Pominville Snapped up by Panthers; Bosela Incensed
Buffalo News
December 8 2005 (Buffalo, NY) -
The Florida Panthers waited until the last second and swooped in on Sabres rookie Jason Pominville.
Pominville, who was waived by the Sabres on Monday evening, was picked up by Florida GM Mike Keenan. Since Pominville lasted almost the entire 48 hours before being scooped, he was able to be placed in the AHL.
To add insult to injury, Pominville will play with the Rochester Americans as Florida property due to the shared affilliation with Buffalo.
Buffalo general manger Matthew Bosela was infuriated at Keenan.
"This is the way he repays us for allowing him to send his prospects to our farm team? Absolutely despicable!"
Keenan laughed off Bosela's remarks.
"Jason is a very accomplished player already, scoring over 30 goals in the AHL and he already scored 7 times in the first two months of the NHL season. We feel he is a great prospect and look forward to having him contribute to the Panthers success in the future."
Keenan would add that "if Bosela thought so highly of him, he shouldn't have waived him. Or at the very least, he should have tested the trade market before allowing a player of Jason's skill to be placed on waivers."
"I'm very appreciative of Buffalo for allowing us to share Rochester this year but Matthew has to understand this is a business. Pominville was up for grabs and we would have been ill-advised to just let him go."