SHOUTBOX MONSTER! Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Just got a little more crowded... Sabres acquire G Leighton from Chicago Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Just got a little more crowded... Sabres acquire G Leighton from Chicago Wow. 464961[/snapback] Just what we needed, this has to be a precursor to one of the main three getting traded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talonz Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 This is like the Bills trading for yet another WR ??? Strange ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Just got a little more crowded... Sabres acquire G Leighton from Chicago Wow. 464961[/snapback] Bartovic wasn't a defenseman.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Bartovic wasn't a defenseman.....? 465061[/snapback] That's the second time in the last few weeks that I've seen him listed as a d-man. People really need to do some research. I expect more from TSN. As for the trade, I'm confused, but I can't wait to see what happens next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper13 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Bartovic is a forward. A Left or Right Winger if I recall correctly. I don't know what the heck they need another goalie for except for the fact that the Sabres are keeping Biron, Miller and Norronen for now and that left Rochester shorthanded, so they sent the new goalie to Rochester. Maybe Darcy will pull off a trade before Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Bartovic is a forward. A Left or Right Winger if I recall correctly. I don't know what the heck they need another goalie for except for the fact that the Sabres are keeping Biron, Miller and Norronen for now and that left Rochester shorthanded, so they sent the new goalie to Rochester. Maybe Darcy will pull off a trade before Christmas. 465342[/snapback] Rochester actually has a goalie already. The Panthers are now a parent club for them as well. They have a young goalie, Jean Marc Pelletier that they assigned to Rochester. I don't know much about him, but I think that he was a well regarded prospect a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sound_n_Fury Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Rochester actually has a goalie already. The Panthers are now a parent club for them as well. They have a young goalie, Jean Marc Pelletier that they assigned to Rochester. I don't know much about him, but I think that he was a well regarded prospect a few years back. 465389[/snapback] This kid looks pretty good: Michael Leighton He's better than Sterling and gives the Sabres some depth for when the "Three-Headed Monster" situation is finally resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachChuckDickerson Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 There are 2 possible explinations for this trade. The first option is that Darcy is a retard. The second option is this is the first step in a bigger move to unload one of our goalies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Rochester actually has a goalie already. The Panthers are now a parent club for them as well. They have a young goalie, Jean Marc Pelletier that they assigned to Rochester. I don't know much about him, but I think that he was a well regarded prospect a few years back. 465389[/snapback] He's not exactly young. He'll be 28 in March. He's had a couple of good seasons at the AAA level but he's never distinguished himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 He's not exactly young. He'll be 28 in March. He's had a couple of good seasons at the AAA level but he's never distinguished himself. 465592[/snapback] The Panthers will want him to be playing and Buffalo will want Leighton playing. That should make for an interesting situation. Also, 28 is relatively young for a goalie. That's generally the age where they start to thrive. edit: I just looked him up and he's 27 (March '78). It really doesn't mean much, but I wanted to point that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaBill Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Just got a little more crowded... Sabres acquire G Leighton from Chicago Wow. 464961[/snapback] Remember the last goalie the Sabres picked up from Chicago.............he was a relatively unknown Czech backing up Ed Belfour at the time............perhaps lightning will strike twice...................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risin Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 The Panthers will want him to be playing and Buffalo will want Leighton playing. That should make for an interesting situation. Also, 28 is relatively young for a goalie. That's generally the age where they start to thrive. edit: I just looked him up and he's 27 (March '76). It really doesn't mean much, but I wanted to point that out. 465642[/snapback] I was born in August of '76 and I'm 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I was born in August of '76 and I'm 29. 465976[/snapback] I should probably read before I post. Make that '78. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I should probably read before I post. Make that '78. 466012[/snapback] Hence the reason I said he'd turn 28 in March. Go look up his stats. He hasn't gotten progressively better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Hence the reason I said he'd turn 28 in March. Go look up his stats. He hasn't gotten progressively better. 466043[/snapback] That's what I get for looking at his stats the day after reading your post. Anyway, I still think it should make for an interesting situation. Both teams will probably want their guy playing. Just looking at the numbers Leighton put up last year (very impressive stats), he has to start most of the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 There's a story out of Minnesota (I'll post a link when I find one) that Manny Fernandez has walked out on the Minnesota Wild. They might be in the market for a player like Mika now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 There's a story out of Minnesota (I'll post a link when I find one) that Manny Fernandez has walked out on the Minnesota Wild. They might be in the market for a player like Mika now. 466094[/snapback] Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Wow. 466096[/snapback] I'm still waiting on a link. I know a sports talk show host in the Minnesota area. Every time he's mentioned something like this related to Minnesota sports, he's been right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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