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My guess would be that his surgery's doctor or specialist might be up there.

Sounds like the plan is moving into the next phase KA may feel that once he has Dahlin and Power taken care of, he can start tweaking to create a playoff berth

Doubt the Sabres even would give a call if Dahlin was involved.

UPL, Olofsson, 1 of the non Benson prospects, and a pick for Zegras and Gibson 50% retained. @Ben_Mathewson was the one to give this idea. Well we do know during the Eichel saga, Adams wanted Zegras to be a part of the deal

airdropped to my phone while at the DMV recently lol

Pearson has fallen off a bit and now has a serious hand/wrist issue that Vancouver botched

Benson has been one of the few good Sabres

Kind of normal lol

I highly doubt Skinner gets traded due to his NMC and contract.

Its a matter of privacy violation and would be considered a major no-no in nearly any business

This is what I mean, Hedman signed for 7/8 years and what was 12%. Even if he signs 6x10.5 he'd be well within his peers in terms of money and term. In most cases no, but hockey players don't work in a traditional business. If I were a player, I'd want money but also to win a Cup. (Unlike most businesses, the workers want to achieve the "company" goal) So my target in any negotiation would be to acquire a front loaded contract with 6+ years with NMC protections. If I were Dahlin I'd personally ask for 10.5/11 mil for 6/7 years and a NMC. Invest as much of my signing bonus etc and then profit. The slight loss I take from not going shorter or higher capped will be made less troublesome by %rates while also keeping my cap hit reasonable.

Again you seem far too pro-player. Every statement you have made this far feels like you want Dahlin to demand his full value and look for a short contract because he can. Also, it’s not I don’t want stars to be paid; I want them to take contracts that are fair and can help the team as well. Tampa is a good example of this. I’m not asking him to take 8x6mil.

I frankly don't care what players make, I care about winning. I'll never support players making more money if it effects the team's ability to achieve success. Some of you guys seem almost giddy by the idea that Dahlin wants to take us to the cleaner potentially. Unless he's paying you guys, it makes no difference to our wallets and if it weren't cap related I really wouldn't care. Whomever has the money, Dahlin or Pegula, it doesn't matter to me. It will never make sense to me why anyone wants the team to suffer for some personal grudge against the Pegulas or Buffalo; if so just leave the fanbase because you aren't a fan then.

I begrudge players who choose greed over victory.

Players who want to win will take slight pay cut to win; I'm not saying a player takes half what he's worth but rather shaves a bit off the AAV to help the team bring in the vital pieces that put them over the line.

Cap wise, their stars all went for money and have handcuffed them for years now

Never 🙂 I’m just terrified of 5x12.5 and us being screwed royally like Toronto

Well if he refuses even 6x10.5 then he’s money hungry and lying about being a team player

Well he shouldn't have that right in my opinion

Well he shouldn't be capable of getting top money and short term. My minimum is 6 years, I won't listen to anything less.

Why can’t he just sign 8x10.5 it’s very fair and makes the fans happy while not handcuffing the team to a myriad of present and future issues.

It's US/Canada; North American. It works in Europe because their entire system of leagues is fundamentally different from NA leagues. The NHL, MLB, NBA, and NFL are rigid top down models. While also creating a minimum parity amongst the teams via caps and luxury taxes depending on the league. Most NA sports are leagues 1st, split into teams akin to how Wendy's or Burger King have franchising. (Hence the reason NA sports teams are typically known as franchises) The Sabres ARE AN NHL team. On the flipside the European leagues are more akin to independent contractors competing to play in a specific "tournament or league" Tottenham Hotspur is in the Premier League. Each "team" operates separate from the league but competes via registration of rosters. Essentially relegation requires a completely different business and league structure. I prefer the NA model frankly for all its warts it keeps teams and regions locked.

Relegation garbage has no place in US sports

Benson seemed to slowly improve as the game went on but his defensive play was his greatest asset tonight. Metsa and Johnson were good D Savoie looked energized and sort of willed 2 goals into existence

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