Me_ Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Right now there are plenty of Sabres up for grabs, but Rasmus Ristolainen isn't one of them. It's laughable how inept the players were the last 2 games. If any team is interested in any of the veteran Sabres like Stafford, now is the time to make a trade. Nolan and Murray are pretty angry with the team's poor play right now and if another team wants to pick up a player, that is the best time to do it. I'm just hoping that the Sabres don't trade someone like Hodgson. I still have high hopes for him on the wing. Myers is playing with some grit and a new attitude now. I'm curious to see where that is headed. ...headed in the direction of a trade. Buffalo is tanking for McDavid and that might just be the best option they have at this point as McDavid is projected as the 1st coming of something special. Battle for last place is between Buffalo and Edmonton. As a Canucks fan, I sure hope Buffalo tanks harder than Edmonton as I really don't want to have to watch a McDavid-led Edmonton squad destroying the Canucks for the next quarter century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 i only point out that the oil need/want a top 4 d man and a second line center. love him or hate him (i loathe him and all of the oilers for that matter) but yaks was a recent first overall pick and that counts for a heck of a lot. on a side note, although its still relatively early, the HUGE CH for ZK trade doesn't seem so big anymore as both have as of yet failed to meet the respective expectations placed on them. Yakupov's luster as a #1 overall pick has certainly been tarnished by his selfish one way play, attitude, sense of entitlement, and utter inability to win a spot in the Oilers top 6 consistently. He has all the offensive tools but is a selfish player and seems pretty unwilling to change his ways. Buffalo would be taking a huge step back trading for Yakupov. They have enough small skilled guys already. And most if not all are willing to improve the areas they are weaker at (like defense) unlike Yakupov. Plus, he is in the last year of his contract so there is always the danger that he asks for the moon and flees to the KHL if the team does not pony up what he thinks he is worth. In my mind Yakupov has KHL defection written all over him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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