Lol......fact of life at some point your jersey will become irrelevant. My last good one appears to nearing it's end......Pommer.
- twistedwrister9

depends if you have a lafontane or mogilny etc its cool you have derek plante ahh not so much

thats why you go with the college jersey never goes out of date

Being with Vanek makes him instantly better.
- RynoBull

does it really?

if we get a guy who can crack the top 9 for stafford that will be a bonus.
- joshs

Think more in terms of a swap.

For example, I'm sure Minnesota would swap Heatley for Stafford. Both are struggling this season in terms of expectations, Stafford is friends and former teammate with Parise, and Stafford comes a lot cheaper with 2 years left.

Heatley has 1 year remaining at 7.5 cap hit with 5M due in salary next season. I'd take Heatley over Stafford for the remainder of this year, and then just buy Heatley out using a compliance buyout. Removes $7.5M in cap space and you're only paying out $5M as opposed to an $8M buyout on Stafford for $4M in space.

At what point do we resign Ott? I'd like to see Darcy do this before he hits free agency. Didn't a few years ago he resigned Connolly and said it was just as good as a trade or something along those lines?
- buffalokb

I would like to sign cody hodgson now ..

I would like to sign cody hodgson now ..
- gerbe75pts

And Flynn. He's a keeper

Think more in terms of a swap.

For example, I'm sure Minnesota would swap Heatley for Stafford. Both are struggling this season in terms of expectations, Stafford is friends and former teammate with Parise, and Stafford comes a lot cheaper with 2 years left.

Heatley has 1 year remaining at 7.5 cap hit with 5M due in salary next season. I'd take Heatley over Stafford for the remainder of this year, and then just buy Heatley out using a compliance buyout. Removes $7.5M in cap space and you're only paying out $5M as opposed to an $8M buyout on Stafford for $4M in space.
- theblueandgold

I just want picks and prospects for drew ..

I think heater has a NMC too

And Flynn. He's a keeper
- sbroads24

Of the players we need to resign who are UFA's and RFA's at the end of the season, only Hodgson, Weber and Enroth should make over 1M. So we got that going for us.

Think more in terms of a swap.

For example, I'm sure Minnesota would swap Heatley for Stafford. Both are struggling this season in terms of expectations, Stafford is friends and former teammate with Parise, and Stafford comes a lot cheaper with 2 years left.

Heatley has 1 year remaining at 7.5 cap hit with 5M due in salary next season. I'd take Heatley over Stafford for the remainder of this year, and then just buy Heatley out using a compliance buyout. Removes $7.5M in cap space and you're only paying out $5M as opposed to an $8M buyout on Stafford for $4M in space.
- theblueandgold

what happened to heatley?

And Flynn. He's a keeper
- sbroads24

ugh hes a winger duh

what happened to heatley?
- joshs

Getting older.

His last season in SJ, I think he was demoted in a sense. The younger guys really took him over, and he hasnt been the same since.

a very cool article on justin Kea

Their two first round draft selections—Mikhail
Grigorenko and Zemgus Girgensons—have large
frames and, while both were being weaned into the pro
game largely on the wing.
But almost an afterthought, Buffalo chose another
center with size in the third round—73rd overall.
Justin Kea is playing with the Saginaw Spirit in the
Ontario Hockey League and has put up 46 points over
the first 63 games this season, but was selected with
defense in mind.

The 6’4”, 206 lb. participated in a mini-combine for
the Sabres before the draft but, with just seven goals
and 13 assists over his first 127 junior games, offense
wasn’t the first word that came to mind when scouts
watched him play.
Increased playing time this season with Saginaw
has changed that slightly, but the Woodville, Ontario
native projects as a third or fourth line center who kills
penalties and is on the ice protecting a one-goal lead in
the final minute.

For comparison, picture Paul Gaustad with much
better speed.


“Points-wise I’m having a good year and plus/minus
is pretty good. I’m on the first PK and a little power play
time, but I feel in the NHL I will be a defensive player
and not a scorer so I’m more defensively focused.
“I would like to be like a Paul Gaustad. (Head) coach
(Greg) Gilbert referred me to kind of be like him, so I
watched some videos and I like the kind of hockey he
plays—strong defensively, can score, good on draws—
and I think that the kind of role I can play.”
An assistant captain with the Spirit, Kea won a gold
medal with Team Ontario at the 2011 U-17 World Hockey
Challenge and was named the OHL West Division
Academic Player of the Month this past December.
“Hopefully I can take what I do in the OHL to the
NHL—being good defensively and show that I can also
put up some numbers.
“I went to the development combine before the draft
and they said ‘you only have three goals this year—
that’s not very impressive. How do we know you’ll be
able to produce?’
So coming into the summer I really wanted to work
on my goal-scoring ability and produce numbers this
year. That was my overall focus but still being solid
defensively.
I really wanted to show everybody that I could put up
some numbers.”

In spite of being ranked 93rd overall among North
American skaters heading into the draft, Kea chose not
to attend the event in Pittsburgh.
“Even though my agent was pretty confident in me
getting drafted, I only had 14 points so I just decided
to stay at home and share that moment with my family.
I didn’t need all that big flashy stuff—I’m not that kind
of guy.“It’s obvious Buffalo was going for a little size up the
middle this draft and I’m happy they drafted me. I think
I’ll be competing with the other two guys for a spot one
day. Being a hard-working player and being in good
shape will help me get that position.”
And likely on the ice against the other team’s top line.

http://www.saginawspirit..../future-sabres-justin-kea

I just want picks and prospects for drew ..

I think heater has a NMC too
- gerbe75pts

But what do you think is his return? The Edmonton blogger keeps mentioning that he'd want Stafford. Wonder what we could get out of them.

ugh hes a winger duh
- hubie

thanks i needed that little laugh

But what do you think is his return? The Edmonton blogger keeps mentioning that he'd want Stafford. Wonder what we could get out of them.
- theblueandgold

i would like paajarvi

a very cool article on justin Kea



http://www.saginawspirit..../future-sabres-justin-kea
- gerbe75pts

Goose with speed and a bit of a scoring touch

I hope he ends up like he projects

But what do you think is his return? The Edmonton blogger keeps mentioning that he'd want Stafford. Wonder what we could get out of them.
- theblueandgold

We should have traded Stafford to Edmonton like 4 years ago right when he put up a hatty there. We could have gotten a first plus from them for him. Think about that it would have been Hall!

- adambuffalo

But what do you think is his return? The Edmonton blogger keeps mentioning that he'd want Stafford. Wonder what we could get out of them.
- theblueandgold

i want Zucker or clutterbuck but i don't think it will happen ...

We should have traded Stafford to Edmonton like 4 years ago right when he put up a hatty there. We could have gotten a first plus from them for him. Think about that it would have been Hall!
- Stripes77

hindsight.....

hindsight.....
- joshs

Sigh haha I am really worried now that we have started to win again

i want Zucker or clutterbuck but i don't think it will happen ...
- gerbe75pts

Grandlund

we will get that Bum Bouchard for drew watch...

and me

a very cool article on justin Kea



http://www.saginawspirit..../future-sabres-justin-kea
- gerbe75pts

nice find

Grandlund
- sbroads24

granlund would cost a lot more


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