pre draft rumors

**Ginger Vitis** · 06-15-2016, 06:09 AM

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I don't believe there is any merit to that rumour simply because it is so lopsided in Buffalos favour

**trapezeus** · 06-15-2016, 06:28 AM

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Edmonton not moving yakupov is what makes it so hard to believe to be remotely true. they'll move their producing #1s but they won't move yakupov? might as well through mcdavid into the trade category.

**swiper** · 06-15-2016, 09:01 AM

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And your letting this guy date your daughter. You should be nervous.

**JATMtheJATM** · 06-15-2016, 09:39 AM

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I actually heard the same rumor. I dismissed it immediately. But I do believe girgs might be traded.

**chernobylwraiths** · 06-15-2016, 10:11 AM

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I've seen variations of rumors with Edmonton. Always Pysek, but usually Eberle.

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Originally posted by Swiper View Post

And your letting this guy date your daughter. You should be nervous.

Ha. He said he heard it from some guy at work who he says has been reliable in the past.

**trapezeus** · 06-15-2016, 11:26 AM

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didn't we have a guy with a handle "tampabaysomething" who had an in with the sabres? he usually posted interesting stuff that was more or less accurate...we should hound him.

**Dr. Who** · 06-15-2016, 11:37 AM

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I've looked at various NHL and Sabres boards the last few weeks. I cannot discover where I heard the following admittedly ridiculous scenario, but it supposedly comes from some guy in Finland:

Sabres are going to trade for the rights to negotiate with Stamkos.
Sabres have the inside track to sign Vesey.
Sabres trade Samson (no!) + Pysyk (he may have said McCabe, I can't remember) + #8 to Edmonton for Taylor Hall + #4.
Sabres trade #4 + unnamed assets to Columbus for #3 in order to take Puljujarvi.

**Ginger Vitis** · 06-15-2016, 11:54 AM

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Originally posted by trapezeus View Post

didn't we have a guy with a handle "tampabaysomething" who had an in with the sabres? he usually posted interesting stuff that was more or less accurate...we should hound him.

I think you're giving Tampa too much credit... he would post info that any Sabres fan could fairly easily assume "Ryan Miller cant wait for the deadline to be over and done with so he doesn't have to worry about where he will be playing " Darcy Regier is on the hot seat"

Even though Skooby is wrong most of the time at least MMD(Skooby) gives players names and specific scenarios " Jairus Byrd will be traded at the draft" "The Bills will sign Kevin Kolb tomorrow"

**JATMtheJATM** · 06-15-2016, 11:54 AM

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Originally posted by Dr. Who View Post

I've looked at various NHL and Sabres boards the last few weeks. I cannot discover where I heard the following admittedly ridiculous scenario, but it supposedly comes from some guy in Finland:

Sabres are going to trade for the rights to negotiate with Stamkos.
Sabres have the inside track to sign Vesey.
Sabres trade Samson (no!) + Pysyk (he may have said McCabe, I can't remember) + #8 to Edmonton for Taylor Hall + #4.
Sabres trade #4 + unnamed assets to Columbus for #3 in order to take Puljujarvi.

Sabres 365 on the Facebook posted that too.

**Dude** · 06-15-2016, 12:01 PM

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I heard that GMTM is going to trade with the Las Vegas Black Nights for the rights to all their picks in the upcoming expansion draft.

**Ginger Vitis** · 06-15-2016, 12:04 PM

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Originally posted by Dr. Who View Post

Sabres trade Samson (no!) + Pysyk (he may have said McCabe, I can't remember) + #8 to Edmonton for Taylor Hall + #4.
Sabres trade #4 + unnamed assets to Columbus for #3 in order to take Puljujarvi.

As much as I think very highly of Sam Reinhart I don't hate this... Adding Hall and Puljujarvi to play the wing..And still have EIchel.O reilly and Girgensons to play center

And I wouldn't hate it if I'm a Oilers fan... Get Halls salary off the books... McDavid and Reinhart as the Top 2 centres going forward.. Draisatl plays with McDavid... Pysyk could be a decent No.5 defesnemen for them... And likely get one of the top 3 defensive prospects with the No.8 overall pick

**Dr. Who** · 06-15-2016, 12:10 PM

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Originally posted by JATMtheJATM View Post

Sabres 365 on the Facebook posted that too.

I'm not on Facebook, so I usually miss that sort of thing. I just checked it out. This is his most recent speculation:

The Sabres would be likely offering Tyler Ennis or Zemgus Girgensons along with 2 third round picks and the 2017 first round pick. If the Sabres make the trade happen which is a 50/50 by the way, The odds of them taking Oulun Kärpät's RW Jesse Puljujärvi are very high

Comments were mixed: I do that trade. I'd rather trade Ennis and keep Girgs.

**Dr. Who** · 06-15-2016, 12:12 PM

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Originally posted by Ginger Vitis View Post

As much as I think very highly of Sam Reinhart I don't hate this... Adding Hall and Puljujarvi to play the wing..And still have EIchel.O reilly and Girgensons to play center

And I wouldn't hate it if I'm a Oilers fan... Get Halls salary off the books... McDavid and Reinhart as the Top 2 centres going forward.. Draisatl plays with McDavid... Pysyk could be a decent No.5 defesnemen for them... And likely get one of the top 3 defensive prospects with the No.8 overall pick

Yes, I can see how it makes sense for both teams. For me, Samson, ROR, Eichel, and Risto are untouchable, but if one of them isn't, it's Samson.
I couldn't pull the trigger, but I won't think GMTM is an idiot if he does.

**WagonCircler** · 06-15-2016, 01:28 PM

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Originally posted by chernobylwraiths View Post

Heard a doozie yesterday from my daughter's boyfriend.

Buffalo to Edmonton: Girgensens, Ennis, Pysk and the 8th overall, + 4th rounder
Edmonton to Buffalo: Hall, Nugent-Hopkins, Reinhart, 4th overall

Ha. I told him never going to happen. I would be elated if that were to happen, but that would be giving up too much for Edmonton.

Let's have some fun and post some rumors if you hear them.

This is where he got that from--a Facebook page called Sabres Talk 365.

"While reports came out on Friday night indicating that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins could be traded to The Buffalo Sabres this summer,there's been bigger evidence indicating that one name stands out above the rest that the Sabres may be able to acquire Taylor Hall! Yes, Taylor Hall could be dealt in a package deal.
Reports have come out and said that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is still involved in this trade but names like Hall and D Griffin Reinhart along with the 4th Overall Pick.Edmonton would likely get Zemgus Girgensons, Mark Pysyk, Tyler Ennis, a 2016 3rd rounder and the 8th overall.
This trade once it's potentially approved can be much bigger than the Evander Kane trade that took place nearly 2 years ago!"