booooooooooring

I read in the TSN comment section that a clause in the CBA prevented Kennedy from being traded before January. I will try to look this up. If anyone else has the energy please do.

Yeah I ran out of patience looking for something, but two people made reference to it at TSN. Even still, the move could be based on simply opening a roster spot. Maybe they still want him, but needed the fexibility of moving him between Buffalo and Portland in order to fit another forward in. I know, I doubt it too...but maybe.

I think you guys are thinking the wrong Coast...and damn it; I hate saying this, but I really foresee a trade with a team like Boston, or NY Rangers.

Rangers have expressed interest in dropping Redden into the Minors, or buying him out completely; in which case, they'd need inexpensive defensive help (Sekera or Butler) and they are very heavy at forward, especially up the middle. Drury, Boyle, Christensen, Dubinski and Anisimov 5 centers, and excluding Boyle, nobody really plays well at any other position (I say Boyle, because he doesn't play well anywhere)

They also have a few kids in Hartford looking to make a move.

So I'm wondering if we are making a play at something like Butler & another defensive man from last year, for Dubinski, and prospect.

In which case I'd be totally ok with that, and we thin out the defensive ranks a bit, but not losing any key players. This would all of course involve either a trade of Redden, or his banishment to the minors.

Also, Boston is over cap, and defensively heavy, but may want to rid themselves of a Marc Savard, or David Krejci...in which case we have less expensive alternatives at forward, (Stafford, Roy, and Gerbe) that could provide them with the appropriate amount of Cap relief in a 2 for 3 deal or something along those lines. Giving the Sabres the shake up they were looking for, and providing fair value on each side.

Just kinda what I thought when I saw the waiver, plus the Morrison signing.

well, either Savard or Krejci will go, IMO. They'll have Sequin, Bergeron and whoever they don't trade as their top 3 centers, which is fucking solid.They got 2 million in cap space.

I know this is becoming a broken record, but what about Stafford and Sekera for Krejci?

They need another puck-mover now that Wideman's gone, and Stafford is a body

For as tough of a spot as they are in, I could see that working and its really not a bad move on their part. They get a serviceable top 6/7 D man who could fill in case of injury and former #12 overall pick with obvious talent, but questionable desire in need of a scenery change. Its worked before, hell it worked for Peter Mueller this season. Plus, if it would land us Krejci I'm in. Only issue is, where does he play, first line RW? or move TC outta the #2 center spot and on to the first line somewhere? It would give us a good problem to have with three solid centers but would probably force one or more guys into playing out of position

Guys Chiarelli signed Krejci and let Kessel walk(more or less). Its gonna take a better package than Stafford and Sekera.

Yeah but he also signed Krejci BEFORE he found himself in cap hell. Just because he signed him with the intention of holding on to him does not mean the circumstances haven't changed, because they have. Im pretty sure Chiarelli was NOT expecting the #2 overall pick when he let Kessel go and lets not forget Toronto 1st rounder NEXT year too. Kerjci became expendable when they drafted Seguin and everyone knows it. Now that doesn't mean a package of Sekera and Stafford will work but it seems a lot more feasible now than it did 3 months ago.