[Trade] Sabres trade Chris Stewart (50%) to Wild for 2017 2nd

[d_phaneuf]

"I haven't heard anything guys, what's the word"

that was great tv

[OzSome]

TSN beat SureLoss?? Getting slow there bud.

Thank god Flames did not trade for him especially for a 2nd rounder. Hope he plays the way he play for Buffalo in Minny.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Wouldn't the team phone the players before notifying TSN etc?
Seems so odd when they have the news before the player.

[nemanja2306]

Buffalo is a disgrace. They are not even trying ti hide the fact they're tanking.

[skudr248]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

Wouldn't the team phone the players before notifying TSN etc?
Seems so odd when they have the news before the player.

Talking about Tim & the Sabres here...

[AC]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

"I haven't heard anything guys, what's the word"

that was great tv

Also literally a few seconds after the panel had been talking about his negative attributes. Awkward.

[burn_this_city]

So glad the Flames didn't bother.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by nemanja2306

Buffalo is a disgrace. They are not even trying ti hide the fact they're tanking.

They're a bad team getting another asset for a UFA. It was a good trade for them. Definitely smarter than holding onto him for no reason at all.

[sureLoss]

Joe McDonald @ESPNJoeyMac
Buffalo will retain half of Stewart's contract.

[EldrickOnIce]

Unfortunately, this is a great deal for the Wild.
What's the present value of a second round pick 3 drafts from now?
A 4th, maybe?

[cannon7]

We'll see if it was worth it, but Stewart appears to have gone the way of Rene Bourque.

[sureLoss]

Dreger saying that Murray basically had to go to Fletcher and beg him to take Stewart off his hands:
http://www.nicholsonhockey.com/worth...es-for-stewart

[Table 5]

If that's the case, why give him a relatively valuable 2nd round pick?

[albertGQ]

Stewart was a healthy scratch this season. Tim Murray is an idiot for overplaying his hand. Chuck Fletcher was an even bigger idiot giving him a second rounder for Stewart. I don't care if it's in 2017.