Miller!

Miller's injury opens up the lead goalie spot for Lalime -- temporarily. But pundits are already thinking trade.

The Sporting News' Slover says the Sabres should look to New Jersey, but really the team is looking for someone to take an underperforming forward, Afinogenov, in exchange for a good goalie. The pundits say Edmonton and the Rangers have poor managers, so the Sabres could try to get Valiquette or Roloson.

Roloson is an interesting prospect because he played in Buffalo before.

But would Edmonton take Afinogenov for him? Maybe if there were the added insurance of a conditional draft pick. Then there's the question of whether the Sabres want to do a deal with the team that tried to poach Vanek.

If the Sabres are smart, they'll offer little and go with Lalime.

I think Miller will be back for the playoffs, but not before.