Taking a little time to read the latest at Spector’s Hockey, I was left laughing out loud over Bruce Garrioch’s latest rumor involving the Bolts:
- The Buffalo Sabres could finally be ready to move goalie Martin Biron, but there’s some concern over how much cap space they’ll have. Garrioch suggests they may be on the verge of moving him to the Tampa Bay Lightning for forward Ruslan Fedotenko.
I said I was left laughing out loud over this. It wasn’t because of disrespecting Biron and what he is capable of… But I’m thinking of things from both team perspectives. if Ruslan Fedotenko was all it took to land Biron, it’d be a shock. Likewise, the Lightning going for Biron after paying a sum for Denis, having him outplayed by Johan Holmqvist as well as investing in Karri Ramo this off season just seems like a ruse. The Lightning’s concern right now is both at the forward position and at the blue line. Not in net. Yes, Denis isn’t all the hype he was made out to be by the team but he and Holmqvist have been a sight better than John Grahame and Sean Burke in the net last season.
Even in a more balanced deal, I don’t see this happening. The Sabres can get more for Biron and the Lightning aren’t in a position (financially) where they can pick up another goaltender in the higher end of the spectrum.
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Check this out from the RumorMill at CBS.SportsLine.com website:
If the Canadians try to acquire Tampa Bay’s Vincent Lecavalier in the offseason, it is likely they would have to give up goaltending prospect Carey Price in return, the New York Post reports…..
GM Jay Feaster told the Tampa Tribune he would be willing to overpay for a player at the trade deadline as long as the person is the right fit for the team……
The last excerpt appears reasonsable. But there is no way that JF is going to give up LaCavalier. Do you believe this stuff?
Larry Brooks credibility is on par with Eklund’s. His reports during the lockout always had an agenda, as did his rumors before the lockout.
You are right, these are all embellishments to sell crappy publications that otherwise noone would buy. You can tell that all that these guys are going on their agendas and hopes that they might considered smarter than their City team’s GM. You can’t believe anything you hear and only about half of what you see. Trading Vinny would be GM suicide and allot of fans would retaliate by not renewing their season tickets. Feaster would be fired and the Lightning would be bottom feeders again. If you traded Vinny he would at least be worth a starting Goalie, a starting defenseman and a starting center and probably two or three draft picks.
Buffalo can’t move Biron now. Too stiff after sparring with Emery.