Nothing wrong with exploring all your options. The guy is a top ten, maybe top 5 goalie, but he ain't Hasek. If you can make the team better by trading Miller, then by all means do it.

Having said that though, if they did trade Miller, they wouldn't be able to find a goalie that's a better value as far as cap hit IMO.

Of course I'm sure that's not what you're saying. You're saying that you'd be willing to see the Sabres' goaltending become worse if that meant that another aspect of the team improved more than the amount they would lose in goaltending. Nothing wrong with that. I just don't know if it's possible or at least very probable that that would happen.

heres my thought. im not saying enroth is the answer, nor should he be given that opportunity. but say edmonton called up and said, yo, we want miller, heres the first overall pick. and the sabres draft nugent hopkins (kids supposed to be yowza awesome), you now have a GREAT core in place for the future, as well as now. but who plays goal? there are several UFA options (vokoun being one) who could tend net a few years at a great clip, while enroth gets work as back up, and maybe the sabres draft a goalie who will be another miller.

i mean, a pipe dream, for sure... but who knows?

What I don't like about your scenario here is that they'd be trading a known quantity (Miller) for an unknown one(#1 pick). Not to mention that if the player coming in return for Miller is that young, it may take years for the effect of that pick to be felt on the ice. By that time, maybe Vanek, Roy, Myers, Ennis etc. are no longer a "young core". No, I'd be willing to see Miller traded, but I'd want an immediate impact in return.

Yeah there's a fine line between "young and full off potential" and "over the hill", and sometimes guys go right from one to the other before you know it. I remember the Blue Jays' pitching rotation from about 10 years ago was always called young and full of potential. Halladay, Escobar, Chris Carpenter. Only Halladay ever really lived up to that potential. "Potential" is the building-block of many an overrated team. So I'm really hesitant to say go ahead and trade a core player for a prospect of any sort, unless it's an absolute can't-miss prospect like a Crosby or Stamkos.

I really hope we don't re-sign Connolly at any price.

Didn't feel stafford was that bad in spite of one goal. Never thought the 31 goals was indicative of his goal scoring talent.

I really hope we don't re-sign Connolly at any price. I've been in his corner most of his career, but not the last 2 years.