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So the Sabres have now filled out their 23-man roster and are at $90.3M under the cap, leaving them with $5.1M in space. They did not have to pay to trade Conor Clifton or not qualify Jacob Bernard-Docker to fit under the cap, which sits at $95.5M. They rank dead centre of the league in terms of cap space remaining, at 16th. It is possible that rank will change with further trades or signings around the league, but unlikely it will shift dramatically given the lack of available roster spots or expensive unsigned players. They are scheduled to spend $89.2M in actual salaries and bonuses this year, slightly less than their actual cap hit.

Maybe they just didn’t want JBD and had eyes on Timmins. They are very similar although Timmins is much better offensively snd you know how much the Sabres love their offensive defensemen

ours is kinda too loud but with our cooling fans I get it... I just turn to volume way down in the control room and it is a woman's voice

So... he wasn't taken to arbitration then... right! Asking for a friend.

Anyways. Have fun.

This place is such a shitshow these days. Truly the drought has ruined it because there's nothing to talk about. We're gonna have ***** gt with ***** coaching and finish around 83-85pts. Adams will make excuses, Ruff will retire, Appert will be coach (see now I'm making assumptions), and we'll lose again next year. Rinse and repeat. Because the only thing the gm was more afraid of than arbitration was an offer sheet. This isn't hard.

You literally said "the GM is afraid of arbitration." So why did the Sabres choose arbitration with Byram?

You know what children. You're right, Adams had great processes in place. He's so smart. My bad. See, that's what moving the goalposts looks like. All this bs over a side comment about how funny it all was. Oh cool, didn't know players could just negotiate contracts with themselves. Is that part of the new cba?

By Byram's choice. You said Adams is afraid of arbitration. It wasn't Adams decision to avoid arbitration. It was Byram's and Timmins'.

When was byrams arbitration hearing? Please tell me. So he literally wasn't taken to arbitration. Thank you.

Because...follow me here...Byram CHOSE to sign a deal BEFORE arbitration. Timmins too. It may come as a shock to you, but it's the player's decision. Not the Sabres.

Funny you think electing arbitration is taking a player to arbitration even though they never went and the player signed before it happened. Reading comprehension, get some.

Dude, all you do is toss around assumptions.

Bowen Byram did not go to arbitration. Not my fault you don't understand what words mean Promo.

Funny he never says anything about Bryson. You ASSUME he is. Bryson might not even be on the team this year.

Oh cool, so what did the Arbitration award Byram? When was his arbitration hearing held? Would love to read up on it. You're so full of ***** it hurts.

My pet theory is that the brain trust brainstormed exactly what undervalued player they could find that could be the kind of partner Owen Power needed and somehow arrived at Timmins as the answer. They then decided to pay whatever price was necessary in order to obtain him. It's the same theory I have for the thought process (sub in 4th-line forechecker) that led to the Malenstyn trade.

Go look up what adams said about jbd "I think from our perspective, where his projected salary was going to come out and where we had him slotted in the 8th spot.. just felt like that didn’t make sense with also having Ryan Johnson (and others).. that’s why we made the decision we made.” Kevyn Adams He was literally afraid of being on the hook for an arbitration award higher than he felt while openly admitting he views Bryson higher. Jfc kids, it's bad process and I'm being debated about how bad it is. Wtf are we doing here.

Okay. https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/report-sabres-taking-bowen-byram-to-arbitration The fact they never made it to an arbitrator doesn't negate the fact the Sabres asked for it. Deals signed before are the player's choice.

My neighbor ran a microbrewery in a garage for a few years. It was successful until his brother hijacked the company and built a fancy brewpub that they lost their ass on. I've been meaning to ask if he still owns the recipes because he made some awesome stuff. His Berliner Weisse was A+.

He literally did not. No one went to arbitration.

You're bang on with this. Their actions show they think Timmins is helluvalot better than I do. This is a injury-plagued player who has played 42, 37, 6, 33, 25 and 68 games respectively in each of his 6 pro seasons. He has a history of solid Corsi numbers but doesn't seem to add much in terms of production or physical play. They've chosen to invest 2 years, $4.4M and a 2nd-round draft pick in him. And giving away Clifton was not necessary under the cap in order to make that happen. Their valuation makes no sense to me.

Every cap site had Timmins getting between $2.2-2.7MM but SabresSpace says he's only worth $1.5MM. Who are you going to listen to? That's why he took Byram to arbitration.

Timmins signed pre-arbitration: $4.4MM/2yrs

Adams: Just like the RFAs this season, gotta save that money for next year and Skinner’s increased one-year cap hit. Jarmo: That’s not how the Cap works.