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Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Feb 5 @ 11:44 AM ET
Michael Pachla: Welcome to the Pressure Dome
SABRES 89
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
Joined: 02.17.2007

Feb 5 @ 11:45 AM ET
They are who we thought they are...................
Shadman306
Joined: 06.11.2015

Feb 5 @ 11:46 AM ET
any chance we are showing okposo on the first line to try and get rid of him?
Leninthebuff
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 01.17.2012

Feb 5 @ 11:50 AM ET
There is to much term on that contract that no team would want him...best chance of getting rid of him is when Seattle comes in the league
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Feb 5 @ 11:55 AM ET
any chance we are showing okposo on the first line to try and get rid of him?
- Shadman306

top five goal scorers since jan 1:

skinner-5
reinhart-4
Rodrigues-4
Okposo-3
Thompson-3

just sayin
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Feb 5 @ 11:57 AM ET
Great write up Michael:

Any of the "insiders" hear anything about-
Backlash from the players in regards to Berglund being waived.
I understand some of the "vets" weren't happy about berglund not being (suspended and helped) by the organization. Instead the Sabres jumped at the opportunity to cut him and his big $ contract

Whether a teammate "quits" or not, players put themselves in the other persons position. Some might not be happy to see a fellow teammate out millions of $.

I heard this a while back, now with the recent jbotts yelling at the entire team. Coaches may have felt the same way.

Since berglund left, I think were the worst team in the league.

Food for thought
spatso
Ottawa Senators
Location: jensen beach, FL
Joined: 02.19.2007

Feb 5 @ 11:59 AM ET
Be careful!

Sabres are a very good but a very young team.

League gets much tougher after Christmas when veteran teams step up their game.

It would be a mistake to overreact to the downturn. It is just part of the growth experience. Sabres will be a much stronger team next year and, still, a very good and entertaining team this year.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Feb 5 @ 11:59 AM ET
They are who we thought they are...................
- SABRES 89

am interested in seeing who shows up the rest of this month...was surprised and not surprised pommer and Okposo hit the scoresheet vs. Chicago
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Feb 5 @ 12:00 PM ET
Be careful!

Sabres are a very good but a very young team.

League gets much tougher after Christmas when veteran teams step up their game.

It would be a mistake to overreact to the downturn. It is just part of the growth experience. Sabres will be a much stronger team next year and, still, a very good and entertaining team this year.

- spatso


I get that...just calling it like I see it
22sabresQ
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Are we good yet ?
Joined: 05.23.2013

Feb 5 @ 12:00 PM ET
Lipstick on a pig... every scout in the league knows what he is ...OkMoulso
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Feb 5 @ 12:03 PM ET
Lipstick on a pig... every scout in the league knows what he is ...OkMoulso
- 22sabresQ

am interested to see who shows up post all-star break when it matters most
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Feb 5 @ 12:05 PM ET
I blame all of this on the 10 game win streak. Curse you winning streak, curse you...
BareMetal
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 11.15.2017

Feb 5 @ 12:10 PM ET
Bob McKenzie projecting Auston Matthews' extension for 5 years with an AAV of $11.5M
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Feb 5 @ 12:16 PM ET
Bob McKenzie projecting Auston Matthews' extension for 5 years with an AAV of $11.5M
- BareMetal

that's about right, i'd say
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Feb 5 @ 12:21 PM ET
Article in The Athletic predicted 5 or 6 at between $10-$12m.
I'm hoping it is closer to $12.5m and over 5 so the increase hits them faster.
Fvck the Laughs
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Feb 5 @ 12:22 PM ET
Bob McKenzie projecting Auston Matthews' extension for 5 years with an AAV of $11.5M
- BareMetal


Wouldn't that make him a UFA in 5 years?
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Feb 5 @ 12:23 PM ET
top five goal scorers since jan 1:

skinner-5
reinhart-4
Rodrigues-4
Okposo-3
Thompson-3

just sayin

- Michael Pachla


Hopefully some GM out there will see that and think he will help them. We would be in a much better place moving forward without that cap hit. He simply isn't worth his price.
Sabre_Tooth
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We're all Duane, NE
Joined: 06.17.2015

Feb 5 @ 12:24 PM ET
Phil " " Housley
Sabre_Tooth
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We're all Duane, NE
Joined: 06.17.2015

Feb 5 @ 12:24 PM ET
Wouldn't that make him a UFA in 5 years?
- RhinoFan



Sure would. 7 years of NHL experience puts him UFA
Lilroot9
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.18.2012

Feb 5 @ 12:26 PM ET
Wouldn't that make him a UFA in 5 years?
- RhinoFan


Yes. So not "buying" any UFA years lowers the cap hit / contract. Could be smart until he decides to move on in 5 years.
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Feb 5 @ 12:28 PM ET
Sure would. 7 years of NHL experience puts him UFA
- Sabre_Tooth


Good news for us.
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Feb 5 @ 12:31 PM ET
Yes. So not "buying" any UFA years lowers the cap hit / contract. Could be smart until he decides to move on in 5 years.
- Lilroot9


If you're paying double digit millions, how much are you really saving?

I'm against most long term contracts. The final years always seem to give horrible results for the investment.

AM is different. If they're saying no to an extra M or two, losing 2-3 years of control, that's a bad move. These are the types of decisions you get forced into when you're in cap hell. Love it.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Feb 5 @ 12:32 PM ET
I like the math Michael.
I had run the numbers during the Allstar break and came to the same conclusion that outside of the 10 game anomoly they are performing marginally better than last year.
While the projection with the 10 games says 90 points (92 back when I ran it) at season end...the other 41 games played projects them to somewhere around 85 pts .. that doesnt include going on a 6 or 7 game win streak that would be necessary to get into the low 90's.

Much of the fan base still thinks 90's are realistic.
I do not subscribe to this view and therefore hope JBotts continues to take the long view in considering moves between now and the trade deadline.

Frizzlefry
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Don't get so high and mighty about your superiority over Lockport, NY
Joined: 10.10.2015

Feb 5 @ 12:35 PM ET
Eichel must feel like he's being punished. Phil sure looks like he's reached desperation mode.
Lilroot9
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.18.2012

Feb 5 @ 12:40 PM ET
If you're paying double digit millions, how much are you really saving?

I'm against most long term contracts. The final years always seem to give horrible results for the investment.

AM is different. If they're saying no to an extra M or two, losing 2-3 years of control, that's a bad move. These are the types of decisions you get forced into when you're in cap hell. Love it.

- RhinoFan


It is tough to really say if Eichel is better than Matthews or vice versa, but here are some things that stand out to me...

Eichel 0.9 pts/game
Matthews 0.98 pts/game

Eichel $10m per year for 8(!) years
Matthews $11.5 for 5 years

Matthews has had (by far) a better team around him each of his years, so the points difference is not as vast as it may seem on a team that is coached to be more offensive then the Sabres.

So I may want Eichel more than Matthews, mainly due to the cost difference and years of contract.
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