Sabres Links: Miller and Ott Trade analysis, welcoming Stewart and Halak, Ehrhoff and Myers in play
What a night. As we begin to digest last night's trade, some speculate that we are far from done. Some think the players acquired last night could even be moved before the deadline.
Sabres Links
- The Sabres traded Ryan Miller and Steve Ott to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart, prospect William Carrier, a first round pick in 2015, and a conditional pick [TSN, St. Louis Game Time]
- Oh, there was a game last night too, and the Sabres beat the Sharks 4-2 [Sabres.com, Fear the Fin]
- Tim Murray spoke to the media in the second intermission to address the trade [Sabres TV]
- Reaction and grades for the trade from both sides from the major outlets [TSN, ESPN - Insider, Puck Daddy, USA Today, ]
- For a bit of a Blues perspective, you can check out this quick look at the trade by the numbers [St. Louis Game Time]
- How much better are the Blues with Miller in net? [SBNation NHL]
- Christian Ehrhoff complied with the Sabres request and has submitted his trade list [TSN]
- Tim Murray is getting considerable interest about Tyler Myers according to Darren Dreger. He spoke with the Morning Show yesterday [WGR 550]
- More trade rumors, in case your head isn't done spinning yet [WGR 550]
- Ryan Vinz, a team employee who was the emergency back-up goalie, talked after the game [Sabres TV]
Around The League
- The Rangers signed Dan Girardi to a new six year 33 million dollar contract yesterday [TSN]
- The Penguins pitched Vancouver on a possible Ryan Kesler trade according to Rob Rossi [Twitter]
- Anaheim could be interested in moving Viktor Fasth, Flyers also interested in Kesler, and the Senators could be interested in Chris Stewart according to Pierre Lebrun [ESPN]