I hate coming to threads 7 pages in. It was a good move, and I have nothing to add except a thank you to Paille for amusing me with all of his funny faces.

Great post. Great, great post.

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Wheelhouse

Seven pages for the movement of a healthy scratch; amazing! LOL

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

Yeah, we're not much of a hockey town...

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

Hockey? I thought we were talking about this girlfriend?

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"Call a cop he robbed Delmore blind!!!"
Rick Jeanerette after Marty Biron's diving save back in 2000.

"I'm going to go to the spa and have a hot tub and massage and relax," Miller said. "That's it, and it's back to work tomorrow." Ryan Miller after clinching the North East division.

oh yeah, ya gotta love it

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"...they came down into the stands and asked if I knew how to do play by play. I said...No. But. I'll take a shot at it if you want".- Rick Jeanneret

Soooooooooooooooo hot.

Some other names to look at may be Steve Heinze, Bob Sweeney, and Joe Juneau. All ex-Bruins who I remember playing for us. Not sure how they were acquired though. If anyone feels like following this up feel free to, because I don't.

I was actually calling for Darcy to make this move. Great job IMO.

Heinze was traded to Buffalo from Columbus when he joined them for the 2000-01 season after the Bruins.. This is the time he ended up switching to 57 since the Bruins wouldn't let him and he wore it throughout the rest of his career.

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ouch, do you suppose it's humiliating to a player to get moved for a 3rd and conditional 4th round pick?

Depends on the quality of the player...Paille should be flattered.

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

nice catch! steve heinze was an awesome pick up for the sabres. i remember being bummed he wasnt resigned.

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Doubtful

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mechaphil

And Juneau came to Buffalo via Washington.

Paille looked good for boston. Flow was pretty nice. He also assisted on the game winning goal.

If he ends up panning out how he was suppossed to he should perfectly into Boston's system. Seems like a longshot though... he's what now.. like 25? 26ish?

i love how he screwed up the 2 on 1 break away when he couldn't handle the puck....

i was like

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"It is more about them than it is about the team...Cannot play with them, cannot win with them, cannot coach with them. Can't do it. I want winners. I want people that want to win." - Mike Singletary

Tyler Myers - Future captain of the Buffalo Sabres, and future Norris Trophy Winner

Manning the machine gun on the Tyler Myers Bandwagon - just in case any teams have an idea of prying him away from us (3 GM's shot already)

Connolly/Roy - 2 goals in the last 47 playoff games

Paille is what we thought he was...a decent two-way player who can average about 15 goals and 35 points. There's a place for him in the league, but he'll never be more than a marginal full time player. Not what you want from a 1st round pick, but we've done worse.

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

I always liked Joe Juneau even though he declined from his early years with Boston.

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"...they came down into the stands and asked if I knew how to do play by play. I said...No. But. I'll take a shot at it if you want".- Rick Jeanneret