Michael Pachla: NHL Trade Deadline--Bail or hold for Buffalo? Barring extremes one way or another, it's a tough call for GM Tim Murray

They win.

Maybe we can trade a player and pick to a team for a guy stuck in ahl. Instead of just getting a pick back.

Trade Kulikov, with the plan to try and resign in the off season. Gionta- it's up to him. ask him what he wants to do. if he wants a shot, get a 3rd or 4th, if he doesn't, fine. talk to him about next year. Trade Franson. trade kane ONLY if its a knock out offer, otherwise try to extend. Hide Grant somewhere so that neither murray nor bylsma know where he is. let the craziness of this off season play out and be right there in the mix. Find an LHD.

Maybe we can trade a player and pick to a team for a guy stuck in ahl. Instead of just getting a pick back.
- Slapjackzack

i'd do a lateral move like move Franson for a pick then use a pick to land a fourth-line center

Trade Kulikov, with the plan to try and resign in the off season. Gionta- it's up to him. ask him what he wants to do. if he wants a shot, get a 3rd or 4th, if he doesn't, fine. talk to him about next year. Trade Franson. trade kane ONLY if its a knock out offer, otherwise try to extend. Hide Grant somewhere so that neither murray nor bylsma know where he is. let the craziness of this off season play out and be right there in the mix. Find an LHD.
- Khmylev

this

Thinking that teams would only want him if they can get him now just doesn't make much sense
If they think he can help them score goals,
They'll still be interested in the summer
- jdfitz77

But like I said if Kane keeps up this type of play I think he would be the number one piece a playoff team would need so we could have a bidding war for him which would be awesome

The team can learn how to win when it has a bunch of winners (aka good players) on it.

You won't teach them how to win by keeping mediocre players on expiring contracts here. Ship em out, stockpile picks and strategically plan your expansion draft moves. Then start addressing needs at the entry draft.

Shuttlecock

But like I said if Kane keeps up this type of play I think he would be the number one peace a playoff team would need so we could have a bidding war for him which would be awesome
- GERBE!!!75PTS

A bidding war including what? were not going to get any playoff team's guys that they need in the playoffs. we cant get a roster player for kane at the deadline. I don't see it. if it happens, great, but I don't think it will.

Shuttlecock
- jochfr

poppycock

A bidding war including what? were not going to get any playoff team's guys that they need in the playoffs. we cant get a roster player for kane at the deadline. I don't see it. if it happens, great, but I don't think it will.
- Khmylev

A bidding war with high end Prospects is my guess or a Prospect that's a rookie
Like back in the day when we got Cody

poppycock
- Khmylev

You mean Prince

A bidding war with high end Prospects is my guess or a Prospect that's a rookie
Like back in the day when we got Cody
- GERBE!!!75PTS

so then, absolutely not! I wouldn't trade him for futures. we need him NOW.

i'd do a lateral move like move Franson for a pick then use a pick to land a fourth-line center
- Michael Pachla

Double shift Jack
Save any picks we can get to hopefully make moves this offseason
Try to take advantage of teams in a tough spot bc of the expansion draft

I don't think there's gonna be much movement come deadline time..... from anyone or any team. . so I see us doing little to nothing.

poppycock
- Khmylev

Babcock

But like I said if Kane keeps up this type of play I think he would be the number one piece a playoff team would need so we could have a bidding war for him which would be awesome
- GERBE!!!75PTS

It's only awesome if we get back the RIGHT defenseman
For most of us,
That means an established guy
Not a prospect

so then, absolutely not! I wouldn't trade him for futures. we need him NOW.
- Khmylev

Why do we need him now if we're not going to be in the playoffs?

Then next year we're going to be in the playoffs and we're not going to be able to trade him and he's going to walk for free I could just see it..

People are going to say we'll just resign him before the season he's going to want seven million dollars

But like I said if Kane keeps up this type of play I think he would be the number one piece a playoff team would need so we could have a bidding war for him which would be awesome
- GERBE!!!75PTS

This is the dumb mentality of a poster who likes to track prospects who might someday be, ya know, a Kane type player.

This is the dumb mentality of a poster who likes to track prospects who might someday be, ya know, a Kane type player.
- GilPerreault11

We have one in Justin Bailey

Contract you have to give Kane is not worth it

But I like games ..

It's only awesome if we get back the RIGHT defenseman
For most of us,
That means an established guy
Not a prospect
- jdfitz77

Maybe, the right prospect could do as well. Im not sure which team would do that though

We have one in Justin Bailey

Contract you have to get Kane is not worth it

But I like games ..
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Bailey will not be Kane, just because they have the same skin tone does not equate to the same talent. This is like saying every QB who is black is the same type QB.

I don't think there's gonna be much movement come deadline time..... from anyone or any team. . so I see us doing little to nothing.
- fastek

So they're going to let all their free agents walk for free I doubt it

Tim Murray always gets rid of expired contracts

Bailey will not be Kane, just because they have the same skin tone does not equate to the same talent. This is like saying every QB who is black is the same type QB.
- GilPerreault11

I never said they were the same Talent you said " type"