hearing skinner will probably be a tad north of 9 per

expect it done today or tomorrow
- homiedclown

Word, how many years?

- Sabresfan-365

That’s not going to make a difference .

You guys had your Championship game last night and that’s it

Kawhi Will sign with the clippers

And make the Raptors irrelevant again

Here's the scenario:

Both players are 100% dedicated to signing with the Sabres. Jeff says 9, Bread says 11.

I'm paying Bread. But that's clearly not the scenario.
- TheSabresTaco

Doesn't have to be.

What we pay Skinner now will effect who we can sign for the better part of a decade. There are other quality FAs. It isn't Skinner/Pan or bust. Save the money, throw it at Hall in a year if you have to. Trade for players who have controlled contracts (RFAs).

There's more than one way to skinner a cat.

hearing skinner will probably be a tad north of 9 per

expect it done today or tomorrow
- homiedclown

So the same thing everyone’s been reporting the last two days


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Word, how many years?
- washedup20

Imagine it has to be 8.

Does NHL do “guarantees money” like NFL and other sports?
If so, I could see Pegula and Co. doing this to alleviate the cap hit.

Does NHL do “guarantees money” like NFL and other sports?
If so, I could see Pegula and Co. doing this to alleviate the cap hit.
- Watchtower62

Isn’t that considered a roster bonus or a signing bonus ?

Doesn't have to be.

What we pay Skinner now will effect who we can sign for the better part of a decade. There are other quality FAs. It isn't Skinner/Pan or bust. Save the money, throw it at Hall in a year if you have to. Trade for players who have controlled contracts (RFAs).

There's more than one way to skinner a cat.
- RhinoFan

Not really

The Sabres cap is very controlled and manageable after next year

No Sobotka, no Bogosian, no Scandella

Move the Okposo contract and the Sabres will have one of the better looking cap situations in the leauge, even if you can't move Okposo they are still fine

Does NHL do “guarantees money” like NFL and other sports?
If so, I could see Pegula and Co. doing this to alleviate the cap hit.
- Watchtower62

Every NHL contract is guarenteed

What they can do is front load contract with signing bonuses.

What that means is the cap hit stays the same per year for example:

PLayer X signs a 5 year $50 million contract but gets a $20 milion signing bonus in years 1 and 2

The cap hit will be $10 million a year but they actual dollar amounts will be

$22 million in year 1 in cash
$22 million in year 2 in cash
$2 million in year 3 in cash
$2 million in year 4 in cash
$2 million in year 5 in cash

So in theory that player could get traded to a cash strapped team that needs to hit the salary cap floor but only pay out $2 million in actual cash but carry a cap hit of $10 million

I used these numbers as an example to simplify it

Doesn't have to be.

What we pay Skinner now will effect who we can sign for the better part of a decade. There are other quality FAs. It isn't Skinner/Pan or bust. Save the money, throw it at Hall in a year if you have to. Trade for players who have controlled contracts (RFAs).

There's more than one way to skinner a cat.
- RhinoFan

Never said that's how it has to be. I'm talking now. You can let him go, throw money at a guy and he rejects you. You don't gamble on what ifs in pro sports. If you have an asset you like, you lock him up. My scenario was just for two guys, in a what-if scenario.

So the same thing everyone’s been reporting the last two days


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- gerbe75pts

or what myself and 89 reported in december and jan

what a d!ck post

Does NHL do “guarantees money” like NFL and other sports?
If so, I could see Pegula and Co. doing this to alleviate the cap hit.
- Watchtower62

The entire contract is guaranteed. If there's a buy out, I believe the player still gets the same amount of money, it's just the cap is based on the 2/3 salary remaining at that point in time. Unless he's under I think 25. Then it's 1/3

or what myself and 89 reported in december and jan

what a d!ck post
- homiedclown

Why does any of this matter. Let's put our d1cks away and worry about whether olives are garbage. Which they are.

or what myself and 89 reported in december and jan

what a d!ck post
- homiedclown

So you’ve been reporting it was going to be done that day or the next day in December And January?

😘

😉

Why does any of this matter. Let's put our d1cks away and worry about whether olives are garbage. Which they are.
- TheSabresTaco

wrong

take cheap shots at other sabre fans because they want a little more, out of jack or reach out and give information they hear to other fans

and are the green olives garbage, or the black ones?

So you’ve been reporting it was going to be done that day or the next day in December And January?

😘

😉
- gerbe75pts

go talk about the nba

you could be right, but probably not

take cheap shots at other sabre fans because they want a little more, out of jack or reach out and give information they hear to other fans

and are the green olives garbage, or the black ones?
- homiedclown

Just tell him to stop being a piece of poop.

Black olives are poison. Fresh (unpickled), green olives are quite good.

And let's not forget about stuffed italian olives.

Every NHL contract is guarenteed

What they can do is front load contract with signing bonuses.

What that means is the cap hit stays the same per year for example:

PLayer X signs a 5 year $50 million contract but gets a $20 milion signing bonus in years 1 and 2

The cap hit will be $10 million a year but they actual dollar amounts will be

$22 million in year 1 in cash
$22 million in year 2 in cash
$2 million in year 3 in cash
$2 million in year 4 in cash
$2 million in year 5 in cash

So in theory that player could get traded to a cash strapped team that needs to hit the salary cap floor but only pay out $2 million in actual cash but carry a cap hit of $10 million

I used these numbers as an example to simplify it
- Stripes77

I thought they fixed it where you could only reduce the money by x percent year over year.
Aka no more Hossa deals.

go talk about the nba
- homiedclown

Noooooooooo!

No more NBA talk! 😴

go talk about the nba
- homiedclown

I’m just saying when bob says it’s almost done .. irs over with

People are piggy banking off him

I thought they fixed it where you could only reduce the money by x percent year over year.
Aka no more Hossa deals.
- ImThatGuy

They did. Without looking it up, it's something like, you can't vary any year by more than, I dunno, let's say 40% of the average. But yes, there's no more 20M today and 1M for the last 3 years.

I thought they fixed it where you could only reduce the money by x percent year over year.
Aka no more Hossa deals.
- ImThatGuy

I used extreme numbers just to make the math easier

There is some rule in there but I don't remember exactly what it is

I know Pat Kane's last 2 years the actual cash he is owed is $6,9000,000 but his cap hit is $10,500,000

I’m just saying when bob says it’s almost done .. irs over with

People are piggy banking off him
- gerbe75pts

Let it go man, let's start piggy banking off the Risto for Cirelli, Cally and Foote idea.

Cernak, Cally and Raddysh for Risto

or what myself and 89 reported in december and jan

what a d!ck post
- homiedclown

LMFAOOOOO SHUT YOUR CLOWN A$$ UP.

“Oh what we have been saying.” lol. We all saw the exact same McKenzie quotes saying 8.5-9.5 AAV.