JJ in the Hawks blog says Terevainen(SP?) and Shaw are in play, due to the salary cap.

I'd take Teuvo (Again SP?)
- ImThatGuy

Absolutely on Teravainen.

Issue is what's the cost?

Maybe wait for them to have to lose Panarin.

Vancouver and St Louis

Vancouver Offer sheeted Backes on 7/1/8
St Louis Offer sheeted Bernier 7/8/8
- dadeadhead

I don't think that's the same at all others are sure things potential superstars

And I don't think that offer sheet was that big of a deal it was like a second rounder deal

That makes 0.0% sense....why would Murray trade a 1st rounder to get Lehner then go after Crawford

I know this is hockey buzz...but come on bloggers...use some common sense
- feetontheair22

oh

Calgary?
- sbroads24

A) Does Crawford waive to go there.

B) One team then.

IF I am Calgary I offer a 3 and a 5. And say take it or leave it.

I don't think that's the same at all others are sure things potential superstars

And I don't think that offer sheet was that big of a deal it was like a second rounder deal
- GERBE!!!75PTS

I answered your question.


3. Vancouver and St. Louis battle with contracts – July 2008
Over a seven-day span from July 1 to July 8, 2008, the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues front offices fired shots back and forth. It was the Canucks who fired first, however.
With David Backes’ contract with St. Louis over and free agency looming, the Canucks attempted to swing a deal for him. The trade fell flat and, subsequently, Vancouver offered Backes a 3-year, $7.5 million deal that was answered in hours by St. Louis.
Blues president of hockey operations at the time, John Davidson, told the Vancouver Province that the initial trade offer was akin to giving up, “a Volkswagen for a Porsche.” Clearly displeased with the Canucks’ attempts to acquire Backes, St. Louis shot back with an offer sheet of their own: a one-year, $2.5 million deal for Steve Bernier, who the Canucks had acquired from the Sabres four days prior.
Like Backes’ offer sheet, the one for Bernier was matched quickly and he remained a Canucks, but then-Vancouver GM Mike Gillis said he had no doubt why the offer sheet for Bernier came in.
“They made an offer sheet on a player that we traded for and we really liked and we matched it,” Gillis told media in a conference call. “We came out very aggressively on July 1. We had done a lot of homework and targeted a player that we liked.
“I guess quid pro quo is what it is. We were aggressive and they’ve been aggressive.

http://www.thehockeynews....er-sheets-in-nhl-history/


Don't ask the question if you're not going to like the answer.

Great job as usual Boos.

2 questions:

1. Should I buy Still Life with Woodpecker?

2. What bet did Gerber lose to earn his current avatar and location?

I'll hang up and listen

Great job as usual Boos.

2 questions:

1. Should I buy Still Life with Woodpecker?

2. What bet did Gerber lose to earn his current avatar and location?

I'll hang up and listen
- keptupl8

good to see you're still around, walter

good to see you're still around, walter
- Michael Pachla

Thanks. Weird network filters at work. I can read, but I can't comment. Really degrades my ability to derail a conversation like I used to

Great job as usual Boos.

2 questions:

1. Should I buy Still Life with Woodpecker?

2. What bet did Gerber lose to earn his current avatar and location?

I'll hang up and listen
- keptupl8

Buy all of Tom Robbins' work. He's great.

Thanks. Weird network filters at work. I can read, but I can't comment. Really degrades my ability to derail a conversation like I used to
- keptupl8

Your still considered one of the best.

Your still considered one of the best.
- cabin

You're not......

I answered your question.


3. Vancouver and St. Louis battle with contracts – July 2008
Over a seven-day span from July 1 to July 8, 2008, the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues front offices fired shots back and forth. It was the Canucks who fired first, however.
With David Backes’ contract with St. Louis over and free agency looming, the Canucks attempted to swing a deal for him. The trade fell flat and, subsequently, Vancouver offered Backes a 3-year, $7.5 million deal that was answered in hours by St. Louis.
Blues president of hockey operations at the time, John Davidson, told the Vancouver Province that the initial trade offer was akin to giving up, “a Volkswagen for a Porsche.” Clearly displeased with the Canucks’ attempts to acquire Backes, St. Louis shot back with an offer sheet of their own: a one-year, $2.5 million deal for Steve Bernier, who the Canucks had acquired from the Sabres four days prior.
Like Backes’ offer sheet, the one for Bernier was matched quickly and he remained a Canucks, but then-Vancouver GM Mike Gillis said he had no doubt why the offer sheet for Bernier came in.
“They made an offer sheet on a player that we traded for and we really liked and we matched it,” Gillis told media in a conference call. “We came out very aggressively on July 1. We had done a lot of homework and targeted a player that we liked.
“I guess quid pro quo is what it is. We were aggressive and they’ve been aggressive.

http://www.thehockeynews....er-sheets-in-nhl-history/

Don't ask the question if you're not going to like the answer.
- dadeadhead

It's so rare we never got revenge for Tv or Nashville for weber, Kessler or backes for Philly etc nothing major has happened for revenge ..

But thank you for answering my question

You're not......
- dadeadhead

It's so rare we never got revenge for Tv or Nashville for weber, Kessler or backes for Philly etc nothing major has happened for revenge ..

But thank you for answering my question
- GERBE!!!75PTS

The Ducks letting Penner go to Edmonton on an offer sheet was revenge enough; they didn't feel the need to pile on. To be fair I think Penner had one good year in Edmonton, but he never lived up to the contract.

The Ducks letting Penner go to Edmonton on an offer sheet was revenge enough; they didn't feel the need to pile on. To be fair I think Penner had one good year in Edmonton, but he never lived up to the contract.
- Wetbandit1

He discovered food that's what happened lol I always liked Penner he just got lazy
Because Edmonton didn't have standards for winning or making the playoffs got way too comfortable but did have pretty good stats over there

He said those were talks before we got Lehner

CRAWFORD

I heard from a top (and different) source in February 2015 that the Hawks had reached out to the Oilers and Sabres on preliminary, very hush-hush conversations about Crawford. The idea was not to deal Crawford then, but rather to begin to gauge or gin up interest in him for last summer or this summer. This was before the Oil acquired Cam Talbott and the Sabres, Robin Lehner.

- cabin

I thought he went on to say to watch for Buffalo to be in on Crawford

This is awesome. Holzer probably smelled the poop in Pihlstrom's hockey pants, so he decided not to punch him.

Foligno will be in the league 5 years from now.

Yak will be in the KHL after this next contract.

It should be Yak+ for Foligno.

He really is a useless piece of sh!t.
- dadeadhead

No to all of it ................ we can do much better than Marcus on the 3rd line too.

Set the bar higher folks ............ are you not watching these playoffs?

Not that it would happen...
But Custance from ESPN threw out an offer Arizona could make to possibly trade up for Matthews
Strome, 2 prospects & two 1sts
If that was us...
Reinhart, Fasching, Bailey, two 1sts

That's tempting
But I think I like Matthews better than most on here
It's probably too much though
He's better than Reinhart, but idk if he's that much better
- jdfitz77

Too early to tell. Sam might end up with a far better career when it's all said and done.

No to all of it ................ we can do much better than Marcus on the 3rd line too.

Set the bar higher folks ............ are you not watching these playoffs?
- fastek

Foligno is a fine bottom 6 player. He actually has skill. It's not like Matt Ellis or Adam Mair

Foligno is a fine bottom 6 player. He actually has skill. It's not like Matt Ellis or Adam Mair
- sbroads24

Is this about Yakupov again ? explain to me why we want this sorry excuse.

Where can I find a good philly cheese steak in Buffalo/Amherst?

No to all of it ................ we can do much better than Marcus on the 3rd line too.

Set the bar higher folks ............ are you not watching these playoffs?
- fastek

While we may be able to better than Foligno on the 3rd line, it could be worse.

Like Yak on it.

Is this about Yakupov again ? explain to me why we want this sorry excuse.
- SABRES 89

He's a useless pile of sh!t.


They should've went with Murray or moved the pick.

Something I said since way before the draft.

Foligno is a fine bottom 6 player. He actually has skill. It's not like Matt Ellis or Adam Mair
- sbroads24

I will definitely give you that. I'd suggest he's a bottom 3 guy only and does not belong on a 3rd line for a perennial playoff caliber team (like Buffalo aspires to be).

He's a good dude but he is very "upgradeable".

To me .....he's the prototypical Sabre player that even though he's not bringing much to the table, the city and the fans love him so they overlook his deficiencies (there's more than one on this team)..... all the while fret and moan about never winning/sniffing a Cup.

The days of having just 2 productive lines in hockey are over .......... you gotta have a 3rd line that can bring it and has no weakness's. Basically your 3rd line needs to be on par with your top 6 guys. Look at the teams still playing as perfect examples.

Foligno has a place on a 3rd line but that team is a lottery team year in and year out.