Pay Stamkos his money.....win cups.

I'm in favor just not over 11 million
- bluengold12

I hear ya, but honestly, if we are ok with 11, what's 12?

I hear ya, but honestly, if we are ok with 11, what's 12?
- Cup Crazy '07

Exactly. People are always worrying about the cap. The only team that has run into a small amount of cap issues, has won 3 cups during that period.

This year the cap was going to go down, or remain flat, yet it's going up 4 million again. Next year there will be an expansion team, cap will shoot up with the 500 million fee.

Stamkos at any cost in my book.

I hear ya, but honestly, if we are ok with 11, what's 12?
- Cup Crazy '07

I'd do 12, but 12.2 is where I draw the f*ckin line

I'd do 12, but 12.2 is where I draw the f*ckin line
- sbroads24

Haha! Personally, I'm all for it! But I do think many of the arguments against it are reasonable...

I'm in favor just not over 11 million
- bluengold12

It's just 1m more

Pay Stamkos his money.....win cups.
- feetontheair22

Callahan had hip surgery won't be ready to play, Tampa may get 5.8 mill in cap relief.

I'd do 12, but 12.2 is where I draw the f*ckin line
- sbroads24

It's just 1m more
- GERBE!!!75PTS

I think due to his recent numbers a 7 year 9.5 million dollar deal is fair. Since life isn't fair I'm willing to go up to 10.5 but it's just the notion of saying he is the best player in the league because he is being paid like one that bugs me when in fact his numbers don't back that up. He's an upper echelon 95 percentile player in the league but I guess I have a hard time paying him as if he's the best is all

Callahan had hip surgery won't be ready to play, Tampa may get 5.8 mill in cap relief.
- SABRES 89

He'll be back by November at which point that big salary comes back

Exactly. People are always worrying about the cap. The only team that has run into a small amount of cap issues, has won 3 cups during that period.

This year the cap was going to go down, or remain flat, yet it's going up 4 million again. Next year there will be an expansion team, cap will shoot up with the 500 million fee.

Stamkos at any cost in my book.
- Mentalorgasm5

I could be wrong but I don't think expansion money is classified as hockey related revenues and would not effect the salary cap value.

Also, if Vegas doesn't generate the league average revenue, the cap will go down.

https://www.capfriendly.c...m/armchair-gm/team/131407
CapFriendly.com Armchair-GM User-Generated Roster

FORWARDS (12)
Rightwing: S. Stamkos ($11,000,000) - S. Reinhart ($894,167) - B. Gionta ($4,250,000) - T. Jackman ($850,000)
Centre: R. O'Reilly ($7,500,000) - J. Eichel ($925,000) - J. Larsson ($950,000) - D. Legwand ($2,000,000)
Leftwing: E. Kane ($5,250,000) - J. Vesey ($950,000) - T. Ennis ($4,600,000) - N. Deslauriers ($775,000)

DEFENSE (6)
Right: R. Ristolainen ($5,000,000) - K. Shattenkirk ($4,250,000) - C. Nelson ($900,000)
Left: K. Yandle ($5,800,000) - J. McCabe ($2,500,000) - J. Gorges ($3,900,000)

GOALTENDER (2)
R. Lehner ($2,225,000) - J. Reimer ($2,800,000)

AHL BURIED
M. Moulson ($4,050,000)

BUYOUTS
C. Hodgson ($541,667) - C. Ehrhoff ($0) - V. Leino ($0)

DETAILS
Roster Size: 20
NHL Salary Cap: $73,000,000
Cap Hit: $71,910,834
Cap Space: $1,089,166

I think due to his recent numbers a 7 year 9.5 million dollar deal is fair. Since life isn't fair I'm willing to go up to 10.5 but it's just the notion of saying he is the best player in the league because he is being paid like one that bugs me when in fact his numbers don't back that up. He's an upper echelon 95 percentile player in the league but I guess I have a hard time paying him as if he's the best is all
- bluengold12

Ok let me put it this way if Kane , toews kopitar they would all get more then 10 ++m on ufa day


this is why free agents test the market It's pay day ..

I think due to his recent numbers a 7 year 9.5 million dollar deal is fair. Since life isn't fair I'm willing to go up to 10.5 but it's just the notion of saying he is the best player in the league because he is being paid like one that bugs me when in fact his numbers don't back that up. He's an upper echelon 95 percentile player in the league but I guess I have a hard time paying him as if he's the best is all
- bluengold12

He would/will be the best UFA in the history of the NHL, he will get the biggest contract in the NHL.

The Sabres biggest need is a finisher. So basically the opposite of Moulson last year. A guy who scores goals from 4' away. A Dave Andreychuk, a Thomas Vanek. It looks like Reinhart could develop into that and by using his smarts, something the other 2 didn't exactly have in spades, can avoid the beating the other 2 took.

He would/will be the best UFA in the history of the NHL, he will get the biggest contract in the NHL.
- Mentalorgasm5

until Jack Eichel leaves for Boston And Connor McDavid leaves for the leafs

The Sabres biggest need is a finisher. So basically the opposite of Moulson last year. A guy who scores goals from 4' away. A Dave Andreychuk, a Thomas Vanek. It looks like Reinhart could develop into that and by using his smarts, something the other 2 didn't exactly have in spades, can avoid the beating the other 2 took.
- Wetbandit1

Cough cough Stamkos

USA soccer had exactly 0 SOG against Argentina in a 4-0 loss. Yikes. It was the semis too, so it's not like the US is terrible.

Cough cough Stamkos
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Are you having a hernia test while typing?

Stamkos is a goal scorer, not necessarily a finisher. Pavel Bure was one of the best goal scorers ever, but his average goal came from about 40' out. He was not a finisher. Stamkos is a goal scorer, but most of his goals come from the top of the circle area. How many of the Pens goals in the playoffs came from that far out? Not many they were all within 10'.

USA soccer had exactly 0 SOG against Argentina in a 4-0 loss. Yikes. It was the semis too, so it's not like the US is terrible.
- Wetbandit1

Michael Bradley is to soccer what moulson is to hockey - Bradley may be worse

Callahan had hip surgery won't be ready to play, Tampa may get 5.8 mill in cap relief.
- SABRES 89

5 months

He'll be ready by November.

Are you having a hernia test while typing?

Stamkos is a goal scorer, not necessarily a finisher. Pavel Bure was one of the best goal scorers ever, but his average goal came from about 40' out. He was not a finisher. Stamkos is a goal scorer, but most of his goals come from the top of the circle area. How many of the Pens goals in the playoffs came from that far out? Not many they were all within 10'.
- Wetbandit1

Stamkos is a finisher I'm not saying Bure never seen him play


Off to YouTube

Are you having a hernia test while typing?

Stamkos is a goal scorer, not necessarily a finisher. Pavel Bure was one of the best goal scorers ever, but his average goal came from about 40' out. He was not a finisher. Stamkos is a goal scorer, but most of his goals come from the top of the circle area. How many of the Pens goals in the playoffs came from that far out? Not many they were all within 10'.
- Wetbandit1

No offense, but this doesn't make sense. If you score goals, you're a finisher, doesn't matter where you are on the ice when you do it.

Not what I want to happen, but what is probably most likely to happen.

https://www.capfriendly.c...m/armchair-gm/team/131423