Dregger tweeted about an hour ago: Oilers looking for Defense!
And low and behold, there was an Edmonton scout at both the Caps and Canucks games here in Buffalo.
Anyone care to speculate?

http://twitter.com/DarrenDreger

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Lord Stanley's Cup is what its all about.
Mr. Pegula, your destiny awaits you sir.

There are scouts from other teams at every NHL game every night. It's not that big a deal.

But...rampant speculation is always fun.

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Gerbacity



"Grier coming in over the line. He leaves it to Gaustad. The shot. THEY SCOOOREE!! RING UP ANOTHER ONE FOR THE GOOSE!!! HONK IF YA HEAR THE GOOSE!! 3-0 BUFFALO!"

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand.........

SLESHLUND is BACK folks!

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You just don't like my critique of the team for the VAN game

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Lord Stanley's Cup is what its all about.
Mr. Pegula, your destiny awaits you sir.

lol, I'm just pickin on you for being hopeful for a trade

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I know.
When Superior Lubricants had a box at HSBC the owner brought me in the wife down quite a bit for games.
I used to see the scouts all the time walking to through there.
I was always nervous too, wondering which Sabre they were after. It was pretty funny.
And Squanto is correct, there is like half a dozen or more at games on any given night.

One can dream can't one?

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Lord Stanley's Cup is what its all about.
Mr. Pegula, your destiny awaits you sir.

Well heard that we are very close to sealing the Connolly/OV trade.

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I think Wash needs to add. Throw in Semin and we'll consider it.

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Lord Stanley's Cup is what its all about.
Mr. Pegula, your destiny awaits you sir.

word is ryan kessler missed his flight out of buffalo today, and instead showed up for sabres practice. more to come later. e5.

Can't be true , I was at the.......errr..........someone , ya, someone was at the airport last night with binoculars.............errrrr..............was just passing by and saw the entire Canucks team get on the flight.

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Lord Stanley's Cup is what its all about.
Mr. Pegula, your destiny awaits you sir.

sorry, my sources we're wrong. the deal ended up going sour at the very last minute. onto the next one..

Two games in a row scouting a team that you play once a year?

I know it was Vancouver, but there are a lot of places closer to them to scout the nucks than Buffalo.

So...

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Wheelhouse

NHL Teams have scouts all over the country, assigned to different regions. They didn't send someone out here specifically for Buffalo or Vancouver.

Wow I never knew that.

The Sabres website lists 8 amateur scouts, and only 1 professional scout.

Vancouver lists less amateur scouts and only 2 professional scouts.

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Wheelhouse

Yeah. As it was explained to me by a very reliable person, they're usually contracted, and not direct team employees. That's why they don't always show up in media guides, etc.

Send Edmonton Butler, his value is through the roof I think right now. He has really turned it on this season compared to last season.

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I know people are saying we're deep at D...but, are we? Rivet seems to be done, and we're not sitting any other D men, do we have AHL talent just waiting to come up? I've LOOOOVED butlers play lately, and i'd hate to see him leave.

But if he WERE to leave...what could we reasonably get for him?

I'm surprised no one picked up on the factoid I shared that the Sabres' defense is LEADING THE NHL IN GOALS and are on pace to double the goal output of any Lindy Ruff-led defensive unit EVER.

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mechaphil

Man, what a mother fucking bummer.
Had to go to best buy and purchase Windows 7 for 217 dollars.
Virus wiped out my entire system.

That fucking sucked.
Squanto, you are correct sir, no more Bleacher Shit for me............Dammit.

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Lord Stanley's Cup is what its all about.
Mr. Pegula, your destiny awaits you sir.