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TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 1 @ 9:49 AM ET
I think you have some more to get out...let it out brother!
Get the megaphone and the box and make a damn point!

- IonSabres


I've been practicing that rant for weeks on my way home from picking up my daughter from daycare I can't handle their poop anymore.

That and the fake analytics guys that don't know wtf they are talking about. I'll be the first to admit that I don't understand some of this stuff, but the stuff I do talk about, I fully understand.

First rule of analytics, is that every chart, every stat, is only one piece of the story. One chart will never, ever be the end all be all for a player.
adambuffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 01.30.2007

Jul 1 @ 9:49 AM ET
Zaitsev is 4.5 and Ceci is believed to be signing for less, for much less term.
- TheSabresTaco

Yes, Ceci verbally agreed to a one year, $4.5 million contract with the Leafs. Arb case likely would have come in above that and that wouldn’t have worked for Toronto. Good opportunity for Ceci to raise his market value.

Per Darren Dreger
Lilroot9
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.18.2012

Jul 1 @ 9:51 AM ET
Pierre LeBrun



@PierreVLeBrun

More Pierre LeBrun Retweeted Bob McKenzie
The expected AAV for Hainsey In Ottawa is $3.5 M

- jochfr


I just saw that too. WHAT?!?!? I guess they are trying to get to the cap floor, only way that makes sense. Or they LOVE his leadership.

Why have we not moved Scandella, Okposo, or Bogo to Ottawa yet? They might even send a pick back. Dang.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 1 @ 9:52 AM ET
He used to be.

He is not anymore.

Spezza was always behind and could never keep up in Dallas the last two years.

- ImThatGuy


Then faceoffs I understand he’s done
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Jul 1 @ 9:53 AM ET
Anders Lee to get 9mm.

WTF?
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 1 @ 9:54 AM ET
Yes, Ceci verbally agreed to a one year, $4.5 million contract with the Leafs. Arb case likely would have come in above that and that wouldn’t have worked for Toronto. Good opportunity for Ceci to raise his market value.

Per Darren Dreger

- adambuffalo


TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 1 @ 9:54 AM ET
Anders Lee to get 9mm.

WTF?

- ImThatGuy


oh my gord.
Lilroot9
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.18.2012

Jul 1 @ 9:54 AM ET
NO NO NO NO NO NO

Aaron Portzline

@Aportzline


Hearing UFA F Anders Lee could top $9 million AAV when he signs today. Do not expect the #CBJ to part of the bidding at that level.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Jul 1 @ 9:55 AM ET
Anders Lee to get 9mm.

WTF?

- ImThatGuy


*blames Skinner for "playing" the Sabres, or Botts for caving, or for the Sabres for "starting it"...

When it was actually Stone.
Lilroot9
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.18.2012

Jul 1 @ 9:55 AM ET
Anders Lee to get 9mm.

WTF?

- ImThatGuy


Good for him (as long as it is not us).

What is it, 1 year deal? lol (this is a terrible contract)
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 1 @ 9:55 AM ET
Hey hey hey. Take it easy. We can't all be perfect.
- Der Kaiser


Cole Caufield is perfect.
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Jul 1 @ 9:55 AM ET
Anders Lee to get 9mm.

WTF?

- ImThatGuy


whoa..... These contracts are stupid...

Makes the Skinner signing look really good.

TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 1 @ 9:55 AM ET
*blames Skinner for "playing" the Sabres, or Botts for caving, or for the Sabres for "starting it"...

When it was actually Stone.

- Powerslave


It was Brandon Dubinsky's fault
thatsapickle
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Dallas, TX
Joined: 03.08.2012

Jul 1 @ 9:56 AM ET
Anders Lee to get 9mm.

WTF?

- ImThatGuy



Why not more than double your celery?

It's a nice bump, but the expectations will be MASSIVE on him.



Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Jul 1 @ 9:56 AM ET
It was Brandon Dubinsky's fault
- TheSabresTaco



Dylan Cozensky
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 1 @ 9:57 AM ET
Anders Lee to get 9mm.

WTF?

- ImThatGuy


Bullet dodged
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Jul 1 @ 9:57 AM ET
Dylan Cozensky
- Powerslave



Was there ever an official diagnosis on his hand injury that was made public?
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Jul 1 @ 9:59 AM ET
Was there ever an official diagnosis on his hand injury that was made public?
- buffalofan19


Seeing a specialist today
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Jul 1 @ 10:00 AM ET
Bullet dodged
- gerbe75pts


Yup. I think the Sabres were linked to lee at some point. Botts must have heard 9 mill a year and ran. Frank that
SDSabre
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.05.2014

Jul 1 @ 10:01 AM ET
Was there ever an official diagnosis on his hand injury that was made public?
- buffalofan19


He's out for eternity, we wasted the pick, he was never skilled anyways, not many know this, but the broken thumb also resulted in both knees simultaneously exploding, rare condition that Botts knew might happen, but took the chance on the unskilled Yukonian anyways. Way to go Putz, services missed.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Jul 1 @ 10:02 AM ET
He's out for eternity, we wasted the pick, he was never skilled anyways, not many know this, but the broken thumb also resulted in both knees simultaneously exploding, rare condition that Botts knew might happen, but took the chance on the unskilled Yukonian anyways. Way to go Putz, services missed.
- SDSabre



Well that's just...unfortunate.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 1 @ 10:04 AM ET
He's out for eternity, we wasted the pick, he was never skilled anyways, not many know this, but the broken thumb also resulted in both knees simultaneously exploding, rare condition that Botts knew might happen, but took the chance on the unskilled Yukonian anyways. Way to go Putz, services missed.
- SDSabre


Tim Murray would have picked John Beecher at 7. Shoulda picked John Beecher.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 1 @ 10:04 AM ET
Zaitsev is 4.5 and Ceci is believed to be signing for less, for much less term.
- TheSabresTaco

according to who?

I heard 5 to 5.5 per for ceci
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Jul 1 @ 10:05 AM ET
according to who?

I heard 5 to 5.5 per for ceci

- homiedclown

Darren Dreger
@DarrenDreger
Following Following @DarrenDreger
More Darren Dreger Retweeted Bob McKenzie
Yes, Ceci verbally agreed to a one year, $4.5 million contract with the Leafs. Arb case likely would have come in above that and that wouldn’t have worked for Toronto. Good opportunity for Ceci to raise his market value.
BrainSap
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 05.19.2016

Jul 1 @ 10:06 AM ET
Risto and nylander

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Kadri and bracco (2nd)??
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