Daily Links for Monday, May 3

by Andy Boron on May 3, 2010 6:00 AM EDT in Daily Links

Not as much for ya today, folks, as very few people write commentary columns on Sunday. But we still have plenty for you here to check out.

Sabres' Vanek ready to bounce back next season - The National Post
Thomas Vanek is looking forward to putting the 2009-10 season behind him.

2009-2010 Goaltender Review - Sabre Noise
Grades for the three goaltenders this year. Ryan Miller is an honors student.

Trying to cement trade value isn’t easy, but I’ll try - Nickmendola.com
Nick tries to figure out what the trade market is for guys like Connolly, Roy, and Stafford.

East:

Halak responds with 38 saves as Habs even series - NHL.com
Mike Cammalleri scored twice and Jaroslav Halak made 38 saves to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 victory over the Penguins Sunday in Pittsburgh. The seven-game series is now tied at one.

Habs' Subban has big skates to fill - The Globe and Mail
20-year-old defenceman will be called on to step it up again with the loss of Andrei Markov

West:

Thornton, Pavelski power Sharks to 2-0 series lead - NHL.com
Joe Thornton picked a heck of a time to score his first goal of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Jamie McGinn relishing first taste of Stanley Cup Playoffs - NHL.com
Jamie McGinn watched the Stanley Cup Playoffs last year as a healthy scratch, but he is getting his chance to contribute this time around.

Sizing up Blackhawks, Canucks - The Globe and Mail
‘Playing hard, but playing smart’ key to Western Conference series

Around the NHL:

NHL goalie era officially gone - Star Telegram
The best teams are built around scoring, scoring and more scoring.

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The idea of Kessler, Iginla, or Richards coming to Buffalo would be great

They fit in with the defensive minded system, but at the same time this seems highly unlikely to happen. Sabres rarely do big trades and Regier loves to build from within.

by Monotonousblob on May 3, 2010 7:23 AM EDT reply actions

I’m not saying this to you specifically – but sometimes people think the Sabres can just unload spare parts to pick up premium talent. Connolly, Stafford, Mair, and a third round pick for Iginla – ummm, just because we’re giving them a lot of players in that deal doesn’t mean it’s in any way worth it to them. Trades for big name players are really hard to pull off, especially since the three guys you mentioned are captains of their current teams.

"The horse jumped over the f#@king fence."
- KV

by TEMSON on May 3, 2010 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions

I 100% agree, any GM that would make one of these trades would have to be insane

So we have a chance with Calgary!

More seriously, Roy is very valuable (he puts up good numbers for a relatively cheap contract), but Kesler is up for the Selke with better offensive numbers, though Roy has been more consistent. Those may have been inflated by playing partially with the Sedins, Burrows, and other great players.

As for Iginla, why trade a superstar who lead the league in points the past decade for a UFA, a lower prospect, and an injury risk who in his best year was nowhere near as good as Iginla was in an off-year.

The Sabres have a better shot at signing Kovulchuck.

Also, I think Stafford will step it up next year, it is a contract year after all.

by Monotonousblob on May 3, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m glad that article about trades brought up what I’ve been saying for a while now – Roy shouldn’t be traded as he represents way too much value to our team. Not only is he consistently our highest point getter but he’s being paid far less than others who have more injury problems and / or produce less on the ice.

With Roy scheduled to make 4 million a year for the next few years I wouldn’t trade him for anything short of a superstar.

"The horse jumped over the f#@king fence."
- KV

by TEMSON on May 3, 2010 8:32 AM EDT reply actions

Anyone notice

that the article about the end of the goalie era never mentions Miller? It even said that the last of the goaltender-centric teams was out when the Devils went out.

by The Burl 8 on May 3, 2010 6:52 PM EDT reply actions