"I think the Rangers were there and I'm sure there were others but they said we're not ready to do this. Now right now, Buffalo has to know where this is headed. If he was not happy last year, is he gonna be any happier this year? The way it's going, the answer has gotta be no"
"So the question is, how are they going to handle this. I think the thing is, if you do it now, can you make your best deal, or are you smarter to wait until after the season when everybody knows what their contract statuses are, when teams are going to have the ..."
"...10% bonus cushion to use, like all of that stuff. I said this last week or 2 weeks ago in Buffalo, I think there are teams like the Rangers or Kings who could do it now. I just think the biggest question is 'What does Buffalo want here?'. They just had a horrible weekend."
"I don't think you should try to make this type of trade when you're emotional. I think you should try to create the biggest auction you can try and create and then just go from there. So I think that that's eventually what they're going to do."