Right about now it's not hard to picture many Buffalo Sabres fans hitting their heads off of the nearest table wondering how in the world their general manager, Darcy Regier, could trade Daniel Paille.
And not only just for trading him, but trading him to the Boston Bruins of all teams.
Since Paille was sent from the 716 to the 617 four seasons ago, the Bruins have won the Stanley Cup once, the Northeast Division twice and have even knocked the Sabres out of the playoffs in the first round.
Now, to say that their success has to do with Paille directly is a bit far-fetched. He has been great during the past two rounds of this year's playoffs and has the game-winning goal in both of the Bruins' Stanley Cup Final victories, but the team's success is not on his shoulders.
What Paille has done is solidify a bottom six that could be one of the best in the NHL.
So why did the Sabres and Regier feel the need to ship him off to a division rival, especially given the time they put into developing Paille?
He was drafted 20th overall in the 2002 Entry Draft, with the Sabres using the first-round pic ...
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Buffalo Sabres: Was It a Mistake to Trade Daniel Paille?
June 18th, 2013 by Matt Clouden Leave a reply »
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