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Not sure how PK's "flamboyant" personality will fit in with the culture down there in Nashville.

now that Stamkos is out of the picture, they can afford to sign Nelson. very nice.

Nah. Continue to focus on the defense, save thay cap space for next year. UFAs will come when the team starts to win some games.

Both deals make sense to me. Hall is toxic, an uncoachable team killer, not surprised on the lack of return for him. Weber is a beast, he's a better leader than PK IMO. Good deal for MTL. Curious why NSH had Weber on the block tho. I don't think he gets the respect he deserves in the East.

I'm sad.

Well, Hall must be a bigger cancer than we think if it's just a one for one deal.

How can that even be remotely legal under the CBA?

If he helps us win a Cup at any point during his contract, then yes.

Statistically, he's only worth $3.5-4.0. Why would he sign a long term deal at that price? A bridge makes more sense from his perspective, eg if he believes he'll be worth much more in 2-3 years. However, the Sabres might want a bit longer deal 5-6 yr, at $4.5 tops. He's not a $5m player yet, and who knows if he ever will be.

Well, I'm glad to hear that. He's worth every penny. Does he take the bait?

Wow, the horse is really starting to fly.

They'll be RFAs, it's not like they can dictate the terms and we can always match an offer if it comes to that, but that doesnt happen much these days because the cost is too high. Bridge deals are good from a players perspective if they feel they are still developing, so they can cash in a richer contract when the bridge expires in 2-3 years.

I see so many comments on here about how paying Sam and Jack will be an issue in two years if we sign our lord and savior Steven Stamkos. I can see a significant deal for Jack, but a bridge deal for Samson makes sense unless he absolutely explodes offensively. Jack might even accept a bridge deal if the team is a contender.

It will be interesting to see what type of contract he ends up with. He wasn't drafted by GMTM so we really don't know if he fits in his long term plan. He's not a fast skater, which hurts him in this system, that's one area he needs to improve is his explosiveness and top end speed.

They might choose to protect 4, Bogo, Risto, Kulikov and McCabe. Assuming they protect O'Reilly, Kane, and Ennis, they would expose two of Larsson, Foligno, Girgensons, but they can only lose 1.

...imagine if Stamkos and Vesey both end up in TOR.

IMO BUF will eventually become a desired FA destination, but they need to start winning. They're close, certainly closer than they were a few years ago.

what about this guy? haha Howard Berger @Berger_BYTES A "birdie" whispered to me that Steven Stamkos is looking primarily at the #Leafs and #BuffaloSabres, were he to leave Tampa. Hmmm.

yeah! Glad to hear he's atleast giving BUF a chance to make a presentation and talk numbers. Although, technically they're not allowed to talk numbers yet, not sure how the league can police that.

Haha, well Kessel already looks worse than that guy and he just won a Cup so....

I blame cocaine for all his problems. I know some guys like him. They act like fine standup citizens until the chili powder hits their nasal cavity. Some guys handle it and have good time, others turn into somebody you dont even recognize and dont know when to stop. Its a known problem in the NHL, and its not going away until the penalties for teating positive become more harsh.

I think Rodrigues makes the team out of camp. Nelson seems a bit too high to me. He's likely destined to spend the season in Roch.

There's just no room in the system for that many goalie prospects. You can only have 50 players under contract at a time.

+1

Yes his career is over. What went wrong? In my professional opinion, his problem was quite simple. He just needed to stop sucking, and he couldn't do that.