now if only we can go 8-12 the last 20, end up with a top 7 pick and grab Galchenyuk!!!!!!!!
- buffalokb

I sure like having that extra 1st from trading goose to move up a few spots if we have to...
Galchenyuk will go between 5-7 most likely

Great day Darcy, what a steal by landing Hodgson, never would've thought he was available, and the 1st for Goose is a great job by Darcy.

Anyone have any opinion as to the purpose of Grags for Sulzer? I'm not seeing it. They both sit behind McNabb.
- TheSabresTaco

Depth. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Hodgson >>> >>>>>Adam

Vince, you'll learn to love this trade, I think.
- nfph

100000 % Agreed

Yeah, yeah Gaustad, Hodgson, Kassian, Grags...

Who won the Matt Ellis sweeps?
- keptupl8

WE DID!

Darcy have a presser yet about the deals?

I will say this, Hodgson has been treated... let's say inconsistently by Vancouver. I would definitely have Pegs roll out the red carpet for this kid, could go a long way.
- nfph

Hopefully we as fans and the ownership don't mount pressure on this kid right away. We always do that, especially if they get their first goal early on. The pressure can be a biatch. THen again he's coming from a place that rioted like all hell because they lost.

Anyone have any opinion as to the purpose of Grags for Sulzer? I'm not seeing it. They both sit behind McNabb.
- TheSabresTaco

My take: Hodgson was the best player in that deal, Grags/Sulzer was an evener swap of less consequential pieces. Grags becomes a reserve dman for Vancouver and Sulz will likely never see the light of day in Buffalo.

@Ducks on Wednesday, @Sharks on Thursday, then @Canucks on Saturday.

This is gonna be an interesting week.

Does anyone really think that Gaustad is gonna just love playing hockey in Nashville? Half the people in Tennessee don't even know they have a hockey team.
- JVince117

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Darcy GM of the day wow.
Two really good hockey moves.
Good effort.

Vanek - Hodge - Pommer
Leino - Roy - Ennis
Gerbe - Galchenyuk - Stafford
McCormick - Tropp - Kaleta

Myers - Ehrhoff
Regehr - McNabb
Leopold - Sekera/Weber

Miller
Enroth

yea I guess I can deal with that for next year.

I think if we get Galy in the draft that we actually will have too many capable centers.

WE DID!
- atlsabsfan

WOOOOOOOOOO


MATT FREAKIN ELLIS!

I get that we need a center but this is not the type of move I am happy with. I am hoping I will be wrong but Cody didn't sound too happy to be in Buffalo.
I thought Zack Kassian was the type of player that would have changed the make of the Buffalo Sabres. We had enough skill - we lack heart and grit

My take: Hodgson was the best player in that deal, Grags/Sulzer was an evener swap of less consequential pieces. Grags becomes a reserve dman for Vancouver and Sulz will likely never see the light of day in Buffalo.
- nfph

Thogh i thing grags has alot more upside than sulzer

I sure like having that extra 1st from trading goose to move up a few spots if we have to...
Galchenyuk will go between 5-7 most likely
- jdfitz77

The Hodgson trade makes us a lot less desperate at the draft, IMO. He still might be the best player to take.

Bulldog really is thick. He is prattling on about how Hodgson won't outrank Ennis when he gets here. Ennis has been a center for what? 3 weeks? If they don't put him on the 2nd line at least then they are fools.

Vanek - Hodge - Pommer
Leino - Roy - Ennis
Stafford - Galy - Gerbe
McCormick - Tropp - Kaleta

Myers - Ehrhoff
Regehr - McNabb
Leopold - Sekera/Weber

Miller
Enroth

yea I guess I can deal with that for next year.

I think if we get Galy in the draft that we actually will have too many capable centers.
- JVince117

-Nvm

-Nvm
- Flynox

2nd line RW.

Thogh i thing grags has alot more upside than sulzer
- hafgod

He does, but I'd say the ceiling for him is MA Bergeron, and that's a long shot. We got rid of one of my least favorite Sabres today with this trade.

Vanek - Hodge - Pommer
Leino - Roy - Ennis
Stafford - Galy - Gerbe
McCormick - Tropp - Kaleta

Myers - Ehrhoff
Regehr - McNabb
Leopold - Sekera/Weber

Miller
Enroth

yea I guess I can deal with that for next year.

I think if we get Galy in the draft that we actually will have too many capable centers.
- JVince117

I like where your head is at. But you can never have too many capable centers

I get that we need a center but this is not the type of move I am happy with. I am hoping I will be wrong but Cody didn't sound too happy to be in Buffalo.
I thought Zack Kassian was the type of player that would have changed the make of the Buffalo Sabres. We had enough skill - we lack heart and grit
- Peca27

He's a 22-year-old kid that just found out his life was totally changing. Give him a few days. He's from Toronto so he is basically coming home. He will be fine.

I like where your head is at. But you can never have too many capable centers
- hubie

Lets Galench(sp) ease into the future spot if we get him. Good thing there.

I like that Boyes can slide back to the wing where he at least looks ok.

Vanek - Hodgson - Pommer
Leino - Roy - Boyes
Gerbe - Ennis - Stafford
Tropp - Ellis - Kaleta
- Pierceme69

SCARY SMALL!

26 Thomas Vanek 6' 2" 205
9 Cody Hodgson 6' 0" 185
29 Jason Pominville 6' 0" 185

23 Ville Leino 6' 1" 190
9 Derek Roy 5' 9" 184
22 Brad Boyes 6' 0" 204

42 Nathan Gerbe 5' 5" 178
63 Tyler Ennis 5' 9" 157
21 Drew Stafford 6' 2" 214

78 Corey Tropp 5' 11" 185
37 Matt Ellis 6' 0" 212
36 Patrick Kaleta 6' 1" 206

He does, but I'd say the ceiling for him is MA Bergeron, and that's a long shot. We got rid of one of my least favorite Sabres today with this trade.
- nfph

Boyes, Sekera, Stafford, and Ellis are still here!!!!

Even Leino is close to being in that group

Don't have to listen to rj saying kassians name wrong anymore.
- Flynox

That was getting annoying as he11!!