114 and I gotta wear a suit the awards show, why can' they have this crap in the winter.

Offer Stamkos the max $14.3m....for 1 year. Convince him to come and see if he likes it and if the team gels understanding that if all is good we will then extend him for the full 8 years with a very good salary. If it doesn't work out, he will be traded at the deadline to the team of his choice or able to walk at the end of the season. No long term commitment being signed to a team and not having work out plus still young enough to capitalize next summer.

If it doesn't work out, offer Benn $12m next year. Better fit for the team being a LW.
- adambuffalo

This isn't a bad idea, kind of like what Hossa did for 2 years.

Harrki oy Kaartokatu ‏@scanadusa 5m5 minutes ago
I believe Chara will be Buffalo at right trade. Teams quietly negotiate trade.

he went full Sabres Front Office on us now.

Time to forget this one.
- JVince11

There was never a time to remember him

we have so many cup banners raised at the arena that we don't need stamkos
- homiedclown

By that logic we should switch from Labatts to Molson because we never won while Labatts was served.

I don't get what's going on here it's like people want chicken nuggets instead of lobster
- GERBE!!!75PTS

it's more like people want a 12 oz filet which is off the menu instead of an 11.5 oz that's on the menu. It's pretty annoying.

114 and I gotta wear a suit the awards show, why can' they have this crap in the winter.
- SABRES 89

Offer Stamkos the max $14.3m....for 1 year. Convince him to come and see if he likes it and if the team gels understanding that if all is good we will then extend him for the full 8 years with a very good salary. If it doesn't work out, he will be traded at the deadline to the team of his choice or able to walk at the end of the season. No long term commitment being signed to a team and not having work out plus still young enough to capitalize next summer.

If it doesn't work out, offer Benn $12m next year. Better fit for the team being a LW.
- adambuffalo

Stamkos is already a sure thing to hit free agency benn is not

Capfriendly is fun...

Traded Ennis for a '16 4th and a '17 3rd from FLA.
Traded Larsson and Pysyk for Fowler, Cogliano, and a 3rd
Traded Franson and a 3rd for RFA D Oleksiak.
Resigned Legwand for 1.75M
Resigned Foligno at 2.25M even though I really didn't want to.
Signed Eriksson at 5.2M for 4 years.
Created Vesey.
Draft Nylander at 8

Kane - ROR - Reino
Vesey - Eichel - Eriksson
Zemgus - Cogliano - Gionta
Foligno - Legwand - D-Lo
COR

Fowler - Risto
McCabe - Bogo
Gorges - Nelson
Oleksiak

Lehner
Ullmark

(that should russle some jimmies)

Do some people understand if star players hit free agency like Crosby, Kane and etc they would likely getting paid more than Stamkos is

so stop comparing the cap number to Stamkos
- GERBE!!!75PTS

More importantly, they would be better investments

- homiedclown

- homiedclown

I have all those in my collection

If Stamkos wants to come here for 12 are you willing to replace Foligno (2-3M) with Fasching (925,000)? Because that's the difference between 10-12.

But that's the main key. Chicago hasn't collapsed because even with their big signings they augment them with cheap, young players. Panarin slides next to Kane and goes off. From what it looks like on GeneralFanager 6-8 forwards on that team made less than 3 million with at least 6 making less than 1 (not sure all of them were rostered at the same time). You get your stars and then put young talent next to them for cheap.

Pittsburgh just did the same thing and won the cup. You don't need to have 2 juggernaut lines and then a bottom 6. Spread out your talent with the less talented players. If you have REAL talent (ie. Crosby, Kane, Jack?) and not Sabres talent (Roy, Vanek) they will make players better around them. Then you can take that $925,000 ELC kid and have him play well next to the 12 Million dollar star and produce numbers. But you have to have that star and you have to draft and develop well. This is half of that.

tl;dr: if you think we've drafted well in the last 3 years then now is the time to go FA and go hard

114 and I gotta wear a suit the awards show, why can' they have this crap in the winter.
- SABRES 89

it's that walk in the parking lot that's gonna do you in. Just make sure that car A/C is running well in advance.

Capfriendly is fun...

Traded Ennis for a '16 4th and a '17 3rd from FLA.
Traded Larsson and Pysyk for Fowler, Cogliano, and a 3rd
Traded Franson and a 3rd for RFA D Oleksiak.
Resigned Legwand for 1.75M
Resigned Foligno at 2.25M even though I really didn't want to.
Signed Eriksson at 5.2M for 4 years.
Created Vesey.
Draft Nylander at 8

Kane - ROR - Reino
Vesey - Eichel - Eriksson
Zemgus - Cogliano - Gionta
Foligno - Legwand - D-Lo
COR

Fowler - Risto
McCabe - Bogo
Gorges - Nelson
Oleksiak

Lehner
Ullmark

(that should russle some jimmies)
- JVince11

My jimmies were rustled.

If Stamkos wants to come here for 12 are you willing to replace Foligno (2-3M) with Fasching (925,000)? Because that's the difference between 10-12.

But that's the main key. Chicago hasn't collapsed because even with their big signings they augment them with cheap, young players. Panarin slides next to Kane and goes off. From what it looks like on GeneralFanager 6-8 forwards on that team made less than 3 million with at least 6 making less than 1 (not sure all of them were rostered at the same time). You get your stars and then put young talent next to them for cheap.

Pittsburgh just did the same thing and won the cup. You don't need to have 2 juggernaut lines and then a bottom 6. Spread out your talent with the less talented players. If you have REAL talent (ie. Crosby, Kane, Jack?) and not Sabres talent (Roy, Vanek) they will make players better around them. Then you can take that $925,000 ELC kid and have him play well next to the 12 Million dollar star and produce numbers. But you have to have that star and you have to draft and develop well. This is half of that.

tl;dr: if you think we've drafted well in the last 3 years then now is the time to go FA and go hard
- Zschalberg

I think most fans are willing

Capfriendly is fun...

Traded Ennis for a '16 4th and a '17 3rd from FLA.
Traded Larsson and Pysyk for Fowler, Cogliano, and a 3rd
Traded Franson and a 3rd for RFA D Oleksiak.
Resigned Legwand for 1.75M
Resigned Foligno at 2.25M even though I really didn't want to.
Signed Eriksson at 5.2M for 4 years.
Created Vesey.
Draft Nylander at 8

Kane - ROR - Reino
Vesey - Eichel - Eriksson
Zemgus - Cogliano - Gionta
Foligno - Legwand - D-Lo
COR

Fowler - Risto
McCabe - Bogo
Gorges - Nelson
Oleksiak

Lehner
Ullmark

(that should russle some jimmies)
- JVince11

Is that the Asian Ville Leino?

it's that walk in the parking lot that's gonna do you in. Just make sure that car A/C is running well in advance.
- TheSabresTaco

My tickets are VIP so I can go to the pool area where the players are, big deal it a 114 out and i'm in a suit. I'll look through a window.

My tickets are VIP so I can go to the pool area where the players are, big deal it a 114 out and i'm in a suit. I'll look through a window.
- SABRES 89

There's absolutely nothing wrong with that

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My tickets are VIP so I can go to the pool area where the players are, big deal it a 114 out and i'm in a suit. I'll look through a window.
- SABRES 89

There will probably be some pretty impressive WAGs there too.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with that
- TheSabresTaco

So I've heard

There's absolutely nothing wrong with that
- TheSabresTaco

I think that's perfectly legal in Vegas

Is that the Asian Ville Leino?
- sbroads24

Or just his nickname according to the entire team. But.. hey... you almost had a shot at a joke there.

it's more like people want a 12 oz filet which is off the menu instead of an 11.5 oz that's on the menu. It's pretty annoying.
- TheSabresTaco

Some would rather have a 6oz pork chop and a 6oz chicken breast then have a 12oz filet.

There will probably be some pretty impressive WAGs there too.
- TheSabresTaco

I'm going to Mortons Steak House to eat