“We have every reason to believe – and (head coach) Pete (DeBoer) and I have talked about this quite a bit – that our young defensemen are ready to be given that opportunity,” Lamoriello said.
talking about making space for the D, and not looking for the buy out, sounds as if he is looking at trade possibilities first
also note that last year lou said the same thing, but he used a buyout on hedberg
- dmarsden2988
yea i was going to post the quotes but my modem crapped out.
in reference to the buyout, “That’s not saying it won’t happen, but it’s unlikely,” Lamoriello said. Lamoriello said the reason why it’s unlikely is simple. “We like our players,” Lamoriello said. “You’re not going to do a compliance buyout unless there’s a reason for it. There’s no players we don’t like. We’re trying to just get better every day. What happened last year (with using the buyout), circumstances created that. That’s why it’s unlikely, but circumstances change.” It should be noted that Lamoriello said something very similar last June about whether the team would use a compliance buyout, stating, “We have no intention at this point, but that doesn’t mean we won’t.”
anyone watch drunk Cuba at the NHL awards? I wavered between being disgusted and laughing. A bit disrespectful to the winners of these humanitarian awards.. but it was still a bit funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbK9zmzYVgM 
