Sabresfansince1980 wrote:
Sure "now", but we also need more than Getzlaf now, and how do you make sure we still have Getzlaf after 2013 when his contract expires? Regier can't have the assurance that Getzlaf stays past 2013 unless he waits until the summer to make the trade, and is able to work a contract extension for Getzlaf into the deal. He's from Saskatchewan, so I doubt he'd feel any particular desire to stick around while Buffalo's front office shores up the roster. How do you justify trading away Myers if Getzlaf is only around for 18 months, with almost certainly no Cup to show for it?
That's the best argument against this trade I think. You don't know if he'll stick around. I think he'd like Buffalo better than Anaheim, but maybe after his contract is up, he wants to play in western Canada. If there were maybe 1 more year left on his contract, I'd feel more strongly about it.