You make a good point but if Briere and Drury were given offers way before they hit free agency they wouldn't of gotten as much. Just my opinion. Those two should have been locked up before the last year of their contract.

If he can't, we must have him high on our list.

I would definitely kick the tires of Gagne

you know of course, except for the little rule that says contracts may only be negoiated during the last year they are valid

i just cant wait to hear what darcy had to say in his press conference about letting tallinder and lyds go, and then getting at best a #4 defenseman

That there is some high quality cynicism.

I would definitely kick the tires of Gagne, see what kind of a deal you can make.

If I had decided to jerk off instead, I probably wouldn't be paying child support...

From the Buffalo News...

"I’m excited. Right when I found out Buffalo was interested, I talked to Tommy Vanek, gave him a call, and my wife talked to his wife, we talked about the area. I’ve got three kids, and it’s one of those spots I really don’t know much about, but he filled me in and I was real excited and intrigued after that. I’m looking for a spot that’s good for the family, and my kids have fun while we go out and strive for goals.

"I think you look at it, they’re a playoff team every year. Goaltending-wise, they’ve got one of the best goaltenders in the league. Defense, the young defenseman Myers there, he’s an up-and-coming attraction and definitely a top player in the league already at a young age. I can hopefully complement him a little bit. We’ve got some good-scoring forwards. I think it was the whole package for myself, my family, hockey – for what I was looking for, Buffalo was a good spot for me."

On his power-play status, which didn't come into play in Florida or Pittsburgh last season: "I was more of a secondary guy in both spots. I didn’t see a lot of first power-play time, but who knows? All those things are earned through training camp and through the year. Who knows where they see me on that, but if called upon I definitely feel I can contribute somewhat."

On anything else Vanek told him: "He told me the wings are really good there."

On going from Florida to Pittsburgh and Buffalo: "It’s important to play in a market that sees hockey as a No. 1 game. ... To be in a market where people see hockey as a headliner is nice. It is refreshing, and I think my kids enjoy it more than anything."

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...The comment about complimenting Myers indicates that they'll be paired together, which would make the most sense.

If Regier re-signed Tallinder people would be saying, "Good, we needed to keep at least one of them". Leopold is THE SAME player as Tallinder, but he's younger and his market value isn't as high. If Tallinder didn't luck out by playing with Myers and Leopold didn't get his head crushed at the end of the season people would be convinced this was an upgrade. It's not an upgrade or a downgrade, it's a simple replacement...for a little less than what Tallinder got.

The summer isn't over and Buffalo will still have cap space after qualifying offers to RFAs and signing a back-up goalie. If Golisano chooses to spend any of that cap room there will be more moves, but that could take weeks. We have to wait and see how the UFA market pans out before many trades happen.

you know of course, except for the little rule that says contracts may only be negoiated during the last year they are valid

fag

Leopold is a more offensive and smarter Montador. He has a better shot. It's just not good enough. It's just not.

You're not good enough. You're just not.

I acknowledge the fact that you're making a joke here, but what I really meant was that I would smack Gagnes junk around.

I acknowledge the fact that you're making a joke here, but what I really meant was that I would smack Gagnes junk around.

If Regier re-signed Tallinder people would be saying, "Good, we needed to keep at least one of them". Leopold is THE SAME player as Tallinder, but he's younger and his market value isn't as high. If Tallinder didn't luck out by playing with Myers and Leopold didn't get his head crushed at the end of the season people would be convinced this was an upgrade. It's not an upgrade or a downgrade, it's a simple replacement...for a little less than what Tallinder got.

The summer isn't over and Buffalo will still have cap space after qualifying offers to RFAs and signing a back-up goalie. If Golisano chooses to spend any of that cap room there will be more moves, but that could take weeks. We have to wait and see how the UFA market pans out before many trades happen.

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...but I think Leopold is more than a replacement to Tallinder. Tallinder scored 3 goals, and Leopold had 11. ( though I do compare them to each other..look at my thread). The real replacement is Weber replacing Lydman.

to be honest, tallinder wasnt the one to keep, to me. my biggest issue with leopold signing, was for 3 million for 3 years we could have kept lydman. it almost seems more like a panic move by darcy than anything else. i mean, what did leopold do to deserve a 1+ mil raise?

to be honest, tallinder wasnt the one to keep, to me. my biggest issue with leopold signing, was for 3 million for 3 years we could have kept lydman. it almost seems more like a panic move by darcy than anything else. i mean, what did leopold do to deserve a 1+ mil raise?