My own take is good offers were there (not saying great offers or top 15 pick offers) and Sather decided to wait it out. Unless we choose to believe the tons of rumors and reports of good offers by MANY good plugged in reporters were way off, which of course one can believe if they choose to, that has to be the case. And on top of that we saw a lot of picks and players move, and we saw a goalie move as well.
Now with that said I am not getting on Sather now. Let's see how today goes. Let's see what we end up getting for Talbot. Let's see it all play out first, and then I will offer my opinion.
If we could get Hayes and a mid pick (3rd or 4th) for Talbot I would do it IF Hayes is open to playing for his QO this season OR would take less to play in NY with his brother.
I'd be surprised if Talbot is a Ranger at the end of the day, but I also thought he'd be dealt yesterday, so who knows really.