Only problem with that is that I don’t think Buffalo wants a rental player. If they got some kind of sign-and-trade swap going for the two, then maybe, but I don’t see them giving Cambell up for anything less than Svats or Woski + some picks/prospects. Liles would come on the cheap for them though, considering how much Campbell will get this offseason.

I’d rather see Colorado make a move for a player that would help this year AND have a commitment for more than the remainder of this season. I’m not sure Campbell would fit that bill. However, with Theo’s albatros of a contract coming off the books, the Avs may have the dough to throw at Campbell.

I remember that whole scenario pretty well. PL had a real hard on for Lecav, and was trying his damnedest to do whatever he could to get the number one in that draft. He managed to trade for four number ones from 4 fricken teams that did not make the playoffs in ‘97. Unfortunately, all of those teams did better in ‘98, and the picks ended being in the 12 to 20 range instead of up near the top. I am absolutely positive he offered all 4 of them to TB, but they turned him down.

No, the PP sucked even with the Three Essess out. It’s only looked good lately due to Hensiiiick. And even if I was wrong, I don’t think moving from 29th-30th in the league on the PP with Stastny/Smyth/Sakic in the lineup to 28th-29th without them constitutes ‘looking better.’ The PP sucks and I blame the lack of a true hammer at the point and Coach Granato.

Heh, PL tried that for the 1998 Draft. Didn’t cost him much of anything, and he did pretty well with three of the four picks (and the Parker pick was perfectly understandable, though hindsight reminds you that Gagne was picked two picks later and Gomez was the last pick in that round. Oh well.

An 09 1st would be nice, as Tavares is far from the only stud in that draft. An 08 1st would be nice as well.

Is that a good thing though? When the Three Douches were in the lineup, the team SUCKED on the PP. Now that they are out, the PP is looking a lot better.

You’d THINK that adding three incredibly gifted offensive players (okay, two and Smyth) would only make the PP better, but then you’d also think that the PP would be better with those three than when they were out.

This current team has amazing chemistry. I’m sad to see that broken up, but perhaps if these Three Douches are brought back one-by-one, it won’t wreck things too much.