Buffalo Boy's Blog

I just turned on the game about 15 minutes left in the third to see the score 4-1 Atlanta. I don't care what the outcome of this game is, but this team needs to get their heads on straight this month and they need to do that while on the road.

Most of January is on the road and this team is not known for their play on the road (or at home lately). Maybe getting away will do some of them good. Thomas Vanek has been hearing it around here lately and you can see him starting to squeeze the stick a little tighter.

This is my list of players that need to start picking up their games or in my mind, they can be trade bait at the deadline:

1.Max- enough said there I would take used equipment for Max,

2. Dimitri Kalinin- Hes a friggin mountain on skates and he doesn't use it, the patience has worn thin, theres no more upside time for him t pack his bags. Maybe we can pull of a Kalinin for a Rhett Warrener type like we did with Mike Wilson a few years back.

3. Thomas Vanek- Hey if the offers right make the deal, he isn't worth half of the $10 million a year hes getting but he is still so talented you might get someone to give up three or four guys with some grit and upside.

4. Adam Mair- If you need to top off a trade with some grit go for it. He makes $700,000 that could be better spent elsewhere.

5. Toni Lydman- He has overachieved the last two years, time to cut ties and get something for him while we still can. Looking for  a veteran tough defenseman package him and Mair and maybe get Jovo Cop if you feel this team is close enough to make it.

6. Teppo Numminen- Why they signed him for $2.6 miillion this past offseason Ill never know. They knew he would be out and yet they give the money to him anyway. You don't sign him and you have $2.6 million more to take one last run at Drury or Briere. I would see what hes worth to a bubble team or contender and release that $2.6 million contract early and maybe get a draft pick for him.

None of this will likely happen, Darcy will likely be Mr. Patience and not make any moves. Thats not to discount Darcy, He has made plently of good moves by being patient, but with the latest misfortunes of this team its time to forget about being patience and try to light a fire on their collective asses.

They are still talented, they show it in flashes but they need more to get them through this and back in the right direction.