Michael Pachla: McCabe inks two-year deal, still waiting on Ullmark's arbitration decision The $2.85 million AAV for the 25 yr. old defenseman represents a nice bump from the $1.6 million AAV from his last two-year deal.

a little more than I was hoping, but not horrible.

The Sobotka buyout is 1.5 this year and 1m next year. Hunwick buyout is $1,083,333 this year and $583,333 next season. Botts has no choice imo. He needs cap savings now.

Any truth to the offer sheet rumors?

The Sobotka buyout is 1.5 this year and 1m next year. Hunwick buyout is $1,083,333 this year and $583,333 next season. Botts has no choice imo. He needs cap savings now.
- mhp

we'd be lucky if he did one buyout as he really doesn't like them...he should make an exception for Sobotka...Hunwick he can waive, will be very useful in rochester

The Sobotka buyout is 1.5 this year and 1m next year. Hunwick buyout is $1,083,333 this year and $583,333 next season. Botts has no choice imo. He needs cap savings now.
- mhp

Unless, like Homie said, Scandella is on the move now.

Any truth to the offer sheet rumors?
- lulags

depends who you ask

McCabe makes 165K more than his projection. Same term projection.

we'd be lucky if he did one buyout as he really doesn't like them...he should make an exception for Sobotka...Hunwick he can waive, will be very useful in rochester
- Michael Pachla

Yes please

Stop hoarding bad players

we'd be lucky if he did one buyout as he really doesn't like them...he should make an exception for Sobotka...Hunwick he can waive, will be very useful in rochester
- Michael Pachla

Agree on Hunwick, just wanted to throw out a comparison to Sobotka. He needs to do a buyout, even if he doesn't like to do it.

Unless, like Homie said, Scandella is on the move now.
- Powerslave

For a pick would be a good cap savings.

The Sobotka buyout is 1.5 this year and 1m next year. Hunwick buyout is $1,083,333 this year and $583,333 next season. Botts has no choice imo. He needs cap savings now.
- mhp

Botts is not allowed to BO Hunwick. All BOs at this stage must be 3.5M or more AAV.

He also has the choice of trading. Sobotka clearly is not easy to unload, which is what it is, but we also have too many NHL dmen. Hunwick and Scandella make each other expendable. But Hunwick is cheaper. Not sure which of them have more value. But D depth is always valuable. Much more than useless forwards.

Trading Scandella for a pick and buying out Sobotka (2m savings) should be done.

Ek said a couple of days ago that the Sabres were preparing an offer sheet for a "prominent" player.

I said they were probably just busy trying to extend McCabe.

Poor Ek.

What frustrates me is that we are so close to the cap fielding a team that may or not be competitive. That tells me we have too many bad contracts on the books.

Any truth to the offer sheet rumors?
- lulags

Which offer sheet rumors this time?

Botts is not allowed to BO Hunwick. All BOs at this stage must be 3.5M or more AAV.

He also has the choice of trading. Sobotka clearly is not easy to unload, which is what it is, but we also have too many NHL dmen. Hunwick and Scandella make each other expendable. But Hunwick is cheaper. Not sure which of them have more value. But D depth is always valuable. Much more than useless forwards.
- TheSabresTaco

Ah didn't know that, thanks.

Ek said a couple of days ago that the Sabres were preparing an offer sheet for a "prominent" player.

I said they were probably just busy trying to extend McCabe.

Poor Ek.
- uofcguy

You spend way too much time in the troll threads man. You a Garth guy?

What frustrates me is that we are so close to the cap fielding a team that may or not be competitive. That tells me we have too many bad contracts on the books.
- SabresFan68

One more year of those

The Sobotka buyout is 1.5 this year and 1m next year. Hunwick buyout is $1,083,333 this year and $583,333 next season. Botts has no choice imo. He needs cap savings now.
- mhp

No he doesnt. Send Sobotka and Hunwick to the AHL. He has absolutely no need to buy anyone out.

BO period begins 48 hours (ish) after your last arb meeting.

For the Rangers, it was the essentially the midnight after 2 days. So my guess is BO period opens for Sabres on Monday morning.

Edit: Player must make $3,455,438 AAV. And BO period is for 48 hours following the 3rd day (00:01 Monday morning for the Sabres) after the last arb hearing.

The Sobotka buyout is 1.5 this year and 1m next year. Hunwick buyout is $1,083,333 this year and $583,333 next season. Botts has no choice imo. He needs cap savings now.
- mhp

No choice? He has plenty of choices. He doesn't want to drag these contracts out past this year and I don't blame him. Trade(s) is coming.

No he doesnt. Send Sobotka and Hunwick to the AHL. He has absolutely no need to buy anyone out.
- Mentalorgasm5

Send them to roch and let them go to Europe to live our their hockey careers

Send them to roch and let them go to Europe to live our their hockey careers
- Sabretooth9

You're not allowed to do that without a mutual contract termination.

Just randomly posting this 'cuz it's so effing awesome. One of the greatest scenes ever. The whole scene is extremely well done (addition of bell chimes at certain points is amazing), but the part where Mac say's "I won't change my mind, 'cause I don't have to. 'Cause I'm an American. I won't change my mind on anything, regardless of the facts that are set out before me. I'm dug in, and I'll never change" reminds me of this message board. Anyway, here you go :