I’d rather have flexibility then a bunch of players tied up long term.

It gives us options.
- Pegullaville

The Sabres will be fine cap wise I think ....


Even though people here will not agree ..... the leafs, hawks, bruins, rangers, and etc. always fine way to shed cap space and Contracts.

The Sabres will be fine cap wise I think ....


Even though people here will not agree ..... the leafs, hawks, bruins, rangers, and etc. always fine way to shed cap space and Contracts.
- Sabretooth9

Staal walks at the end of the year

if Joker develops as we expect it makes all three of Risto/Montour/Miller expendable.

Both Ullmark and Hutton could be gone next year.

Olofsson is expendable.

Covid obviously plays a big part.

But I love how this team just kicks the can down the road every year.

Next year

Dahlin
Reinhart
Jokiharju
Hall
Staal
Montour
McCabe

Potentially Ullmark and Olofsson again

Lots of raises if things go well.

At least Girgensons is locked up though
- sbroads24

C'mon, man. They signed him before arbitration, despite the negativity you threw their way.

I’d rather have flexibility then a bunch of players tied up long term.

It gives us options.
- Pegullaville

Walking guys straight to UFA used to be unthinkable. We just did it with Montour, now we're giving Ullmark and Sam that option.

You were right on last night. Good call.

His moves are creating a massive mess next summer.

UFA: Hall, Staal, Montour, McCabe, Ullmark?
RFA: Dahlin, Joker, Sam, VO?

Sam and Risto could be entering their final year before UFA.
- Lunaion

Covid will still be in play next season. No fans, or very few as well as a flat cap next year with a minimal increase the following year.

If they go to Arb
▪Reinhart 1 for $5.75m
▪Ullmark 2 for $2.85m
▪Olofsson 2 for $3.25

If they settle before
▪Reinhart 5 for $7.1m
▪Ullmark 3 for $3.25
▪Olofsson 4 for $3.75

I think Ullmark goes to Arb, Sam gets signed before, Olofsson gets signed before.
- IonSabres

Little known CBA piece.....they can't elect 2 years on Ullmark, since it would delay his UFA.

Covid will still be in play next season. No fans, or very few as well as a flat cap next year with a minimal increase the following year.
- Michael Pachla

It's massive, for sure. All the rules are being broken. Still, the decisions next Summer were massive, and just keep growing.

Walking guys straight to UFA used to be unthinkable. We just did it with Montour, now we're giving Ullmark and Sam that option.
- Lunaion

Sam has another year of RFA.

Can sign him long term next year or move him if he’s not in the long term plans.

that's a bold statement cotton.
- TheHank

It isnt a slight. Hall is a top 20 forward in the league. Eichel higher, top 7, with room to grow.

C'mon, man. They signed him before arbitration, despite the negativity you threw their way.
- Michael Pachla

So? They got the same result of a 1 year deal.

They continue to fail at getting long term value contracts.

It's massive, for sure. All the rules are being broken. Still, the decisions next Summer were massive, and just keep growing.
- Lunaion

They have both COVID and the impending expansion draft to consider.

As critical I have been of this organization as of late regarding Quinn > Rossi and how they went about the bottom 6.

The flexibility they have next offseason is not one of my concerns.

Pilut/Bryson potentially make McCabe expendable.

Joker progressing and Borgen make all three of Montour/Risto/Miller expendable.

We may make a move for a goaltender that make both Ullmark and Hutton expendable.

Olofsson could be a cap causality if they keep Hall which at the end of the day isn’t a back breaker.

Cozens can move to the middle after this year allowing Staal to go back to Minny and retire.

Expose Eakin in the expansion draft or keep him for depth down the middle for next year as well.

As long they lock up Dahlin long term you can really just have continuous roster turnover while keeping the core of Eichel, Dahlin, Joker, Cozens, Quinn, Skinner (out of necessity), and possibly Reinhart and not miss a beat. While finding a way to extend Hall as well

I’d rather have flexibility then a bunch of players tied up long term.

It gives us options.
- Pegullaville

I’d rather have good players locked up long term than have to continually give them raises every other year

They managed to give their 4th line winger 3 years, while their starting goalie is going to arbitration and Reinhart gets 1 year.

They’re terrible at this stuff year over year

They have both COVID and the impending expansion draft to consider.

As critical I have been of this organization as of late regarding Quinn > Rossi and how they went about the bottom 6.

The flexibility they have next offseason is not one of my concerns.

Pilut/Bryson potentially make McCabe expendable.

Joker progressing and Borgen make all three of Montour/Risto/Miller expendable.

We may make a move for a goaltender that make both Ullmark and Hutton expendable.

Olofsson could be a cap causality if they keep Hall which at the end of the day isn’t a back breaker.

Cozens can move to the middle after this year allowing Staal to go back to Minny and retire.

Expose Eakin in the expansion draft or keep him for depth down the middle for next year as well.

As long they lock up Dahlin long term you can really just have continuous roster turnover while keeping the core of Eichel, Dahlin, Joker, Cozens, Quinn, Skinner (out of necessity), and possibly Reinhart and not miss a beat. While finding a way to extend Hall as well
- Pegullaville

And winning helps with a lot of flexibility

So? They got the same result of a 1 year deal.

They continue to fail at getting long term value contracts.
- sbroads24

If Hall works out then Reinhart is probably gone. They should be able to get a pretty good return with some younger, cheaper cost controlled talent coming this way.

They're taking a swing here and seeing how this team can do

I put 100 on the bills and 100 on the over

Trust the process

If Hall works out then Reinhart is probably gone. They should be able to get a pretty good return with some younger, cheaper cost controlled talent coming this way.

They're taking a swing here and seeing how this team can do
- jcragcrumple

Hall is obviously better, but they should keep both.

Don’t swap good players, keep as many as possible

Hall is obviously better, but they should keep both.

Don’t swap good players, keep as many as possible
- sbroads24

In a perfect world, Okposo gets yeeted off this team at the end of the year and you can afford both.

Watching CTV before the bills game
Terrible
I'd prefer cheese or snow over their Halloween show

The Bills D is pathetic

Sam has another year of RFA.

Can sign him long term next year or move him if he’s not in the long term plans.
- Pegullaville

He does, and next year he'll file for arb again, with significantly more leverage. KA's putting himself in bad negotiating positions....in a normal world. I understand things aren't normal right now

Watching CTV before the bills game
Terrible
I'd prefer cheese or snow over their Halloween show
- homiedclown

They used to simsub the CBS pregame show. Wonder why they stopped doing that.

Well they stopped them, Bill's need to find a big run stuffer in the middle.

He does, and next year he'll file for arb again, with significantly more leverage. KA's putting himself in bad negotiating positions....in a normal world. I understand things aren't normal right now
- Lunaion

There aren't many long term deals around the league. My guess is agents are telling players to wait and see what next season brings.

Hall is obviously better, but they should keep both.

Don’t swap good players, keep as many as possible
- sbroads24

Funny how Botts drafting 1000 d-men turns out to be a blessing instead of a curse.

We have Pilut and Bryson whom can play on the cheap starting as soon as this year.

Borgen is the only other mid-round round pick Murray hit on that can provide stable 3rd pair minutes at a cheap cap hit.

Then all of a sudden we have Samuelsson, Johnson, and Laaksonen (who is having a strong start to his season in the Liiga) all in the wings for future years with lots of team control.

They can spend heavily on forwards while having to really only have to give term and money to Dahlin and Joker while having 4 other d-men in value deals that give value.

Get rid of this (frank)ing guy come on