Goodbye Satan

While I am not surprised I am saddened by the lose of Miroslav Satan from the Buffalo Sabres. I realize economic may have played a role but how often will you be able to find a 40-goal scorer on the free-agent market without having to pay top-dollar for him. He was the most talented player on the ice everytime he suited up. Softhands, the saucer passes, the finesse. These are know gone to the highest bidder. The Sabres will receive nothing in return.

What I may miss most are the goal celebrations. Whether it's rolling on the ice to symbolize he got the monkey off his back or taking his glove off and faux-dialing a cell-phone, each was unique and completely out of the blue from a player who usually seems to do his best to blend.

Wherever he ends up I will still be a fan. I wish him the best and hopefully he will end up on a winning team.

Chris Drury will be the new whipping boy for the fans disappointment in the teams performance. As the new highest paid player on the team it only seems right the he should now shoulder the burden once carried by Miro. If anyone noticed, Drury had a very disappointing first season with the Sabres that was overshadowed by Miro's lack of production. Jochen Hecht had one less point in 11 fewer games.

In other news, The Atlanta Thrashers signed Bobby Holik to a three year 12.75 million dollar deal only $500,000 less than what the LA Kings signed Pavol Demitra for. If a career third liner that never scored more than 65 points in a season can make 4.25 million a year, maybe the asking price on Satan wasn't so high afterall. That 65 points came eight years too. In what is supposed to be the new "wide open" NHL, I can't see how a grinder can make that much money. I don't blame the player for taking the money though. Make it while you can.

This just in,The Florida Panthers can no be officially called Mapleafs South.