[rumour]Anderson to sabres

[fungchen3]

That would be a good move for Buffalo. I'm not a big Hodgson guy.

[Big Ev]

Not gonna happen for a centre

[als_revenge]

Not gonna happen for a centre

Hodgson was a winger from Christmas on...

[Zorro]

I thought the forum was about rumours, no?

It sure is buddy.. I knew it was a rumor as soon as I saw the thread.. No big deal..

I think Anderson is the guy traded only because nobody will give the Sens much for Lehner(concussion) right now.. Not sure many teams want Hodgson right now, but a draft pick would definitely help!!

[DMaz16]

Lol actually Elliotte friedman talked about a possibility for a top 6 F and Hodgsons name was thrown around om some radio show.

Hodgson isn't even a top six forward on one of the most anemic offensive teams in NHL history.

[als_revenge]

It wouldn't surprise me if Hodgson was bought out...it's gotten that bad for him in Buffalo.

[The Black Panther]

his upside is better than any forward they would actually get for one of their goalies. still don't see anderson/lehner fetching more than a 2nd + prospect.

if this is true then Ev would have nailed it, i think he's been saying Anderson to BUF for a while.

Yep the trade value of goalies these days.

[Dennis4022]

Hodgson was a winger from Christmas on...

He was not even a hockey player.

[ericdaoust]

I'm surprised he wasn't eating wings in the press box from Christmas on...

[2014olympicgold]

I'm surprised he wasn't eating wings in the press box from Christmas on...

With Buffalo, he would have been traded if he was doing well, but because he wasn’t, Murray loved it when he was playing.

[Achilles]

While you could probably say that a team can never have enough good centres, I'd be very surprised to see Ottawa move a goalie for a centre. They have Turris, Zibanejad, Lazar, and Legwand. Even if Hodgson turns it around and lives up to the hype he would still be behind Lazar, Turris and Z.

[Shift Disturber]

This would be a terrible deal for Ottawa, and hence not a believable rumour. Anderson is still a damn good goalie and capable of helping a team win. Even if the goalie market is saturated, the Sens could get a lot more than what is now a replacement level player in return.

Reminds me of the scary old days when Sutter was GM of the Flames and was capable of pulling off all sorts of horrific deals...

[distantyeti58]

This would be a terrible deal for Ottawa, and hence not a believable rumour. Anderson is still a damn good goalie and capable of helping a team win. Even if the goalie market is saturated, the Sens could get a lot more than what is now a replacement level player in return.

Reminds me of the scary old days when Sutter was GM of the Flames and was capable of pulling off all sorts of horrific deals...

i agree with you in the fact that anderson is a good goalie and capable of helping a team win, but what could they get for a goalie like him and what team that is looking to win now is need of a goalie, i would say san jose and edmonton depending on what plans they have, edmonton would be a good fit but other then that i cant see too many teams giving up much for him

[Fast Tony DeNiro]

Hodgson is a mystery. There was no reason for his drop off this season....he'd been progressing well for a few years, and then had like what 10 points this season? I still think he can bounceback and be a good player in the NHL, but has anyone ever bottomed out as badly as he just did and come back from it? Selanne and Kariya had that season in Colorado and I guess that kinda comes close....but they still had 30 some-odd points, not 10.

This is probably pretty close to the return Ottawa will get for Anderson. Goalies don't get much, almost always picks and/or prospects. Rarely does a goalie move for a contributing roster player.

[donpaulo]

Sabres could do A LOT worse than Anderson, and the Sens have an extra netminder

I can see why this rumor is floating around

Not sure I see the logic in trading the established Anderson over the Swedish kid who has a ton of potential. I guess the return on a relatively unproven kid is also not sufficient considering what the team got in exchange for Bishop...