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03rd Mar 2015

Vine: Player finds out he has been traded to Minnesota on live TV

Nice way to find out

Patrick McCarry

Serious lack of class from the Buffalo Sabres.

Ice hockey trade deadline counted down in its usual, harum-scarum style, on Monday, and there were late swaps all over the place.

One of the last-minute trades was of Sabres’ forward Chris Stewart to Minnesota Wild.

The NHL franchise did not bother to shill out a quarter for a quick phone-call to the Canadian. Instead, Stewart picked up his phone and found out, live on TSN, that he had been traded.

In fairness, he handled it like a pro.