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kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Apr 24 @ 1:01 PM ET
I think you're right on here. Bridge deal feels inevitable.
- Lunaion


The fun part is figuring out the $$$ he'd sign for on a 2 year bridge deal.
Camel
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Sudbury, ON
Joined: 04.25.2009

Apr 24 @ 1:02 PM ET
His options are retire, or stay and play under the contract he gladly signed.

Sorry to break it to you, but unless he retires, he's here to stay.

- kritter65


That’s one thing I definitely wouldn’t bet on. Just saying.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Apr 24 @ 1:03 PM ET
The fun part is figuring out the $$$ he'd sign for on a 2 year bridge deal.
- kingcong39


Would guess 5m per, give or take.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Apr 24 @ 1:06 PM ET
For one time, just once, perhaps they could manage the team like other good teams do where they find a way to make the numbers work, meaning a way to offload Okposo.
- kingcong39


The Bruins managed to unload Backes for a late first and a below average prospect. He also has two years less than Okposo, and was traded prior to the pandemic affecting sports. Every other player, Eriksson, Lucic, Neal, hasn't been able to be effectively offloaded.

So what does it take, now, to unload Kyle? Two years left. Resurrected by Granato prior to his injury, can still be a useful player apparently. Can the Sabres take on a middle 6 forward and give up Kyle, Olofsson and Bryson or Samuelsson? Would the Sabres want to do that? Would another team these days even want to absorb him for a reasonable asking price? And paying Seattle to take him would be a mistake. The Jackets needed to give up Wild Bill in order for the Knights to just stash Clarkson onto LTIR.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Apr 24 @ 1:06 PM ET
Would guess 5m per, give or take.
- Lunaion


That sounds about right.

Looking forward to looking at the Evolving Hockey contract predictions when they come out.
Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Apr 24 @ 1:08 PM ET

- homiedclown

Unless you just had shoulder surgery
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Apr 24 @ 1:08 PM ET
That sounds about right.

Looking forward to looking at the Evolving Hockey contract predictions when they come out.

- kingcong39


Those are good fun.

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 24 @ 1:08 PM ET
https://mobile.twitter.co...amp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
To have some of those days back again. Hopefully very soon.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 24 @ 1:08 PM ET
with the way he has these kids playing, the odds get better with each game...whether it's the correct move won't be known until we're well into next season, possibly 2021-22...

my point is, can the team afford to gamble on another rookie nhl head coach (or in the case of stank, one with a handful of games behind the bench)?...that would make three in a row

- Michael Pachla



Aside from the Sabres playing the most inspired hockey in 7 years:
Granato will be paid minimum salary and works well/ chosen by our current gm.

The pegula's can sit back and give him a year.
The fan's are already on his side. 🙂
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 24 @ 1:09 PM ET
The Bruins managed to unload Backes for a late first and a below average prospect. He also has two years less than Okposo, and was traded prior to the pandemic affecting sports. Every other player, Eriksson, Lucic, Neal, hasn't been able to be effectively offloaded.

So what does it take, now, to unload Kyle? Two years left. Resurrected by Granato prior to his injury, can still be a useful player apparently. Can the Sabres take on a middle 6 forward and give up Kyle, Olofsson and Bryson or Samuelsson? Would the Sabres want to do that? Would another team these days even want to absorb him for a reasonable asking price? And paying Seattle to take him would be a mistake. The Jackets needed to give up Wild Bill in order for the Knights to just stash Clarkson onto LTIR.

- TheSabresTaco

Puck to the cheekbone by Irwin.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Apr 24 @ 1:11 PM ET
I find it funny that we argued all summer about whether Sam could stand on his own two feet without Eichel and this season we find out what the analytics told us all along. That he is almost equally effective.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Apr 24 @ 1:11 PM ET
Puck to the cheekbone by Irwin.
- Buff36


He'll certainly be back for training camp.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 24 @ 1:12 PM ET
Dahlin was good before and after Coach Used Car Salesman.

With so many players playing so much better since the prior bum, it seems clear the prior coach was the overwhelming biggest issue.

- kingcong39


Good = less money
Great = more money

And at times, his "good" hasn't been that good.

Do you feel like dahlin lived up to the hype or projections at this point?

jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Apr 24 @ 1:13 PM ET
I hope uncle Terry doesn't insist on making UPL the backup next year
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Apr 24 @ 1:16 PM ET
I hope uncle Terry doesn't insist on making UPL the backup next year
- jcragcrumple


That would save roughly $3M on your proposed team cap hit next year 😉😬😀
SDSabre
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.05.2014

Apr 24 @ 1:16 PM ET
8 years 50 million for dahlin.

Do not let anyone offer him a 5 year aho type deal, where we have to match, overpay and get stuck shorter term.

Dahlin seems like a guy that " break's"the non rfa signing trend. Being a defenseman, we've paid for his learning curve.... all eye are on his pedigree...

- Boss34


Aho isn't even close to overpaid. He's a ppg player over the last 3 years.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Apr 24 @ 1:17 PM ET
That would save roughly $3M on your proposed team cap hit next year 😉😬😀
- kingcong39


That'll pay for the yacht pool
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 24 @ 1:17 PM ET
I find it funny that we argued all summer about whether Sam could stand on his own two feet without Eichel and this season we find out what the analytics told us all along. That he is almost equally effective.
- TheSabresTaco


It is equally as funny that the Risto lovers are seeing what a train wreck he is that the data told us he is save a 10 game period earlier this season, but still fight about moving on.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 24 @ 1:18 PM ET
He'll certainly be back for training camp.
- TheSabresTaco

We shall see, 7th or 8th recorded Concussion to go along with that.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 24 @ 1:19 PM ET
Aho isn't even close to overpaid. He's a ppg player over the last 3 years.
- SDSabre

But he was was drafted later in the 2nd round in Fantasy.
He sucks, obviously.
SDSabre
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.05.2014

Apr 24 @ 1:20 PM ET
the consensus here and almost everywhere is that the top four or five, maybe even down to seven, are almost interchangeable...no?
- Michael Pachla


Everyone's got their favorites
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 24 @ 1:22 PM ET
https://youtu.be/Vv9dOjojtNA
A little music to go with the drugs
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 24 @ 1:22 PM ET
Everyone's got their favorites
- SDSabre

homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 24 @ 1:25 PM ET
https://youtu.be/Vv9dOjojtNA
A little music to go with the drugs

- Buff36

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1XWq_TOi50
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 24 @ 1:29 PM ET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1XWq_TOi50
- homiedclown

https://youtu.be/Cy7qCanqbcE
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