2012 NHL Trade Deadline: Sabres Are A Part Of Early Rumors On Deadline Morning

by Zachary Zielonka on Feb 27, 2012 10:04 AM EST

Paul Gaustad is expected to be moved at the deadline. For how much though?

With five hours before the NHL Trade Deadline officially comes to an end, no actual deals have been completed but plenty of speculation has been tossed around.

There are a bunch of Sabres that could be in play for multiple teams. Paul Gaustad and Derek Roy are among a myriad of Sabres that could be in play by the end of the day. The question could be how many of those Sabres are actually going to be moved.

Early reports coming out of multiple people is that the Sabres are looking for a first round pick to move Paul Gaustad. While the asking price might seem rather ridiculous, it could very well happen depending on how much interest there is out there for a player like Gaustad. There are teams like Detroit and San Jose that could be interested in Gaustad. Detroit already used their 1st round pick in the Kyle Quincey deal, but there are good handful of teams that have interest so that return could very well happen.

There were only 18 deals done on deadline day last year and with the slow trickle of deals happening before the deadline, I would expect us to barely meet that number at this point in the morning.

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Dustin Brown

The Sabres reportedly have a high interest in him. The Kings are looking for a puck moving defenseman. Maybe a package including Sekera?

by Ned Naukam on Feb 27, 2012 10:34 AM EST reply actions

I really like Sekera.

And I really like Dustin Brown. Lombardi has come out and said they will not move Brown…but you never know.

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by bgred105 on Feb 27, 2012 12:20 PM EST up reply actions

They"re just getting healthy again ( Ruff also ) and Miller is coming back to form . The only reason for a trade in my eyes is to free cap space next year . If a trade is available,make it , if it’s not just let him go where he wants in the off season . Gaustad Boyes and Hecht are the U.F.A.s and Kaletta,Ennis and Gragnani are the R.F.As. What we do with Leino I have no idea ( maybe trade him to Ottawa and they can trade him to the Islanders for J.Tavares L.O.L. ) but something is necessary to light a fire under his lazy ass. There is no Cap Space to add anyone of value unless you get rid of value . Patience Grasshoppers when you can snatch pebble from hand you will win Cup !! Signed old dude on Kung -Fu

by Ottawa sabres on Feb 27, 2012 12:28 PM EST reply actions