Sabres Insider ‏@InsideSabres · 1m1 minute ago

Just spoke to my cousin who is close friends with Jimmy Vesey at Harvard, and he told me Vesey will not sign in Buffalo. He will be a Bruin


He's BAAAAAAAACK
- Stripes77

Where is the shotgun to take this thing out back...

Pretty sure this past season's woes with Chicago were bad too - losing Saad, Sharp, Oduya and 1 or 2 young guys plus picks and they fizzled out and are losing most of the assets they got.

(may be wrong on Saad, don't remember if he was last offseason or not)
- stashu

Saad, Broadhurst, Paliotta, 1st (16), Sharp, Johns, $1,125,000 of Scuderi's contract for Panik, Anisimov, 7th, 4th.

Vesey> LeBron

8 mil over the next 3 season.

His contract was front loaded
- dadeadhead

I thought it's 13 million over the next 3 years

Edit: just looked it up, it's definitely 13 million over the final 3 years.

A little different when you're trading for a player that refused to sign with one team.
- Stripes77

No, it really isn't. And even if it is how do you know Andersen wasn't refusing to sign in Anaheim given they clearly favored Gibson?

Matt Larkin
‏@THNMattLarkin
History says Ducks scouting staff can do damage with 30th overall pick. Got Perry 28th, Rakell 30th, Gibson 39th, Theodore 26th. Watch out.


Another example of why late 1st's don't always have to be considered lottery tickets, if you have a good organization

His history with concussions might be an issue.
- SABRES 89

Ennis is definitely tradable
It's just that we prob won't get much back for him right now bc on injury/poor stats last year

I'd rather just keep him
At least for this year

I think he'll bounce back nicely

Saad, Broadhurst, Paliotta, 1st (16), Sharp, Johns, $1,125,000 of Scuderi's contract for Panik, Anisimov, 7th, 4th.
- chilliard77

And that's not counting last trade deadline giving up a 1st and two 2nds for Vermette and Timmonen. They haven't made great moves, but when you win cups it doesn't matter.

No, it really isn't. And even if it is how do you know Andersen wasn't refusing to sign in Anaheim given they clearly favored Gibson?
- Wetbandit1

Sure it is.

Do you know if the Ducks gave them permission to talk to his agent before hand?

Expiring contract was 637,500, can't imagine it'll be much if anything more than that - but no, nothing official
- stashu

Delorian needs to say "thank you Mr. Murray" and spend the summer doing nothing but learning the PK from Legwand and/or O'Reilly

Matt Larkin
‏@THNMattLarkin
History says Ducks scouting staff can do damage with 30th overall pick. Got Perry 28th, Rakell 30th, Gibson 39th, Theodore 26th. Watch out.


Another example of why late 1st's don't always have to be considered lottery tickets, if you have a good organization
- sbroads24

True
Not just drafting, but how u actually develop the guys as well

I heard we got Vesey's rights!
I guess Jack talked him into signing here?
Great news, IMO

Saw the leafs traded for & signed Andersen...

I miss anything else?

I have 0 interest in Delauriers being back. He did nothing

Also, doesn't Vesey only have the option of an entry level deal? Or is that null and void if he becomes a free agent - if that's the case then I'd be concerned.

If it's not, then I'd say there is no reason we shouldn't know very soon whether or not he's signed, because he can't get more anywhere else...
- Cup Crazy '07

Yeah, ELC for Vesey.

Justin Schultz's first contract was 2 years at, you guessed it, $925K with a $2.85M performance bonus and a $92,500 signing bonus. Another high profile college UFA Dekeyser 2 years $925K, signing bonus $92,500. His performance bonus was less. $850K for the 2nd year.

True
Not just drafting, but how u actually develop the guys as well

I heard we got Vesey's rights!
I guess Jack talked him into signing here?
Great news, IMO

Saw the leafs traded for & signed Andersen...

I miss anything else?
- jdfitz77

Lebron isn't that good.

Lebron isn't that good.
- sbroads24

Nope according to Skip Bayles he's awful and he is sticking to it

Sure it is.

Do you know if the Ducks gave them permission to talk to his agent before hand?
- Stripes77

Do you know if Nashville didn't? We can go back and forth on this all night long. One guy signed immediately. The other didn't. Big deal. We gave up one of our 47 3rd round picks this year. Big deal.

Do you know if Nashville didn't? We can go back and forth on this all night long. One guy signed immediately. The other didn't. Big deal. We gave up one of our 47 3rd round picks this year. Big deal.
- Wetbandit1

To me it's less about what we lost if he doesn't sign and more about where he is likely to sign instead of here.

To me it's less about what we lost if he doesn't sign and more about where he is likely to sign instead of here.
- Pierceme69

And the fact that it would look kinda embarrassing if he chose not to sign here after they trade for his rights and make a pitch

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=16372529

A wrecking ball defender with a cannon of shot? Hopefully just 1 mill or less.
- CaptainRivet

Nic DLo is not a Dman (presently).

But I like this post.

True
Not just drafting, but how u actually develop the guys as well

I heard we got Vesey's rights!
I guess Jack talked him into signing here?
Great news, IMO

Saw the leafs traded for & signed Andersen...

I miss anything else?
- jdfitz77

Florida traded for Yandle's rights.

A 6th round pick and conditional 4th if he signs.

This has prob been talked about already....


4h4 hours ago
Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger
CBJ continues to listen to interest in #3 pick, however, sources say CBJ would like to attach a contract, (Hartnell) for cap space...


I didn't look at his contract,
But if it's just a year or 2 I'd be interested depending on what else they'd want
Esp if we could keep #8

Yeah, ELC for Vesey.

Justin Schultz's first contract was 2 years at, you guessed it, $925K with a $2.85M performance bonus and a $92,500 signing bonus. Another high profile college UFA Dekeyser 2 years $925K, signing bonus $92,500. His performance bonus was less. $850K for the 2nd year.
- Wetbandit1

If he waits until 8/15, is he still stuck the ELC, or can he sign for whatever?

Florida traded for Yandle's rights.

A 6th round pick and conditional 4th if he signs.
- rmiethaner

Replace Soupy?

Vesey just played with Eichel, they have been friends for years per reports. For all you skeptics...

Call it tampering, call it whatever you like. Jack and Jimmy just played together. If it is tampering or not I can't imagine the subject of "where are you looking to sign" didn't come up. Of course Jack probably wants his friend to play with him and being that this will be one of the biggest decisions of the kid's life, Jimmy probably wants to talk about it with a friend. If it was a friend you trust you can talk about that knowing he's not going to "turn you in".

If that is logical, then GMTM knows whats going on. If Jimmy would have told Jack, you know Chicago really wants me I hear and I want to win a cup next year...this trade wouldn't have taken place. I'm not saying this is a done deal, but this idea that it's a complete shot in the dark is unreal. I could care less what agents say.

It may not be "Welcome Jimmy" time, but we're close methinks.