![]() It’s just a good idea to liquidate the expiring assets, because… well, they really aren’t going to make much difference this season. This is not a suggestion to hold a clearance sale and get rid of everyone. In sacrificing a futile playoff push, the Sabres netted draft picks that brought them Tyler Ennis (the 1st from San Jose), Brayden McNabb (the 3rd from Vancouver) and an asset they could use for a rental when they have a better team. The Sabres would trade Bernier to Vancouver in the offseason for a 2009 3rd round pick and a 2010 2nd round pick, and then deal that 2010 pick at last year’s deadline in a deal for Raffi Torres. The San Jose Sharks sent forward Steve Bernier and a 1st round pick to Buffalo for the red-headed defenseman. The Sabres missed the playoffs, as they probably would have, finishing on a 9-7-3 run and four points out of 8th in 10th place.īut for the 19 games of Brian Campbell they gave up, the return was huge. Still, knowing they had an expiring asset, management decided to sell. At the time, Buffalo was in 9th place, tied with 8th place Philadelphia in points. In recent history, the only selling they have done was when they traded Brian Campbell at the deadline in 2008. ![]() Now, keep in mind that the Sabres haven’t often been in the position to sell off rentals. ![]() What is the point of sacrificing potential down the road for a better chance to get nowhere? The returns for rentals is so high, it’d be stupid not to take advantage of it. The 2010-2011 Buffalo Sabres have done nothing to show they are capable of being successful in the postseason. Sell everything you can and get whatever you can. The only problem is the team isn’t showing us on the ice why there is reason to hope… for this season anyways. A three game losing streak comes at a horrible time, squandering a chance to put the team into the top 8 and creating doubt as to whether it would be worth it to try and make a push this season. The choice should be obvious. New ownership is taking over tomorrow and with that comes hope for a new era. (No, the answer is not “quitting” and/or “leaving town”, morons.) With the frenzy of deadline day only a mere week away, and the Buffalo Sabres living on the fringe of the playoff picture, there’s no easy answer as to what GM Darcy Regier should be doing. Hopes were that he would be stronger than in years past, but he struggled to stay in the lineup this season, becoming a healthy scratch back in October and appearing in only 23 games before leaving today. Rivet also scored the game winner in the Game 1 victory over Boston in the first round of the 2010 playoffs.Īfter the series loss, it was revealed that the captain had been playing all season with a shoulder injury that required surgery. One of those 38 assists was on Jason Pominville’s winner in the memorable win over San Jose after the Flight 3407 disaster. In 165 games with Buffalo, Rivet scored four goals and added 38 assists. ![]() Rivet was acquired by the Sabres in July 2008 from San Jose with a seventh round pick in 2010 in exchange for two second round picks. The Sabres will be on the hook for half of Rivet’s remaining salary, and he will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.Ĭolumbus sits in 12th place in the West, two points out of a playoff spot and just four points out of 5th place with 21 games remaining. ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun was first to report the move after the 12:00 deadline. Not anymore.īuffalo captain Craig Rivet is now a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets after being claimed on re-entry waivers. There’s been an ongoing debate about when the Sabres should name a new captain, but nothing changed because technically they still had one on the roster. ![]()
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