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DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Aug 8 @ 10:33 AM ET
Why so much hate on the red helmets from the Mafia? I thought it looked great.
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Aug 8 @ 10:36 AM ET
Why so much hate on the red helmets from the Mafia? I thought it looked great.
- DirtyDan

Bills were selling an awesome metallic blue helmet at TC. I hope they go with those.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 8 @ 10:41 AM ET
Quinn came and got hurt, JJ didn't look the part when he was here for his game. UPL also got hurt.

Between that and having to many 1 way guys there wasn't much opportunity to come up full time. Had UPL and Quinn not gotten hurt, I believe they would been up till the AHL playoff cutoff.

- DirtyDan


There were constant opportunities. On merit, they certainly deserved more. With Quinn and JJ, they clearly wanted to slide their contracts. Houser and Dell were up several times down the stretch to backup. They prioritized Roch over NHL experience.

This isn't really about the past. It was in the context of how they might handle Savoie. Covid + his older age for his draft year allowed Quinn 2 years in the AHL, Savoie won't be allowed either year. It's an interesting topic, even if it's a year away.
robz228
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.07.2010

Aug 8 @ 11:01 AM ET
Why so much hate on the red helmets from the Mafia? I thought it looked great.
- DirtyDan


The stripes were about as bad as it gets imo
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Aug 8 @ 11:03 AM ET
The stripes were about as bad as it gets imo
- robz228


The 2 blue stripes? I thought it looked good
Anderdog
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 03.17.2021

Aug 8 @ 11:05 AM ET
Bergeron
One year
$ 2.5 million
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Aug 8 @ 11:10 AM ET
Bergeron
One year
$ 2.5 million

- Anderdog


Able to make $5mill with Incentives
Anderdog
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 03.17.2021

Aug 8 @ 11:25 AM ET
https://www.nhl.com/sabre...n-jiri-kulich/c-335181452
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 8 @ 11:31 AM ET
https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/2022-iihf-world-junior-championship-preview-buffalo-sabres-prospects-isak-rosen-linus-sjodin-jiri-kulich/c-335181452
- Anderdog

Thanks Dog
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 8 @ 11:43 AM ET
Agree with you on cozens. He just doesn’t have the god given offensive talent. That doesn’t mean he sucks just limited.

2nd line center. 50-60 points a year

- Sabretooth9


Almost think mitts is gonna have more points then cozens, if they both stay healthy and play a similar amount of games.

Intangibles galore for cozens, but the scoring touch worries me slightly.
Mitts should just put up points ....
Anderdog
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 03.17.2021

Aug 8 @ 11:49 AM ET
https://www.spectorshocke...rumor-mill-august-8-2022/
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Aug 8 @ 12:03 PM ET
It's easy to forget that Cozens is only 7 months older than Quinn.
- Lunaion


I get that …. I just don’t see cozens as a high end talented player.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Aug 8 @ 12:05 PM ET
Bergeron
One year
$ 2.5 million

- Anderdog



Bruins are …… old and broken. I can see this team going downward trending and miss playoffs
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 8 @ 12:12 PM ET
Bruins are …… old and broken. I can see this team going downward trending and miss playoffs
- Sabretooth9

may as well bring chara back for 1 last year
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Aug 8 @ 12:25 PM ET
3 year deal 10 mil total

next

- homiedclown


Lawson Crouse has a five-year extension with ARIZ

The AAV is $4.3M

https://twitter.com/Fried...cpF_EaOC6oMv0kVpVWow&s=19
Anderdog
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 03.17.2021

Aug 8 @ 12:29 PM ET
Bruins are …… old and broken. I can see this team going downward trending and miss playoffs
- Sabretooth9



Krejci
One year
1 million
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 8 @ 12:29 PM ET
Lawson Crouse has a five-year extension with ARIZ

The AAV is $4.3M

https://twitter.com/Fried...cpF_EaOC6oMv0kVpVWow&s=19

- kingcong39

kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Aug 8 @ 12:29 PM ET
Bruins are …… old and broken. I can see this team going downward trending and miss playoffs
- Sabretooth9


Bergeron and Krejci are both back now...

CZECHING BACK IN.

Full details ➡️ https://t.co/R60KzsgVS7 https://t.co/cpjBbQlq9h

https://twitter.com/NHLBr...t6Cup8fkZAj6pf1TALGA&s=19

BOS announces one-year deal with $1M in base and $2M in bonuses
Anderdog
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 03.17.2021

Aug 8 @ 12:38 PM ET
Bruins Interested in Lucic?
Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey Now writes that the Bruins could potentially be interested in a reunion with forward Milan Lucic. The winger is in the last year of his deal and his contract carries a $6 million salary cap hit. Murphy cites a source who claims that Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving could be willing to retain some salary if the ‘Bruins sweetened the deal.’
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Aug 8 @ 12:41 PM ET
Reminder: Performance bonuses do not count against the teams salary cap unless they are earned.

If the team does not have enough cap space at the end of the season to cover the earned bonuses, the difference is applied the following season as a bonus overage penalty.

https://twitter.com/CapFr...NUXWm_Ua8CRBGothCQWg&s=19
Michael Ghofrani
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.14.2020

Aug 8 @ 12:42 PM ET

- homiedclown



Same amount of goals last year, and Crouse is younger, better defensively.

In general, 1 or 2 year deals are never value contracts. You give up risk on short term deals so by extension you give up value.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 8 @ 12:54 PM ET
Same amount of goals last year, and Crouse is younger, better defensively.

In general, 1 or 2 year deals are never value contracts. You give up risk on short term deals so by extension you give up value.

- Michael Ghofrani


Assuming you mean this for RFA's, and not UFA's?
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 8 @ 12:54 PM ET
Same amount of goals last year, and Crouse is younger, better defensively.

In general, 1 or 2 year deals are never value contracts. You give up risk on short term deals so by extension you give up value.

- Michael Ghofrani

olofsson played with 1 arm for half the year

crouse has 1 more nhl goal in twice as many nhl games

at both their prices, I would take olofsson for 2 years over crouse at that price for 5 years
Michael Ghofrani
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.14.2020

Aug 8 @ 1:01 PM ET
olofsson played with 1 arm for half the year

crouse has 1 more nhl goal in twice as many nhl games

at both their prices, I would take olofsson for 2 years over crouse at that price for 5 years

- homiedclown


I get liking olofsson more for sure, but it's hard for me to call that better value. Like if you want to keep him, and think highly of him (especially if you expect numbers to go up from being healthy), then you'd want him locked up for term. Cause if it goes the way you think it will, then youre probably overpaying to retain when hes a pending UFA, or you get priced out.
Michael Ghofrani
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.14.2020

Aug 8 @ 1:02 PM ET
Assuming you mean this for RFA's, and not UFA's?
- Lunaion


Well, yes and no. I suppose it depends on what your organizational goals are.
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