at that haha.

But this family actually said these exact words, after the waiter asked if they had any questions about the menu: "what the heck is Putin?". They actually pronounced it "Putin" (like Vladimir Putin) instead of Poutine. I was like daaaaamn.

they had some pretty attractive daughters so i didn't really care how they pronounced it
- FLYERSROCK!

That's it. It is decided. When I retire I will move to Florida and open an authentic Canadian restaurant.

i could see mitchell resigned as well.. there are a few RFAs that will be signed too..
- IndianaSabresFan

yeah, I wouldnt mind Mitchell, Delaurias(sp?), "X" as our 4th line going forward...

You vastly undervalue the pettiness of the common sportsfan. "Gates" will never be forgotten and will constantly be the fodder of sports-talk radio as it draws in fans who feel the need to share their feelings of being cheated.
- Beatle_john

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MAN? IT'S NOT LIKE WE SIT AROUND IN BUFFALO DROWING IN OUR BEERS GRUMBLING ABOUT WIDE RIGHT AND NO GOAL 2 DECADES LATER?????


(we totally sit around in Buffalo grumbling about Wide Right and No Goal to decades later)

yeah, I wouldnt mind Mitchell, Delaurias(sp?), "X" as our 4th line going forward...
- seedy

Flynn has been decent.

That's it. It is decided. When I retire I will move to Florida and open an authentic Canadian restaurant.
- Buffalo-Sabres

ill make sure i stop by

your waitresses/waiters better be wearing hockey jerseys and actually be hockey fans

Flynn has been decent.
- cabin

I'll say it this way.

I would not miss him if he were not on the Sabres roster after this year.

ill make sure i stop by

your waitresses/waiters better be wearing hockey jerseys and actually be hockey fans
- FLYERSROCK!

AND NOTHING ELSE !!!

I'll say it this way.

I would not miss him if he were not on the Sabres roster after this year.
- BuffaloHardHat

Cheap depth center.

Cheap depth center.
- cabin

I can live with that.