Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

[The Jokeman]

Sabres acquire the rights to Jimmy Vesey from Pedators

http://www.thescore.com/news/1046940

(via http://thesco.re/theScore_app )

Glad to add him and guess we did an honorable thing making a "trade".

[WagonCircler]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

Love it!!!

http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=886551

[JATMtheJATM]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

Yessssss. Let's go,GMTM

[don137]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

Big question will be will he sign with Buffalo or test FA.

[The Jokeman]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

Big question will be will he sign with Buffalo or test FA.

It's well documented that Vesey and Eichel are close. GMTM isn't the type that gamble a pick on him unless knows he can sign him.

[WagonCircler]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

Big question will be will he sign with Buffalo or test FA.

With his friendship with Eichel and everything, the Sabres have to have an indication that he will. Money certainly won't be the issue.

[Dr. Who]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

Big question will be will he sign with Buffalo or test FA.

Have to think GMTM has a pretty strong indication he is going to sign, otherwise the trade doesn't make a lot of sense.

[JATMtheJATM]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

This is exciting. Even if Vesey doesn't sign, it's great to see murray taking swings at getting better.

[YardRat]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

A third rounder is certainly worth the risk...I'm still concerned about his alleged preference for Boston, though.

[DetDannyWilliams]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

wonder if this was the deal what GMTM was talking about at the trade deadline that he couldn't get done just yet

Murray says he has interest in a "hockey deal," couldn't get it done today but laid some framework for the summer for a possible deal.

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) February 29, 2016

[DetDannyWilliams]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

BUF GM on trading for Vesey rights: "Why not us? Why not give it a shot? We have a spot in our Top 6 for him. We had four 3rd-round picks."

— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 20, 2016

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More Tim Murray: "If I could've traded (rental) Jamie McGinn for Vesey's rights at deadline, I'd have done it. We'll give it our best shot."

— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 20, 2016

[trapezeus]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

could the sabres talk to him at all prior to the trade? they are capped by rookie deal on him. So it really comes down to where Vesey wants to be. having eichel is a huge benefit to maybe gauging if he would want to sign. I don't know if that's allowed with the CBA, but you have to imagine the sabres had some intel on likelihood of signing.

[coastal]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

Sounds like a case of the ugliest girl at the prom trying to get a date.

[ICRockets]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

Sounds like a case of the ugliest girl at the prom trying to get a date.

You almost make me hope the Sabres never win a Stanley Cup just so you don't get to fraudulently celebrate the occasion.

[Crisis]

Re: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

Huge if he signs.

Vesey-Eichel-Reinhart hnnggg