The wait is over.
Last night, with their game with the San Jose Sharks closing in, the Buffalo Sabres traded their star netminder Ryan Miller and captain Steve Ott to the St. Louis Blues for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart, William Carrier, a 2015 first-round pick and a conditional 2014 third-round pick.
In the end, Miller ended up on the team many believed he would benefit from the most and the Sabres now have a pile of assets to move forward with.
The ironic part of this trade is that despite the end of the Miller and Ott speculation that has raged for months, it opens the door to speculation involving the two roster players the Sabres acquired in Halak and Stewart.
Halak is a unrestricted free agent at the end of the year who can, and likely will, walk at the end of the season. He's been great in years past, but has struggled at times this year. He has posted solid numbers with 2.23 goals against average and a .917 save percentage, but that was aided by the strong St. Louis defense.
The positive for the Sabres? That will not matter much to a team looking to cement their goaltending moving into the ...
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