Confirmed Trade: [ARI/BUF]Brandon Hickey and Mike Sislo for Hudson Fasching

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Will look for a more legitimate source.

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[RABBIT]

Hickey wasn't going to sign here, he has a better chance in Buffalo. Buffalo wins this deal if he signs i presume.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Seems official. Can someone edit the rumour to confirmed?

 

[caley]

Seems official. Can someone edit the rumour to confirmed?

Took me a while to remember how to do it but I eventually did!

 

[Ace]

He would have been a freshman with Eichel at Bu wouldn't he?

Should help get him signed. Or they traded for nothing

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Are Fasching and Hickey anything other than American League kinda guys?

 

[MardyBum]

Is Hickey an August 15 FA?

 

[Insomniac99]

Hickey wasn't going to sign here, he has a better chance in Buffalo. Buffalo wins this deal if he signs i presume.

What's your opinion of him?

 

[Empoleon8771]

This is either a minor league trade or Arizona is gambling on Fasching being able to fill a bottom-6 RW spot for them, since they're weaker on RW than any other position. Sislo is a pure AHLer and Hickey looks like a pretty meh prospect.

 

[stokes84]

The Hudson Fasching deal can be looked at as the definition of Tim Murray's tenure. Just the worst asset management you can think of.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Fasching was an interesting prospect 3 years ago. Why isn't he in the NHL yet? Is he going to be?

 

[caley]

FTR, Fasching was highly regarded by the Sabres at one point but badly fell out of favour this season and found himself a healthy scratch in the AHL playoffs with Rochester.

Hickey was dealt last summer to Arizona in the Mike Smith deal.

Sislo is an impending UFA. I know part of Sabres GM Jason Botterill's plan for improving Buffalo is a stronger AHL franchise, I wonder if he plans to re-sign Sislo, a good AHL scorer, to help bolster the Americans.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Is Hickey a piece of work? Or has he always just let teams know that he is waiting till he graduates and then sign where he chooses

 

[logik47]

Good. Now I'm crossing my fingers to see Thomas Hickey signing here next July 1st

Rasmus D.-Rasmus R.
B. Hickey- T. Hickey

 

[RABBIT]

What's your opinion of him?

Tough to say based off of college play, but he seems like a good D prospect. Could be a 3rd pairing guy soon. He has turned down both Calgary and Arizona though. Seems kind of like a pain in the ass. Wouldn't surprise me if he signed in BUF, now that you guys are getting Dahlin

 

[Insomniac99]

Some context:

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

FTR, Fasching was highly regarded by the Sabres at one point but badly fell out of favour this season and found himself a healthy scratch in the AHL playoffs with Rochester.

Hickey was dealt last summer to Arizona in the Mike Smith deal.

Sislo is an impending UFA. I know part of Sabres GM Jason Botterill's plan for improving Buffalo is a stronger AHL franchise, I wonder if he plans to re-sign Sislo, a good AHL scorer, to help bolster the Americans.

Should be. A winning culture in the A will hell when they get to the NHL

 

[tsujimoto74]

Are Fasching and Hickey anything other than American League kinda guys?

I don't know what happened to Fasching's production last season, but when I watched him, I saw a big powerful skater with decent hockey IQ at both ends of the rink. I still think he can carve out a solid NHL career for himself as a bottom 6 player.

ETA: Don't know anything about Hickey, really -- what's his upside?

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Isn't Fasching also not exempt from waivers this upcoming season?

 

[Dishface]

God, what a waste of a 2nd round pick...

 

[AZviaNJ]

From the Coyotes stand-point they traded a 30 year old AHLer, who was never going to play with the Yotes, for a 22 year old AHLer who could possibly be a 4RW. Hickey's an added bonus for Buffalo.

 

[Mike Jones]

Is Sislo the sweetener?

 

[Buff15Sabres]

God, what a waste of a 2nd round pick...

It was quite a bit more than just a 2nd round pick.... the Sabres traded 2x2nd rd picks and Brayden McNabb for Hudson Fasching and Nick Deslauriers.

 

[is the answer jesus]

The Hudson Fasching deal can be looked at as the definition of Tim Murray's tenure. Just the worst asset management you can think of.

He took a chance on a prospect he liked and it didn't work out. I'm sure Buffalo would be much better off with Erik Cernak, Alex Lintuniemi and a bottom pairing defenseman. Man what a blunder.

 

[Not Sure]

It was quite a bit more than just a 2nd round pick.... the Sabres traded 2x2nd rd picks and Brayden McNabb for Hudson Fasching and Nick Deslauriers.

God, why did you remind us. I could have lived my life happily forgetting McNabb was part of the deal to acquire Fasching. In fact I'd like to forget everything Murray did for the organization. Well except the 4 word draft procedure, I would have kept him on staff just to have him announce our draft picks.