Should he stay or should he go now?

With all eight of Buffalo's current injuries (six long term, one short term, and one indefinite) still early in their healing periods, Darcy Regier may be looking to add a couple rental players for the short-or long haul. Unfortunately for Regier, the salary cap is about three inches over his head, so if he makes a move, it will have to be dollar for dollar.

Martin Biron, right, could be on the trading block this year for the Sabres' hunt for Lord Stanley's Cup. He is the backup, no questions asked, and is making over two million a year, which is quite the accomplished amount.

Biron was the original goalie of the future, after perennial Vezina winner Dominik Hasek 'retired' (Hasek has since played for the Senators and is currently playing for Detroit Red Wings). Current Keeper Ryan Miller was with the Rochester Americans developing two years ago, while Biron was stuck just practicing. Biron was only practicing because of the NHL's player strike in 2004-05.

Why did Biron not go down to play?, you may ask. He had spent too many games as a Sabre, and if that happens, the only way a player can be moved down is if he clears the waiver period. Martin Biron wouldn't last more than thirty seconds on waivers, even if he had never started.

Biron was promising as a youngster, and Buffalo saw this and drafted him in the first round of the 1995 draft. Biron played junior leagues for about five years, and soon starred in Rochester for the Amerks.

Biron and his piercing blue eyes soon became a fan favorite in Buffalo. When Ryan Miller was brought up in the 2005-06 season and won the starting spot in training camp, Biron never complained. He is the model of a team player as seen multiple times in his very funny Mic'd Up segments.

In the 2005-06 season, Miller broke his thumb in November and Marty Biron came in to fill. He won over twenty games, with at least fifteen in a row once. Marty is no slouch. When Miller came back and started, Biron said nothing about the situation. In the 2006 ECF against Carolina, Biron would chirp over the boards at the opposing team, trying to get into their minds.

He is the ultimate teammate. The perfect backup. But deserves to be a starter. Buffalo owes him what he wants after what Biron has done for this team.

Some people say it's we either trade him now or let him walk away for nothing. We can't get much for him now. All the contending teams have decent goaltending and it's too late in the season to change goalies. So we'd give him away for a bit and he'd get nothing in return. Next year he may start for a mediocre team. He will anyways (as much as it pains me to say it).

In light of recent success and my faith in the Rochalo Saberks, I think we offer Marty Biron what we wants. We owe it to him.

Ask him if he wants to be traded now. If he says no, that's excellent. If he says yes, then we had better send him the ring from our Stanley Cup victory, and we had better find a way to get him on our bench when we are in the Finals series. We wouldn't be 41-16-5 without Martin Biron. Whether he's starting or not, he is as much the face of Buffalo as Ryan Miller, Chris Drury, or Daniel Briere.