This but it's Kevyn Adams and UPL

Clague is your spot defenseman. Ryan Johnson can also spot. You're getting rid of two of these guys.

Free agency will be filled with those guys year after year.

Filling your top 9 with elite talent is infinitely harder then figuring out which of the 400 depth players that will be available year in and year out to fill the bottom of the roster
- Swedish_Jesus

Yet year after year top 9 players are added and depth fails to be addressed.

For over a year you all complained that we were a cap floor team, now we are complaining about spending money ?

Like seriously ?
- Swedish_Jesus

only in Buffalo does a rebuild take over a decade

if you give the new crew a pass over the crap with risto, eichel, skunk, ror, kane, etc

dahlin is still on his 5th year


devils can jump 49 points in 1 year to get 112 points


and you scream sunshine and lollipops while we are still a fringe playoff team if everything goes right or another top 10 pick with an injury or 2




the yotes are 3 years removed from the playoffs

Yet year after year top 9 players are added and depth fails to be addressed.
- washedup20

Casey Mittelstadt
will get it together at some point


77 points from him in 2 years


stinky duchene 142 points

Adams has overpaid:

Okposo
Girgs
Johnson
Jost

I'll leave Clifton off the list as he his potential could meet the price tag.

There is $5mm combined in this group of wasted money, that should've been used to properly support the core and fill voids in the roster. The partial good qualities each individual brings from that group has been tried and tested resulting in failure.

The excuse that all of these are 1 year contracts so its no big deal works if the upcoming season is only looked upon as a development year. This group of players is solely looked upon to bring veteran presence, their individual stats of strong defense provided insufficient support last season rendering that argument as a good enough reason to resign them worthless.

Adams now has a bloated, insufficient bottom half of the roster with the same holes as last season. The tradable chips have little to no value and at this point of the offseason he, as manager of the Buffalo Sabres, has to rely on free agency and trades to fill the holes with an organizational history of failure in those departments.
- washedup20

Wow, overpaid 1 year deals. Dang what a terrible Gm.

Not like that money will be off the books next summer or anything.

This is a pretty terrible take.

Casey Mittelstadt
will get it together at some point


77 points from him in 2 years


stinky duchene 142 points
- homiedclown

Duchene was only linked to the stars on July 1.

I mean stop crying over this already wow.

Adams also said during this post July 2nd free agency press conference he tried for a couple forwards and failed.

So many that was duchene. Who knows who it was

When is the 2nd window for buy outs, Servelli says the Leafs are waiting for that. Has something to do with Samsanov.
- Buff36

Buyouts Outside of the Regular Period
Clubs whom have 1 or more arbitration filings may be permitted to perform a buyout outside of the regular window. This gives teams another opportunity to become cap compliant following an arbitration case.

Clubs are permitted to perform a buyout outside the regular period during the 48 hour period beginning on the third day after the final of [CBA 13(c)ii]:
Settlement of the Club's final arbitration case, or
Receipt of the Club's last arbitration award

The sabres should sign everyone to 1 year contracts from now on

Never again shall adams be criticized

Wow, overpaid 1 year deals. Dang what a terrible Gm.

Not like that money will be off the books next summer or anything.

This is a pretty terrible take.
- Sabretooth9

You're agreeing they are overpaid, why are they overpaid?

You're going to easily fill the depth next year with....?

Just one year, what is the expectation of this one year?

Buyouts Outside of the Regular Period
Clubs whom have 1 or more arbitration filings may be permitted to perform a buyout outside of the regular window. This gives teams another opportunity to become cap compliant following an arbitration case.

Clubs are permitted to perform a buyout outside the regular period during the 48 hour period beginning on the third day after the final of
- Lunaion[CBA 13(c)ii]:
Settlement of the Club's final arbitration case, or
Receipt of the Club's last arbitration award

Thanks, appreciate it

Wow, overpaid 1 year deals. Dang what a terrible Gm.

Not like that money will be off the books next summer or anything.

This is a pretty terrible take.
- Sabretooth9

It is when there were better players available to fill those rolls.

Buyouts Outside of the Regular Period
Clubs whom have 1 or more arbitration filings may be permitted to perform a buyout outside of the regular window. This gives teams another opportunity to become cap compliant following an arbitration case.

Clubs are permitted to perform a buyout outside the regular period during the 48 hour period beginning on the third day after the final of
- Lunaion[CBA 13(c)ii]:
Settlement of the Club's final arbitration case, or
Receipt of the Club's last arbitration award

He overpaid lesser players and failed to sign quality...no big deal though

Erik Johnson said the Sabres are on the rise after accepting millions from them...confidence restored.

Edit: Meant to reply to 9's post**

He overpaid lesser players and failed to sign quality...no big deal though

Erik Johnson said the Sabres are on the rise after accepting millions from them...confidence restored.
- washedup20

Interesting Colorado offered him a Mill to stay, are they not Contenders

It is when there were better players available to fill those rolls.
- Buff36

I trust Adams process and what he’s doing

Interesting Colorado offered him a Mill to stay, are they not Contenders
- Buff36

They also downgraded from Compher to Johansen simply to avoid giving out too much term and $$$$ to a middle 6 forward.

Cap flexibility is important

You may be saying hello to Matt Murray soon.

They also downgraded from Compher to Johansen simply to avoid giving out too much term and $$$$ to a middle 6 forward.

Cap flexibility is important
- Swedish_Jesus

What does that have to do with the Sabres overpaying Johnson. To me Colorado has a better shot at the playoffs at this point then the Sabres. If it was all about Winning and a chance at a Cup why didn't he take there offer.

You may be saying hello to Matt Murray soon.
- SABRES 89

As long as there is nice compensation to go with it.

I trust Adams process and what he’s doing
- Sabretooth9

I like some of what he is doing to, doesn't mean he couldn't have done better with the Money he spent.

For over a year you all complained that we were a cap floor team, now we are complaining about spending money ?

Like seriously ?
- Swedish_Jesus

One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet are bonuses. They have a lot: 4.5m.

Okposo's cup bonus might be a little silly, and they won't all hit (Quinn probably won't, but he'll cost them his full salary on IR), but some will. Even if they were willing to spend, they don't want to get too close to the cap. Don't want to roll a penalty into next season.

As long as there is nice compensation to go with it.
- Buff36

I'm sure there would be, just found out. I would not do this, Murray stinks.

You may be saying hello to Matt Murray soon.
- SABRES 89

Murray + Timothy Lilijgren lets go

I'm sure there would be, just found out. I would not do this, Murray stinks.
- SABRES 89

I dismissed that as a joke. Would they actually play him?

I'm sure there would be, just found out. I would not do this, Murray stinks.
- SABRES 89

Agreed