We don't know that. We don't know that he had an offer for a guy like that and turned it down. Everything is just speculation. - HonkFortheGoose
Per Dreger: If Botterill is trading Ristolainen, he's getting a boatload in return. It's still too early in the season for any team to pay that.
Per John Wawrow, who covers Buffalo sports for the AP: Well, there was a boatload of a deal discussed a little over a month ago before it didn't happen.
Per Dreger: If Botterill is trading Ristolainen, he's getting a boatload in return. It's still too early in the season for any team to pay that.
Per John Wawrow, who covers Buffalo sports for the AP: Well, there was a boatload of a deal discussed a little over a month ago before it didn't happen.
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Per Dreger: If Botterill is trading Ristolainen, he's getting a boatload in return. It's still too early in the season for any team to pay that.
Per John Wawrow, who covers Buffalo sports for the AP: Well, there was a boatload of a deal discussed a little over a month ago before it didn't happen.
Hmmm... - kingcong39
"Discussed" can mean a lot of things.
If Botterill proposed a 1-on-1 deal Ristolainen for McDavid, and Holland said "are you poopting me right now?", the deal was technically "discussed".
If Botterill proposed a 1-on-1 deal Ristolainen for McDavid, and Holland said "are you poopting me right now?", the deal was technically "discussed". - buffalofan19
Read the comment above about Ondrej Kase and the Ducks. That is the only one I have heard with confidence.