Big Bear Gone for Picks

The Buffalo Sabres have traded forward Steve Bernier (acquired as part of the deal that sent Soupy to the Sharks) to the Vancouver Canucks for a 2010 second round pick and a 2009 third. Bernier had 9 points in 17 games with the Sabres last season. It’s not the player fans wanted to be traded, despite his uneven play when he came over (really only had one or two impressive games), but sometimes teams just don’t want your cast-offs. I mean, I suppose the Lightning had already done too much this FA period.