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A person with direct knowledge of Jack Eichel's contract confirmed to The Associated Press that the Buffalo Sabres forward missed out on a $2 million performance bonus in his contract by a mere decimal point. http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/19129861/buffalo-sabres-jack-eichel-misses-2-million-bonus

Ranking the winners through Day 1 of NHL free agency 2. Buffalo Sabres: GM Tim Murray continues to impress with his aggressiveness, signing Kyle Okposo to play on a line with Evander Kane and Ryan O’Reilly. At the draft, he acquired Dmitry Kulikov, 25, to fill a major hole on his blue line. If the Sabres get strong goaltending, they will be a much-improved team. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2016/07/01/nhl-free-agency-most-improved-lightning-sabres-okposo-lucic/86615248/

he's the kind of player who gets you beat. good riddance.

cheer up...Stamkos is coming.....

no details yet.....but i dont like it.....laffin

the team leader in plus/minus for a third round draft pick ? i'd say that's a salary dump.....but apparently we are paying half of that. I don't get it.....I don't like the trade.

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The Final Countdown

FN atmosphere is NOT the same. went to the SAB/Toronto game in Oct, usually a raucous crowd......it was dead til the final 5 minutes of the 3rd.

i'll keep saying it.... you will NEVER get players and coaches to "tank".....their livelyhoods are at stake. GM's and owners ?....maybe (i.e colts/luck) anyways i'm sticking with my original prediction, Sabres will finish drafting position 5th but win the lottery and pick 1st.

you got 2 out of 3 correct.....

5 Players Every GM Should Offer Sheet The ability to poach RFA’s from cash-strapped and cap-maxed teams is one of the most underused tools in the General Manager’s toolbox. Here are five players to make them reconsider: http://thehockeywriters.com/5-players-every-gm-should-offer-sheet/

a quality hire

every coach has strengths and weaknesses... no matter what any says, someone can find an insulted/injured party that fits.

imo this was about having FINAL SAY on the roster.

most likely reason

toronto could offer babcock FINAL SAY over the roster and get a gm to handle contracts.

my inside sources say babcock to sabres is a done deal. 10 yr/$50 mil GUARANTEED. all this delay is just posturing.

oops, fixed

eichel(18), reinhart(19), girgensons(21), kane(23), ennis(25) ristolainen(20), zadarov(20), bogosian(24), pysyk(23), mccabe(21) foligno(23), grigorenko(21)

the only delay, is babcock wants to be the first to tell detroit they lost.

it's all but a done deal.....

Mike Babcock to meet with Red Wings GM once more before decision http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/25189487/mike-babcock-to-meet-with-red-wings-gm-once-more-before-decision?FTAG=YHF7e3228e that's to let him know he's leaving.....

players are celebrating sticking it to the fans they think have turned on them ?? .......priceless. players will never "tank", but why didn't the players put forth this renewed effort before they were eliminated from the playoffs ? fans are smart enough to know that long term goals sometimes trump short term goals. fans are NOT booing individual players.....they are hoping to improve the "teams" chances of a better future.