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Friedman: Golisano’s Scouting Cuts Hurt Buffalo’s Chances
by Jon Jordan on 02/03/11 at 12:40 PM ET
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From Elliotte Friedman at CBC.ca:
While researching how different organizations approached scouting, several other teams ripped Buffalo’s approach. At the time, Golisano considered that self-serving, because those people stood to lose their jobs if “The Sabre Way” caught on. But, what interested me most was a common thread throughout many of those conversations. It went like this: “I’ll explain to you why video scouting is a bad idea. But, I’m not going to rip Darcy because he’s at the mercy of his owner.”
In the interview, Golisano didn’t exactly disprove that theory.
“These scouts are traveling all over the world. All these expenses, could they accomplish a lot more staying in one place with the use of video?” the owner said. “And they believe they can. If somebody interprets that as not being progressive and being regressive, that’s too bad. But we think we’re far more efficient and have a much better scouting organization than we did three years ago.”
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Tags: Darcy+Regier, Lindy+Ruff, Sabres+Sale, Tom+Golisano,
NHL Draft Round 1 Live Blog
by Tony on 06/25/10 at 06:56 PM ET
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And here we go, feel free to comment…..
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Panthers’ Tallon eyes Draft to Rebuild Team
by Tony on 06/24/10 at 09:40 AM ET
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From the Miami Herald’s George Richards:
With the type of season the Florida Panthers went through last year, coach Pete DeBoer said one would have to expect plenty of changes.
Since finishing 14th in the Eastern Conference and last in the Southeast Division for the first time in franchise history, the Panthers brought in a general manager not afraid to shake things up.
You want change? Dale Tallon is ready to bring it.
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Edmonton trades 6th round pick to Chicago for RFA C Colin Fraser
by Tony on 06/24/10 at 09:13 AM ET
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From various sources, the Edmonton Oilers have dealt a 6th round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks for soon-to-be RFA center Colin Fraser.
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Thrashers Trade Vernace, Sterling and a 7th Round Pick to San Jose for future considerations
by Tony on 06/24/10 at 09:09 AM ET
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From the Thrashers:
The Atlanta Thrashers have traded defenseman Mike Vernace, forward Brett Sterling and a seventh-round selection (188th overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft to the San Jose Sharks for future considerations, according to General Manager Rick Dudley.
Vernace, 24, appeared in 62 American Hockey League games last season for the Chicago Wolves and Hamilton Bulldogs, tallying 13 points (two goals, 11 assists).
The 6-2, 200-pound defenseman appeared in 12 NHL games with Colorado during the 2008-09 season and has posted 71 points (nine goals, 62 assists) in 236 career AHL games with the Albany River Rats, Lake Erie Monsters, Chicago Wolves and Hamilton Bulldogs. Prior to his professional career, Vernace recorded 124 points (23 goals, 101 assists) in 138 career games with the Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League
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Chicago deals Byfuglien, others to Atlanta for picks and prospects
by Tony on 06/23/10 at 05:59 PM ET
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The Chicago Blackhawks lowered their payroll significantly today, trading Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Sopel, Ben Eager and Akim Aliu to the Atlanta Thrashers for the #24 overall pick (originally New Jersey’s), the 54th overall pick, Marty Reasoner and Jeremy Morin.
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Flames GM has Shown Draft-Day Guile in the Past
by Tony on 06/23/10 at 09:33 AM ET
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From the Calgary Herald’s Scott Cruickshank:
OK, what would you do?
Your team has zero selections in the first two rounds of this week’s National Hockey League draft in Los Angeles.
Your team was the third oldest, and the most senior of the non-playoff outfits.
Your team produced the fewest goals in the entire league.
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Bruins Chiarelli in Critical Week
by Tony on 06/22/10 at 09:30 AM ET
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From the Boston Herald’s Steve Conroy:
Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli just might be entering the most important week of his career.
With four picks among the first 45 selections in this weekend’s NHL draft in Los Angeles, Chiarelli has the opportunity not only to fortify the future but also do some wheeling and dealing to get his stuck-in-the-second-round club over the hump.
And you can bet Chiarelli has been and will be hoping to get something, and perhaps something gargantuan, done.
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Tags: Boston+Bruins, NHL-Hockey,
Minnesota Acquires Sharks fighter Brad Staubitz for 2010 5th-round pick
by Tony on 06/21/10 at 07:22 PM ET
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Per various sources, the Minnesota Wild have obtained enforcer Brad Staubitz from the San Jose Sharks for a 2010 5th-round draft pick.
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Wild and Crazy Guy Brent Flahr Working on Wild’s Draft
by Tony on 06/21/10 at 09:47 AM ET
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From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune’s Michael Russo:
Brent Flahr seems like a quiet, innocent, unsuspecting guy, but when you work with him, you learn awfully fast to never turn your back.
Take Shep Harder, the Wild’s director of hockey administration. He’s allergic to mayonnaise, so during a recent meeting, when Harder asked for “no mayo” on a sandwich, Flahr made sure it had extra mayo.
Luckily, Flahr didn’t kill Harder. But it made for a lot of laughs when Harder ran out minutes later with indigestion.
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