There’s the cloak-and-dagger approach to the NHL trade deadline, and then there’s what Tim Murray did Tuesday night.Murray, the new GM of the Buffalo Sabres, made it crystal clear that he wants to deal Nathan MacKinnon Jersey Olympic goaltender Ryan Miller.MORE: Murray wants to sign Nolan long term”The route we are looking at is to get value for him. To put him in a position to succeed. Our goal right now is to pursue a proper trade,” Murray told reporters before the Sabres’ game at Carolina, Buffalo TV station WKBW reported.Murray has a week to trade Miller, who Patrick Roy Jersey started Tuesday in the NHL’s first post-Sochi game. The GM said between two and 10 teams have asked about Miller, who can become an unrestricted free agent after the season.Part of Murray’s reasoning is his belief that the 33-year-old Miller doesn’t want to stick around as the Sabres rebuild.”I know what I think his first choice would be and I don’t think signing here is his first choice at his age with where we are at,” Murray told reporters.Miller, in his postgame comments, didn’t contradict Murray Joe Sakic Jersey , but he also didn’t expre s a burning desire to stay.From the Buffalo News:”I’m going to be 34 this year and let’s be realistic, there’s only a handful of guys Lanny McDonald Jersey who’ve played effectively longer into their 30s. I’d like to be one of those guys but there’s no guarantees. I’m not going to close anything off because maybe as we go through there’s some things that change here but the things that they’re going to have to do are probably going to come during the trade deadline and maybe I’m one of them, and they’re going to come during the draft and during Colorado Avalanche Jersey free agency.”It’s tough to kind of correlate seeing what they’re going to do and what they can do and what I might need to do for my career. I don’t want to close anything off right now but I know they’re kind of looking around for an opportunity and I think that’s probably best for everybody.”Full comments below: