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  8. Sabres Re-Sign Craig Anderson to 1 Year 1.5 Million AAV Extension

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    6 hours ago, NJhopelessSabresfan66 said:

    But he is capable and what he brings to the room is more valuable. Again, i am not saying that we cannot find better, but there are 2 parts to this. First, is walking the line on who we bring in that is going to influence the decisions of Levi, and Portillo. If they see no chance of playing time, they will walk. Second, have a great locker room player is better then overpaying for a mercenary netminder that will only be here a year or two and brings nothing to the locker room then someone collecting a paycheck. 

     

    We all get we can have better, but for the overall locker room, this a very smart hire.

    Nope.  Sabres have catered to individual players before and it’s blown up in their face.  Sabres come first.  If Levi and Portillo are threatened by someone already in the organization they’re not who I thought they were anyways.

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  12. Official Sabres Acquire Ben Bishop and a 2022 7th Rounder for Future Considerations

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    21 hours ago, Doohickie said:

    It blows my mind that what was largely an administrative move by the GM to manage the salary cap is still going strong after 10 pages.

    Meh, it’s June.  To me this shows Sabres fans still have energy to talk about a minor move for a team that has been a shitshow for a decade straight.  Gives me optimism for what our gdt May look like next season 😉

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  13. Official Sabres Acquire Ben Bishop and a 2022 7th Rounder for Future Considerations

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    9 hours ago, dudacek said:


    Lance Lysowksi reported the Sabres are paying $700,000 toward Bishop’s contract. 

    In return, they get a 7th round draft pick and an insurance policy against falling under the cap floor.

    Their other options:

    • overpay some stiffs on shirt-term deals like Murray did with Mezsaros and pay them to stay away.
    • Sign multiple good players to real free agent contracts, keep guys like Quinn and Peterka in the minors and cross your fingers those deals don’t become albatrosses in the future.
    • Trade our young roster players for more expensive vets on suitable deals.

    After signing Bryson and Olofsson, the team would have had about $13 million to spend to get to the cap floor and 4 roster spots open.

     

    They were always going to acquire a starting goalie, a veteran 2RHD and some depth guys. They were never going to be adding expensive big-name veterans on long term deals. They were always going to be riding the kids.

    This doesn’t change that.

    Nobody is advocating for artificially ensuring Quinn/Peterka stay in the minors (or even give out long term ufa deals with respect to your albatross comment) and absolutely nobody is advocating for trading the young core for high priced players just to ensure they get to the cap floor lol. 

    Option 1 (no it doesn’t have to be Mezeros level and nice name dropping exGMTM just so anyone on the fence will think it’s now a terrible idea).  There are vet FA or other guys who actually play hockey you could trade a very low level draft pick for that may even contribute off the ice for some of these young guys as well.

    I enjoy reading your posts more than maybe anyone else on here but your comment ‘in return….and an insurance policy against falling under the cap floor’ is very non-Dudacek.  The Buffalo Sabres will be just fine reaching the cap floor.  Zero insurance policies are needed.  Again, I don’t really care that much about this deal, my main point is simply that it is easy to reach the cap floor and the Sabres do not need any insurance policies or whatever to get there.  There are many avenues and several of them involve acquiring players that will be around the team and helping on and off the ice. 
     

    My preference is to either sign a couple of vets on short deals (I’ve already provided my best potential examples in this thread) and think it is very realistic that it could happen (I don’t understand all of this because Buffalo mentality).  Or, considering there are loads of cap teams looking to offload a guy that may not be living up to his cap hit, should be extremely cheap or may even be able to pick up an asset for a guy who can actually contribute.  If zona can manage to reach the cap floor every year, I think Buff can find a way without trading for dudes who don’t even play in the nhl anymore. 

  14. Official Sabres Acquire Ben Bishop and a 2022 7th Rounder for Future Considerations

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    1 hour ago, Doohickie said:

    No, not that no one will sign in Buffalo, but who do you expect to sign to play here for say, $5 million per year, but for only one or two years?  Kevyn can't bring in expensive pieces without affecting his ability to sign the young guns over the next year or two.

    PK Subban, MA Fleury, Palat? Stastny have anything left on a short term deal?  Trade candidates? 

  16. Official Sabres Acquire Ben Bishop and a 2022 7th Rounder for Future Considerations

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    55 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

    Again.... who exactly.... NAME NAMES please.... who exactly are these dudes you want Kevyn to sign, and will they even sign with Buffalo for short terms?  Because in 2023 and 2024 the Sabres are going have to pay some their current dudes like Thompson, Cozens, Dahlin and Samuelsson (all will require new contracts next offseason or the one after).

    If you want a specific name I heard Marty on the instigators talking about paying pk Suban big money on a short term deal.  Right hand shot, could mentor power, showed he had something left last year, from all accounts his brother was treated well.  I don’t hate that idea.  Again, if he was willing to take a 2, maybe 3 year deal at a much higher avv.  There are so many names of guys that could actually help this team.  Especially with Tuch now in the fold (everything I’ve read is he’s well respected in the league), plus trajectory of this team from March on, I refuse to believe we won’t be able to reach the cap floor because of A lack of free agents who would sign here.  
     

    I fully understand the need to save money a few years down the road to hopefully pay this good young core.  I’m not advocating huge long term free agent deals.  Im mearly saying the Sabres would have zero problem hitting the cap floor even if not for this deal. 

  17. Official Sabres Acquire Ben Bishop and a 2022 7th Rounder for Future Considerations

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    50 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

    Again.... who exactly.... NAME NAMES please.... who exactly are these dudes you want Kevyn to sign, and will they even sign with Buffalo for short terms?  Because in 2023 and 2024 the Sabres are going have to pay some their current dudes like Thompson, Cozens, Dahlin and Samuelsson (all will require new contracts next offseason or the one after).

    I really don’t understand this ‘nobody will sign in Buffalo’ mentality. 
     

    Yes, the team has been crap for awhile but I’m sure some noticed around the league the finish to the season the team had.  I’m sure there are others seeing the signs of a pretty good core developing.  Not to mention the Sabres have all the room to overpay a little.  The Buffalo Sabres and any other team will have zero difficulty in reaching the cap floor. 

  18. Official Sabres Acquire Ben Bishop and a 2022 7th Rounder for Future Considerations

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    3 hours ago, Brawndo said:

    Sabres paying 700k of Bishop’s Salary 

     

     

    Love it when anyone comments about how important it is to get to the cap floor.  It’s very very easy for a team to hit the floor.  You sign some dudes.  This trade is a whatever but in no way did the Sabres have to make this move.  To even suggest it has an importance to the Sabres in anyway to get to the cap floor is comical. 

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  22. Rochester Americans 2022-2023

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    14 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

    It's called political spin and it's a bunch or crap.  They knew full well that Anderson/Dell was a crap plan B.  While I don't give KA a pass for that blunder, he gets another bite at the apple this off-season and how he handles it might change the direction of the franchise.

    Agreed.  I don’t want to hear their excuses.  
     

    We better not be going with Anderson/UPL this coming season.  Get an nhl calibre goalie in here to really see what this new core can do.  It’s too important.  I don’t want excuses, I want management that will get it done.

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  23. Sabres Officially Select #9, #16, and #28

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    6 hours ago, Brawndo said:

    Management, Scouting and the Analytics Department carry much greater weight in the decision making process. 

    I agree both probably will remain Sabres next season as Winnipeg’s Ask will probably be 9OA, Quinn or Peterka plus Cozens which is too much for the Sabres to give up.

    Thanks as always for your insight Brawndo!

    To the first point it’s about friggen time!  We have some highly respected analytics guys over seeing the process.  They are needed more then ever to keep the momentum of this rebuild going.

    to the second point.  Barf.  I’m with you on PLD and agree that a stud who fits the timeline would be a huge add.  But not at the expense of depleting all of our organizational depth that we have finally started building.  

  24. Rochester Americans 2022-2023

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    3 hours ago, Brawndo said:

    The rumored plan was Anderson and Dell in the NHL with UPL and Tokarski in Rochester to begin the season, with UPL getting the call up in sometime mid season for tutelage working in tandem with Anderson. 
     

    They didn’t count on Dell’s Offseason Training primarily occurring at the Golden Corral 

    Barf

  25. Sabres Officially Select #9, #16, and #28

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    8 hours ago, JohnC said:

    I understand the frustration due to the systemic ineptitude of this organization. But it would be a horrible mistake to deviate from this regime's rebuild plan due to impatience. The resorting to expediency and a quick-fix mentality are what has set this franchise back for half a generation. No one needs to agree with everything  this young GM has done in his short tenure. What he has done right is establish a blueprint for the rebuild and with discipline adhere to it. This process is working and is materializing at a faster pace than I thought possible when he first took over the stewardship of this bedraggled franchise. I encourage you to be a little more patient. The last third of the past season should provide you with some realistic hope. Stay the course. 

    Agreed they should stay the course and no quick fixes.  Im only saying that the team improving should be the expectation and it shouldn’t take a 5 year plan.  Let’s hope KA can find us a goalie and we take the next step. I’m not saying contender but year 3 under KA it’s time to be in the playoff hunt late in the season. 

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