Jake Allen is the #1 goalie in the AHL, & is property of the St. Louis Blues...

If you can somehow finagle a Miller sign-and-trade with the Blues, Allen would be a perfect pairing to split time with Enroth next season.



Both STL goalies (Halak & Elliot) are upcoming UFAs, so next year they can better accommodate a Miller sized salary. But not right now.

Now now if the Sabres trade would trade Miller and be willing to eat a decent portion of his salary... Jake Allen, Halak, & a 1st rd pick sounds good to me!

Sorry. This is ridiculous. Tarasenko won't be traded. Not because he is Brett Hull re-incarnate, but because he is their top prospect and is already contributing at the NHL level. It is about perception. That type of player NEVER gets traded. I defy you show me one example of a team trading their top prospect without getting a top prospect back.

Trades that make sense.
Miller for Rattie, Halak and conditional 2nd (1st based on playoff success). Halak then gets flipped at the deadline for another 2nd.
-I think this would be ideal for the Sabres, since the system is short on scoring wingers.

Miller for Carrier or Schmaltz or Vanelli, Halak and 1st. Halak then flipped.
-Probably not what Murray wants, but may end up being the best offer. Mid level prospect, a 1 and a 2 (after Halak is dealt). Not ideal, but a pretty good haul for a rental.

Miller, Moulson for Neuvirth, Erat, Burakovsky and Washington's first in 15. Erat flipped for more picks prospects.
-This deal only/works for the Sabres if it happens early enough that Erat can be showcased for a few weeks before the deadline and flipped. Neuvirth then becomes the bridge goaltender with Enroth until the Sabres can find their new franchise Goalie in '15

Miller for Niemi, and a pick. Maybe a 2 in '15 that becomes a 1 if Miller resigns. Niemi then traded to Edmonton for something.
-I know this is a stretch, but San Jose is a realistic landing spot for Miller long term, so they may be willing to deal an established player for a deep playoff run this year, and a head start on negotiating with Miller for next year. Maybe Niemi gets packaged with McNabb/Pysyk and picks to get one of Edmonton's forwards. Maybe straight up for Gagner. Who knows.

This is all just speculation, and all for fun. But I think any of these proposals is more realistic than a deal involving Tarasenko. Just my opinion.
- truthbluth

Nope, franking whacked out

I believe that is you.

I like Miller, but he is not the "missing piece" that will lead us to a for sure deep run. If the Blues picked him up, we could go out in the first round, just like you keep saying we will if we don't trade for him. Teams go out early every year when they are favorites.

Getting Miller doesn't ensure us of anything. If the price is too high, we will go with what we have and likely do very well with Halak in net.
- carcus

Enjoy watching your team Golf come the Stanley cup finals . Ain't going to get out of the west without an upgrade! Also get a blogger so you can go hide in your own threads to cry in come June.

Jake Allen is the #1 goalie in the AHL, & is property of the St. Louis Blues...

If you can somehow finagle a Miller sign-and-trade with the Blues, Allen would be a perfect pairing to split time with Enroth next season.



Both STL goalies (Halak & Elliot) are upcoming UFAs, so next year they can better accommodate a Miller sized salary. But not right now.

Now now if the Sabres trade would trade Miller and be willing to eat a decent portion of his salary... Jake Allen, Halak, & a 1st rd pick sounds good to me!
- SuperCat

Jake Allen is the Blues backup next year, he is not going to be traded for Miller.

Enjoy watching your team Golf come the Stanley cup finals . Ain't going to get out of the west without an upgrade! Also get a blogger so you can go hide in your own threads to cry in come June.


- Maximum Signal

Can you guarantee that Miller will get the Blues into the SC Finals? If not, just shut up already.

Blues will be golfing

Really hurts coming from a Buffalo fan.

And just wanted to point this out:

What's Miller won?

CCHA - 0 (Led Spartans to Frozen Four once. Lost to North Dakota in the semis)

AHL - 0 (Lost in division finals)

NHL - 0 (2 Conference Finals appearance)

Olympics - 0 (Lost in championship game)

For all of his accomplishments, he's yet to close escrow. By no means is he a "lock" to win a Cup, let alone get the Blues deeper in the playoffs over Halak.