Confirmed with Link: Sabres acquire Brandon Hickey, Mike Sislo from Coyotes for Hudson Fasching

[haseoke39]

Disappointed given the rights situation. I hadn't thought Fasching had played his way out of the organization, just down the depth chart. Never liked the deal that brought him here, but I still held out hope that he would be a fourth line muscle guy someday.

If these players both sign, then great, it becomes a question of Hickey's development curve vs Fasching's, and I bet none of us are in a good position to handicap that now. But for the moment, seems like they gave up a young kid who they had firm rights to for the chance to give two guys a sales pitch, and I don't like the sounds of that.

 

[Ace]

Yeah, because all the players that went unprotected in the expansion draft were awful.

What was Vegas thinking taking him?

He was scratched quite often in LA.

 

[Jim Carr's Rug]

Prospect wrap up: Brandon Hickey

 

[Chainshot]

Interesting move if they can get deals done on Sislo and Hickey. I wish Fasching the best and hope he can get the time to develop.

Hickey was a high character player for BU, coming off being captain there.

If they get deal signed, this is a way to salvage something from a bad situations.

 

[Ralonzo]

Turning McNabb and 2 second rounders into 3+ years of Deslauriers and Fasching, and now Sislo, Hickey and Zach Redmond is just brutal value. I even don't know how it degrades from there, getting the rights to Jonathan Parker back ?

Holy crap... if Moulson paid Hickey to report in his place wherever the Sabres are burying him, how long would it take to notice?

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Funny they’d make a deal with the Yotes right when I happen to be in Phoenix.

No, I’m pretty sure I wasn’t part of the trade.

 

[Ace]

I think Fasching will find his big mistake was being neither Swedish nor a BU alum

 

[joshjull]

Disappointed given the rights situation. I hadn't thought Fasching had played his way out of the organization, just down the depth chart. Never liked the deal that brought him here, but I still held out hope that he would be a fourth line muscle guy someday.

If these players both sign, then great, it becomes a question of Hickey's development curve vs Fasching's, and I bet none of us are in a good position to handicap that now. But for the moment, seems like they gave up a young kid who they had firm rights to for the chance to give two guys a sales pitch, and I don't like the sounds of that.

It pretty much tells us they weren't going to qualify Fasching. At last thats what I get out of this.

 

[Moskau]

Turning McNabb and 2 second rounders into 3+ years of Deslauriers and Fasching, and now Sislo, Hickey and Zach Redmond is just brutal value. I even don't know how it degrades from there, getting the rights to Jonathan Parker back ?

Hickey scores 100 points next season and we trade him for McDavid @ 50% retained.

 

[Reddawg]

Really not a big deal shipping Fasching out, if he even got qualified by Botts he would have to clear waivers in the fall anyway since we all know he wasn’t going to get a roster spot.

 

[SabresFan26]

And he was awful...

He was a top pair defenseman going against ovi on most shifts on a Stanley Cup finalist. Fasching was a healthy AHL scratch.

 

[ZZamboni]

I hope Fasching finds success. Quality guy ...

 

[haseoke39]

It pretty much tells us they weren't going to qualify Fasching. At last thats what I get out of this.

Seems early to be pulling the plug on Fasching, IMO, but I didn't watch him in Rochester.

 

[Rowley Birkin]

Have we ever bothered to factor in what the Kings actually got in that trade themselves?

McNabb litterally became nothing since they left him unprotected and he went for nothing.

The picks became Alex Lintuniemi who I’ve never heard of and Erik Cernak who they traded already.

But those 2nd round picks... They would have turned into superstars had Murray kept & used them...!

 

[Howie Hodge]

A trade of such enormous magnitude that it is listed under International Tournaments!

Well as of 7:30 pm on 6/14 still.....

Not bad for a minor league deal.

 

[joshjull]

Seems early to be pulling the plug on Fasching, IMO, but I didn't watch him in Rochester.

Maybe. I think his lack of foot speed doomed him with this regime.

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

Botterill gets it. Unlike Murray and others, he is giving up on the failed BBCF failed corps. Those are 4 guys suited for AHL/13th forward duty.

Fasching was terrible. McNabb instantly is a top 4 dman on this pthetic blue line but I only Called the McNabb trade an utter failure only the day it happened.

 

[Gras]

Funny they’d make a deal with the Yotes right when I happen to be in Phoenix.

No, I’m pretty sure I wasn’t part of the trade.

Just in time for the first monsoon storm of the season this weekend.

 

[Chainshot]

Funny they’d make a deal with the Yotes right when I happen to be in Phoenix.

No, I’m pretty sure I wasn’t part of the trade.

Botts account verified?

 

[Chainshot]

I think Fasching will find his big mistake was being neither Swedish nor a BU alum

Or that he couldn't stay healthy enough to work on his game. Hope he finds it.

 

[HaNotsri]

Well if we get a good AHLer for Fasching that’s an upgrade. Hickey could be a bonus McNabb. The best part of this trade is moving on.

 

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

Reading the twitter comments on this trade was the worst...the top comment advocated for drafting Tkachuk over Dahlin because points...

 

[Beerz]

i remember the tires being pumped so hard for Fasching on the prospect polls ...

 

[SundherDome]

He was a top pair defenseman going against ovi on most shifts on a Stanley Cup finalist. Fasching was a healthy AHL scratch.

And he was terrible and had no business as a top pairing dman. Could put Beaulieu in the same spot and he isn't a top pair dman.

 

[GellMann]

Would McNabb look any different than McCabe on this team?