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Originally Posted by TazFTW
TSN has got a few interesting reports.
I also don't understand Buffalo's thinking. Satan is an RFA and you don't plan on giving him a qualifying offer, so you think a team will trade for him so that they can make a qualifying offer? Why wouldn't teams just wait 'til he becomes an UFA and then make their offer? They wouldn't have to give up anything then.
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The article perhaps is a bit confusing here. Buffalo is mulling over the idea of qualifying him so they could turn around and trade him right away. He's an asset right now but one that really isn't interested in sticking around anymore.
I think the reason Buffalo is hesitating is because if they DO qualify him, he'll be making money that might be a bit higher than his true market value, thus turning off teams that might be interested in trading for him. Buffalo doesn't want to get stuck paying a guy whose heart isn't in to playing for the club.
The Sabres are stocked at right wing right now, with J.P. Dumont, Maxim Afinogenov, Ales Kotalik already on the roster and guys like Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek ready for the show as well. The sometimes lazy Satan, while a dynamic player, is expendable.