I think unless he comes back with a vengeance next year you might see Buffalo pull a "Brett Connolly" and have Grigs play in the AHL.

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14 Tm H2H Y! Dynasty
G, A, PIM, +/-, PPP, SOG, BLK
W, GAA, SV%, SHO
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 2F, 4D, 2G, 3Bn, 5IR

C: Giroux
LW: Parise, Hall
RW: Eberle
D: E.Karlsson
G: Lundqvist, Bobrovsky
IR:

Farm (17): Players < 164gp | Goalies < 82gp
Galchenyuk, Landeskog, Tarasenko, Kuznetsov, Silfverberg, Schultz, Vasilevsky

How would they be able to do that? Wasn't he drafted from the Q?

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12 team H2H dynasty, most categories under the sun, incl. hits/blocks. Main team, farm

C: Kopitar Backstrom Stepan Cammalleri Little Bolland Laich Johnson
LW: Parise Lupul Erat McDonald Martin Silfverberg Nyquist Schwartz Morin Nieto Conacher
RW: PKane Doan Pominville Nash Clowe Lupul Rinaldo Stafford Rattie Stone Chiasson Ritchie
D: Green Suter Seabrook Dillon Beauchemin Schenn Letang Schultz Hamilton McNabb Rielly Harrison
G: Bryzgalov Pavelec Holtby Neuvirth Nihlstorp Lack CalPickard Andersen Stalock Sateri Eriksson
IR: Halak

Yup. With a May bday he won't be AHL eligible until 2014/15

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16 tm pts only sal cap full keeper
F:Malkin, Parise, Kessel, Mueller, Turris, Silfverberg, Boyes, Perreault, Cammalleri, Shore, Backlund, Elias, Callahan, Burmistrov
D:MDZ, Carlson, Schultz, Josi
G:Fleury, Dubnyk
Farm: Jarnkrok, Dumba, Sproul
IR: Spezza

16 tm H2H keeper w/ contracts
G A +/- PIM STP GWG W SO GAA SV%
C: Benn[3], Ribeiro[1], Brassard[1], Shaw, Forsberg
LW: Ryan(LW)[4], Marleau[1], Schwartz,
RW: Sharp(C)[1], Bennett, Coyle(C)
D: Goligosk[4], Letang[3], Edler[2], Hamilton, Rielly
G:Rask[2], Bobrovsky[1], Fasth
IR: Spezza[2]

Tyler Ennis day-to-day, not concussed; Ville Leino and Jordan Leopold game-time decisions Tuesday http://t.co/43FgpSVwGM #Buffalo

Link: https://twitter.com/BillHoppeNHL/sta...75070276005888

I thought once you played a full season in the NHL you were AHL eligible. Eh, whatever. I don't know all the fineprint of the CHL agreement.

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14 Tm H2H Y! Dynasty
G, A, PIM, +/-, PPP, SOG, BLK
W, GAA, SV%, SHO
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 2F, 4D, 2G, 3Bn, 5IR

C: Giroux
LW: Parise, Hall
RW: Eberle
D: E.Karlsson
G: Lundqvist, Bobrovsky
IR:

Farm (17): Players < 164gp | Goalies < 82gp
Galchenyuk, Landeskog, Tarasenko, Kuznetsov, Silfverberg, Schultz, Vasilevsky

a couple of twitter updates:

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ASKL - 10 Team dynasty,G/A=1,PIM=.1,+/- =.2 SOG=.05 (W=2,SO=3) Keep 12F 6D 2G 8BN + farm
F-Perry,Ryan,Giroux,Stastny,Ribeiro,Krejci,Plekanec, JvR,Bergeron,Fleischmann,Grabovski,Cammalleri
D-Letang,Chara,Edler,Boyle,Giordano,Gardiner,
G-Rinne,Crawford
Bench-Bernier,Reimer,Parenteau,Callahan,Downie,Kulemin, Meszaros,Nikitin
Farm- Namestnikov,Khoklachev,Rundblad,Despres,Jensen, L.Adam,Barberio,Galiev,Telegin,Hertl,Aberg

from twitter:

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ASKL - 10 Team dynasty,G/A=1,PIM=.1,+/- =.2 SOG=.05 (W=2,SO=3) Keep 12F 6D 2G 8BN + farm
F-Perry,Ryan,Giroux,Stastny,Ribeiro,Krejci,Plekanec, JvR,Bergeron,Fleischmann,Grabovski,Cammalleri
D-Letang,Chara,Edler,Boyle,Giordano,Gardiner,
G-Rinne,Crawford
Bench-Bernier,Reimer,Parenteau,Callahan,Downie,Kulemin, Meszaros,Nikitin
Farm- Namestnikov,Khoklachev,Rundblad,Despres,Jensen, L.Adam,Barberio,Galiev,Telegin,Hertl,Aberg

Guys thanks much for all the updates! Crazy busy at work, in addition to a potentially (good) life changing event that I won't comment on further until confirmed - lest I put the jinx on.

Anyway, great to see all you guys posting and just thanks again. So I have a moment to breathe...

Telling quote burped by Ryan Miller

And that's really the question Sabres fans and pundits are chewing on: Rebuild or Push?

I prefer the former, w/one caveat - I'm not sold on Regier's ability to execute such a strategy.

See, when Regier was posed the same question (ie, whether he has considered a rebuild) he waffled in his response. Now I know he won't unequivocally state his strategy, but his "well, ya know there really is no clear cut path it depends blah-blah-blah" non-response couched in vague uncertainty...to me....is why the Sabres today lack an identity.

Seems he wants the best of both startegies and it's not working. The Sabres now consist of 2nd and 3rd line forwards, combined with rookies and a goalie incapable of masking the teams deficiencies as he was once able. That is not a recipe for success.

Vanek, Pominville, Ennis, Stafford are good players (to varying degrees), however, they are not team leaders. Nor can they carry the team on their back when the game is on the line. Vanek perhaps, if he had the right linemates, but collectively they are not physical enough to dictate game tempo nor do they possess the ability to force their will upon their oppoenent. Fleeting glimpses, perhaps, w/in a period. But not for a full sixty, and certainly not for 120, 180, 240, or the 300 minutes needed to string together the volume of wins needed to be considered a dominant team.

The best line of recent, the line most capable of sustained pressure has been Foligno/Flynn/Porter - the 3rd line. So in my view Miller, Vanek, Pominville (among others) should all be in play between now and the deadline. It's the only viable solution to changing this team's identity for the better.

To draw analogy we men can relate, a bologna sandwich is layered thusly: bread/bologna/bread. Now you could if you were inclined to do so, rearrange the layered order to bologna/bread/bologna/bread but it's STILL a bologna sandwich (albeit an unorthodox one).

Point being, if Regier chose to stand pat and not obtain game changing, leaders....Rolston could put Vanek, Pominville, Stafford et al on any line he wants - he'd still have a bologna sandwich (so to speak). Expecting a Reuben or pastrami on rye is illogical.

Now if you will excuse me, I'm hungry all of a sudden.

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Commish - Twisted Wrister Fantasy Hockey League

12 team, $$$, 24 players, Weekly, H2H, limited keeper (8), multi-cat (G, A, PIMs, Hits, SOG, HT/ W, GA, SV%, SO)

Start: 2C, 2RW, 2LW, 4D, 2G

I'm asking this as a current Miller owner: What would you say is a realistic chance of Miller getting shipped out before the deadline? Is it more likely he stay than get traded?

I feel like Buffalo could get quite a bit from a team that really needs net help, but if they trade him in a hasty deal before the deadline then they won't be maximizing their return. That leads me to believe they won't rush to move him before the deadline.


I've been trying to trade Miller off my squad, but he'd be a much better fantasy option if he were sent to a team with a better D in front of him.

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One Year Yahoo H2H League - 12 Teams
G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SHP, SOG, GWG
W, GAA, SV%, SHO

C: Crosby, Getzlaf, Roy
LW: Benn (C), Semin (RW), Lupul (RW)
RW: Iginla, Wheeler, Voracek
D: Doughty, Visnovsky, Gonchar, Green
G: Miller, Kipprusoff, Markstrom
IR: Letang, Kesler

Honestly, i would suspect one of the forwards to be moved before Miller. One the demand for a goalie just isn't there, especially w/Bernier and Luongo still floating around out there. Moving Miller for picks makes no sense the Sabres prospects are pretty deep and ya figure they'll be getting a high pick in 2013. So if Miller is moved it would be a for top, immediate impact forward.

Perry? Sure but do the Ducks need Miller? No.

Rebiero? Nah. He's sneaky, but Sabres fans would storm the bastille if Miller would moved for him.

Islanders need some goalie help, but only Tavares would fit that bill. And I don't sense the Islanders willing to sacrifice their franchise forward. Not yet.

One interesting destination could be Florida. They really need goalie help and Miller would certainly fulfill that need. Huberdeau would be the obvious player coming back and I for one would sport some major chub if that were to occur. I just don't see Regier moving Miller for another young kid, despite Huberdeau's extreme potential.

That's why I think, one or combo of Pommer, Gerbe, Stafford, hecht, Kaleta, and any d-man + a pick for a vet impact forward is the move ultimately made.

Don't forget Robyn Regehr will soon be a UFA, get him to give up his no trade clause to go to a contender out west, and all of a sudden Pominville + Regehr + pick for Perry+ looks really doable.

I like the Miller+ to Florida for Huberdeau+, but if Perry is indeed on the market HE is exactly the type of player this Sabres team is in desperate need of.

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Commish - Twisted Wrister Fantasy Hockey League

12 team, $$$, 24 players, Weekly, H2H, limited keeper (8), multi-cat (G, A, PIMs, Hits, SOG, HT/ W, GA, SV%, SO)

Start: 2C, 2RW, 2LW, 4D, 2G