just asking

[trapezeus]

Do you think in the interest of doing something bold, the sabres would inquire about an ovechkin? The guy can't get it done in washington. do you think they would look at parting with him for miller and vanek? Would you do something like that?

in a slow section of sabres, i'm simply asking the question. not to be told i'm a moron. that everyone already knows.

[OpIv37]

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It's a tough call but Ovechkin couldn't get it done with more talent in front of young goaltenders in DC.

There's no reason to think he'd get it done here with less talent around him in front of Enroth.

I'd love to find a way to unload Vanek's contract though. He'll never live up to it and it would be the ultimate coup if the Sabres' FO could somehow sucker some other team into taking it.

[The King]

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We found a buyer for Blake Wheeler.

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

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I think Ovechkin is the best player in the world. I think Ovechkin is the worst team player in the world. I don't think the Sabres would do that.

[chernobylwraiths]

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I agree with Ghost.

[G Wolly]

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How sweet it would be.

But I won't hold my breath.

[trapezeus]

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yeah, i think Ovie still has this attitude that when the going gets tough, team hockey needs to be abandoned and he needs to do it himself.

god knows ruff likes to coach the offense right out of a guy. Ovie might have enough fire power that ruff can screw up his scoring potential, but have him playing a team's system.

i know it probably never happens, but if it did, it'd be like getting lafontaine for turgeon. it'd be a huge coup for fan excitement.

[kelly2reed4six]

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Do you think in the interest of doing something bold, the sabres would inquire about an ovechkin? The guy can't get it done in washington. do you think they would look at parting with him for miller and vanek? Would you do something like that?

in a slow section of sabres, i'm simply asking the question. not to be told i'm a moron. that everyone already knows.

Not a chance in hell!!

[OpIv37]

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yeah, i think Ovie still has this attitude that when the going gets tough, team hockey needs to be abandoned and he needs to do it himself.

This is absolutely true and it has to do with how Ovechkin was developed in the NHL.

For the first 2- 2 1/2 years of his career, the Caps were terrible. They had very little talent outside of Ovechkin. As the 3rd period went on and the Caps fell further behind, they would start putting Ovechkin on the ice as much as possible- sometimes, it would literally be every other shift. By the end of the 3rd, he was dead tired because he was literally trying to win the game himself.

Even now, they still fall back on that trap sometimes. They were doing it in game 4 against TB.

When the game is on the line, he tries to do it all, because early in his career, he had to do it all. It seems like he is struggling to trust his teammates.

[trapezeus]

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i doubt that was just from early in his career. he probably was the most gifted kid on all the teams he played on growing up. so like the losman's of the world, he has just relied on being awesome his entire life. unlike football, you can get by occassionally as a one man wrecking ball in the regular season and at times.

but in close games when you aren't getting the bounces, you have to hang in with the system. it's like watching guys at blackjack get nervous about a couple bad hands and then double and triple their bets when you know the deck is still handing out **** cards.

i think he's worth the excitement alone. but i also wonder, if the sabres had to trade vanek and miller or something to that extent, ovie is going to be back to the one man player. he's got studs now and he didn't trust them. are we suppoed to believe that ovie is going to love passing to pominville?

[DrGraves]

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no chance.. even though he hasn't gotten it done yet he has single handedly rejuvinated that franchise... they would never let him go.

[SabreEleven]

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It's awesome that we even discuss getting a player like him. It's till a long shot next to impossible but this time last year Trap would have been laughed off these boards for bringing this up.

[YardRat]

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No. Miller/Vanek for the lil'*****kin would be too lopsided in the Caps favor.