I agree with you agreeing with me
- Rally_Shots

I agree with you guys agreeing with eachother's agreeance.

"The Market wasn't there"

Which Market Darcy? Your market or the realistic market?
- ImThatGuy

Did you have the right address?

I sort of assumed so hence asking the question more so than proposing anything.

Seriously though, Regier does some great work on trades but sucks at UFAs.....
- muffin_man

Yup....

Darcy is great at getting value when we are sellers... but he isn't very good at finding value when we are buyers... Moore, Torres, Boyes, Regehr, etc.

So can someone explain to me why Regier hasn't approached any of the younger 2nd tier UFAs and offered them rational deals yet? There are guys out there who could be good 2nd liners and won't cost much at this point.

OR, why not offer Jagr $4M to trade him for a 1st at the deadline?
- muffin_man

If you were Jagr would you come to Buffalo? I actually wouldn't mind Steve Sullivan for a year for a solid veteran and mentor for younger forwards.

I can see Min to deal Koivu...

that is huge money for that guy... he has had some very good wingers around him the last few years and hasn't done much with them...



If Hodge doesn't sign a RFA deal soon... I could see a Hodge and Vanek for Koivu and Heatley kind of deal possibly.
- JVince11

You're insane unless more comes back to Buffalo. Koivu is very solid but Hodgson will be soon enough.

I agree with you agreeing with me
- Rally_Shots

If you were Jagr would you come to Buffalo? I actually wouldn't mind Steve Sullivan for a year for a solid veteran and mentor for younger forwards.
- buffalokb

Jagr is a mercenary for hire. $4.5M gets him until TDD. See: Stars, Dallas

Did you have the right address?
- hubie

FAX jammed. Couldn't figure out what "PC Load Letter" meant.

I agree with you guys agreeing with eachother's agreeance.
- JVince11

Can't you two just get along?

I can see Min to deal Koivu...

that is huge money for that guy... he has had some very good wingers around him the last few years and hasn't done much with them...



If Hodge doesn't sign a RFA deal soon... I could see a Hodge and Vanek for Koivu and Heatley kind of deal possibly.
- JVince11

Isn't Koivu their captain?

Jagr is a mercenary for hire. $4.5M gets him until TDD. See: Stars, Dallas
- muffin_man

agreed...

I think he is still holding out for a close to contender team...


I for some reason could see Anaheim scooping him up... put him next to Perry and Getzlaf?

Yup....

Darcy is great at getting value when we are sellers... but he isn't very good at finding value when we are buyers... Moore, Torres, Boyes, Regehr, etc.
- JVince11

Keep building through the draft, get winning back to the club then drop the idea that you have to convince people to come here. Make people WANT to come here instead. Can't think of another NHL city where our dollar goes farther

where did my buddy the chipmunk go?

agreed...

I think he is still holding out for a close to contender team...


I for some reason could see Anaheim scooping him up... put him next to Perry and Getzlaf?
- JVince11

would be a good fit.

He was hoping to play for the Habs but they lowballed him. I don't think contender is tops on his list of qualities.

Isn't Koivu their captain?
- mhp

they have some good centers coming up their pipeline and are in a salary cap bind... I see Koivu as a a possibly moved person because I think they are just going to get low-balled for Heatley.

Order in which I want guys to be dealt.

Stafford
Vanek
Miller
Ennis
- JVince11

I'll go:

Stifford
Miller
Vanek

I'm on the fence about Enzo. Depends on the return.

Keep building through the draft, get winning back to the club then drop the idea that you have to convince people to come here. Make people WANT to come here instead. Can't think of another NHL city where our dollar goes farther
- muffin_man

we have had 5 1st rounders in the last 3 years and 4 2nd rounders...

i think this coming year we have 3 2nds and in 2015 we have 2 more.

I'll go:

Stifford
Miller
Vanek

I'm on the fence about Enzo. Depends on the return.
- Powerslave

Stafford
Leino
Gerbe
Miller
Vanek
Ennis

where did my buddy the chipmunk go?
- SabresFaninIndiana

you mean Rocky the squirrel? He probably went scampering onto the 33 and saw the lights of an 18 wheeler and said OH SH!T!!!

I'll go:

Stifford
Miller
Vanek

I'm on the fence about Enzo. Depends on the return.
- Powerslave

him as our 1RW next to Vanek and Hodge would be a joke...


but so would Stafford and Leino as 1RW.

Stafford
Leino
Gerbe
Miller
Vanek
Ennis
- muffin_man

Gerbe got bought out..

we have had 5 1st rounders in the last 3 years and 4 2nd rounders...

i think this coming year we have 3 2nds and in 2015 we have 2 more.
- JVince11

Are Sabre fans happy with Darcy's drafting? Grigorenko was lobbed to him so he gets no credit on that one but otherwise, is he picking BPA? gambling?

My guess is he sees the youngsters playing here this year- Grigs, Girgs, Armia, Flynn, etc. That seems to be the game plan. I would go after guys like Brunner and Grabo, we certainly have the cap space.
- mhp

And that alone has this fan very excited

would be a good fit.

He was hoping to play for the Habs but they lowballed him. I don't think contender is tops on his list of qualities.
- muffin_man

I have read...

Montreal, Philly, Pitt, Boston, and SJ were his top choices.. and he didn't get offered more than 2M to play for any of them.


Same thing as last year.. he got 5M I think from Dallas and then at the deadline he was dealt for the 1st if Boston got to the Conf. but then Boston only took on about 2M of his cap hit so he got the money he wanted in a year and Boston got the cap hit they could afford.

Are Sabre fans happy with Darcy's drafting? Grigorenko was lobbed to him so he gets no credit on that one but otherwise, is he picking BPA? gambling?
- muffin_man

Since Pegula took over and pretty much tripled the size of the scouting dept, yes. Before that his track record was pretty bad.