The first major trade domino has fallen.
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Louis Blues in exchange for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart, William Carrier, a
first-round draft pick in 2015 and a conditional third-round draft pick in 2016.
The Sabres scratched both Miller and team captain Ott ahead of Friday nights
home game against the San Jose Sharks. Neither player was on the ice for the
teams warm-up at the First Niagara Center. "The thought of getting the grit and
determination of a player like Steve Ott and obviously Ryan Millers resume
speaks for itself, we think this gives us a better opportunity for success this
year," said Blues general manager Doug Armstrong. The Sabres currently sit last
in the NHL with a 17-34-8 record and are believed to be poised to move several
veteran pieces in an effort to add future assets. The conditional third-round
pick in 2016 would become a first-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft if Miller
re-signs with the Blues or St. Louis makes it to the 2014 Western Conference
Final. However, should that pick become a first-rounder, the Blues would then
acquire the Minnesota Wilds second-round pick (which Buffalo acquired as part of
the return for Jason Pominville) as well as the Sabres own 2014 third-rounder.
If the Blues dont reach the Western Conference Final but sign Miller after the
2014 NHL Draft has taken place, then Buffalo would receive a 2016 second-round
pick. Buffalo also retained a portion of Millers salary in the trade, according
to a report on the teams official web site. Both Miller and Ott will join the
Blues in Phoenix and are expected to be available for Sundays game against the
Coyotes. The 33-year-old Miller has posted a 15-22-3 record with the Sabres this
season, with a 2.72 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage. Originally
selected in the fifth round (138th overall) by the Sabres at the 1999 NHL Entry
Draft, Miller has spent his entire 11-year NHL career in Buffalo, posting a
284-186-1-56-28 record with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .916 save
percentage. Miller is in the final year of a five-year deal worth an average
annual value of $6.25 million that he signed with the Sabres prior to the
2009-10 season. "I got to know some of the (Blues) with (USA Hockey)," Miller
said during a news conference in Buffalo after the deal was announced. "They
have a very strong competitive spirit, so I look forward to joining that group."
Ott, 31, has appeared in 59 games with the Sabres this season, scoring nine
goals and 11 assists. He is in the final year of a four-year, $11.8 million
contract and is slated to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Ott was
selected in the first round (25th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the
Dallas Stars and played nine seasons in Dallas before being traded to Buffalo in
2012. In 673 career games with the Sabres and Stars, Ott has scored 103 goals
and 161 assists while racking up 1,318 penalty minutes. "Im really excited to
have this opportunity with St. Louis," said Ott. "My dream and my biggest goal
is to have a chance at a Stanley Cup." Halak, 28, has appeared in 40 games with
the Blues this season recording a 24-9-4 record, with a 2.23 goals against
average and a .917 save percentage. He is currently in the final year of a
four-year, $15 million contract he signed prior to the 2010-11 season and is
slated to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. Halak was selected in
the ninth round (271st overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal
Canadiens. He has appeared in 260 career games with the Blues and Canadiens,
posting a 139-81-26-29 record with a 2.38 goals-against average and a .917 save
percentage. The Slovakian has represented his country on numerous occasions
including the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he backstopped his team
to a quarter-final upset over Sweden en route to a fourth-place finish. He
played again at the recent Sochi Games where his team finished 11th. Speaking to
Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Halak said. "(The trade)
is still fresh. Youre getting a good goalie. Good luck in the playoffs." In 58
games with the Blues this season, Stewart has scored 15 goals and 11 assists.
Currently in the first of a two-year deal he signed prior to this season,
Stewarts contract carries an average annual value of $4.15 million. Originally
drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the first round (18th overall) of the 2006
NHL Entry Draft, Stewart has appeared in 377 career games with the Blues and
Avalanche, scoring 115 goals and 113 assists. He was acquired by the Blues along
with Kevin Shattenkirk and a second-round draft pick in the blockbuster deal
that sent Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a first round pick to Colorado in
February, 2011. Carrier, a 19-year-old prospect, was selected in the second
round (57th overall) by the Blues at the 2013 NHL Draft. The left winger has
scored 17 goals and 39 assists in 59 combined games with the Cape Breton
Screaming Eagles and Drummondville Voltigeurs so far this season in the QMJHL.
The Sabres now possess 10 combined picks in the first two rounds of the 2014 and
2015 Drafts. In addition to their own first- and second-round picks in 2014 they
possess the Blues first-rounder, the Los Angeles Kings second-round pick
(acquired in excahnge for Robyn Regehr) and the aforementioned Minnesota
second-rounder. In addition to their own 2015 picks they also own the Kings
second round pick (also obtained in the Regehr trade) and the New York Islanders
second-rounder (acquired in the trade that sent Thomas Venk to Long Island).
They also possess a conditional first from the New York Islanders - in either
2014 or 2015, to be determined by the Islanders - as part of the return for
Vanek.
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the Saturdays 32-15 win over the Irish. The Wallabies play Scotland on Saturday
before facing Wales on Nov.SILVERSTONE, England -- Lewis Hamilton won a
crash-hit British Grand Prix on Sunday to cut Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosbergs
lead in the drivers championship from 29 points to just four after the German
had his first non-finish of the season. Hamilton, the 2008 champion, started
sixth on the grid. The British driver leapt to fourth on the opening lap before
it was red-flagged, and suspended for an hour, following a crash involving 2007
champion Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari and Felipe Massa of Williams. Hamilton then
took the lead after 29 laps as Rosberg retired with gearbox failure. Hamilton
came home 30 seconds clear of Finn Valtteri Bottas of Williams, who started
14th. Australian Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull finished third ahead of Jenson
Button, the 2009 champion, of McLaren and defending four-time champion Sebastian
Vettel in the second Red Bull. Two-time champion Fernando Alonso of Ferrari was
sixth. It was Hamiltons fifth win this year, his second in his home event and
the 27th of his career, drawing him level with fellow-Briton and three-time
champion Jackie Stewart in the record books. "England! What a great feeling
guys, I couldnt be happier, Im sorry about yesterday, but a fantastic job today,
as ever!" a delighted Hamilton told his team by radio. Hamilton made a mistake
in qualifying on Saturdaay after wrongly deciding the track was too damp, or
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From the winners podium, Hamilton added: "This shows you never give up! Right
now, its very mixed emotions at the moment, but we have the greatest fans here.
It was you guys who spurred me on. At the beginning, I allowed him (Rosberg) to
get a good gap and look after the tires. "But we came out on the harder tire and
could not believe I had that kind of pace. I dont want to see a team-mate fail,
I want a one-two, but I really needed this result." Raikkonen was involved in a
spectacular high-speed opening lap accident that halted the race for an hour to
allow repairs to the barriers. The Ferrari driver lost control, spun, hit the
barriers and collided with the Williams of Brazilian Massa, who was starting his
200th Grand Prix. Both escaped serious injury but Raikkonen, whose car was
massively damaged, limped away and required later X-rays on his right ankle.
Massa was forced out with a damaged car, but like Rosberg, stayed to cheer the
teams at the end of the race. Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen finished seventh for
McLaren ahead of German Nico Hulkenberg of Force India, Russian rookie Daniil
Kvyat of Toro Rosso and 10th-placed Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne in the second
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