BetweenThePipes00 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 link - http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=pa...rticleid=368495 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Kewl. Hope we didn't overpay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Nice to see they are actually working on stuff behind the scenes. I'll wait until the terms are provided before making a final judgment, but Paille is another good two-way forward and I'm excited to see how he plays this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Wait a minute. This wasn't on DR's top ten list of things to do as I posted in another thread earlier this morning! :D 1. Low ball Miller 2. Low ball Pominville 3.Offer Teppo the standard 2.6 mil one year deal 4.Offer Peters another 2 year extension. 5.Change the locks on door and phone number in an attempt to keep Quinny and SPG out of the loop. 6.Bring in the doctor who cleared Connolly the last time and when he gives him a clean bill of health, offer him a 5 year extension at 4 mil per year. 7.Video scout Kryukov and convince yourself that he is still a very good prospect. 8.Convince Lindy that Max will be a new man in 08-09. 9.Break bread with Kevin Lowe and then try to fleece him as pay back for saddling the Sabres with Vanek's contract. 10.We have an AHL team in Portland, but no off-ice staff? When was somebody going to let me know about this! rolleyes.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Wait a minute. This wasn't on DR's top ten list of things to do as I posted in another thread earlier this morning! :D Neither was getting MacArthur and Mancari to accept their qualifying offers, but it happened ... http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=pa...rticleid=368500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedesessed Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Good deal. One down 3 to go. Let's get it done FO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Neither was getting MacArthur and Mancari to accept their qualifying offers, but it happened ...http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=pa...rticleid=368500 Mancari better raise his game to the next level. Instead of being the "next forward" in line for a call up after MacArthur, he now will have to contend with Gerbe, Kennedy and Gogulla for that spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Good deal. One down 3 to go. Let's get it done FO!! For the summer, I'd say it's: 3 down (Gaustad, Paille, MacArthur) and 2 to go (Pominville and Miller). (Note: the last two technically don't have to be done during the summer, but we are better off if they are.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 We need numbers. Tom Webster's wager and sportsbook window is in the balance. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 I'll wait until I see the terms, but I'm not surprised by any of the 3 signings. Mancari and MacArthur were basically locks to take their QOs and Paille was a guy they needed to lock up for a couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james duncan Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Thank God for Paille! As for Portland not having a coach, isn't Cunneyworth still under contract with Amerks until 8/1? If so, isn't it possible that he is being allowed to try to land an NHL job with an unofficial agreement with the Sabres that if he doesn't find one, he's their man in Portland? Not something either side could comment on due to tampering I suspect. But... Not sure if this was already discussed--sorry if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Thank God for Paille! As for Portland not having a coach, isn't Cunneyworth still under contract with Amerks until 8/1? If so, isn't it possible that he is being allowed to try to land an NHL job with an unofficial agreement with the Sabres that if he doesn't find one, he's their man in Portland? Not something either side could comment on due to tampering I suspect. But... Not sure if this was already discussed--sorry if so. see here: http://forums.sabrespace.com/index.php?showtopic=13090 and here: http://forums.sabrespace.com/index.php?showtopic=13065 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Finally some good news. Paille is a great role player. Good defensive forward. I was kinda afraid we'd lose him. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Thank God for Paille! As for Portland not having a coach, isn't Cunneyworth still under contract with Amerks until 8/1? If so, isn't it possible that he is being allowed to try to land an NHL job with an unofficial agreement with the Sabres that if he doesn't find one, he's their man in Portland? Not something either side could comment on due to tampering I suspect. But... Not sure if this was already discussed--sorry if so. He's under contract with the Sabres until August 1st. He has already been given permission by the Sabres to talk with Florida about staying in Rochester to coach the Amerks. In other words, it doesn't sound like he will be their guy in Portland, although I think it has more to do with him not wanting to leave the place he has lived in for 20 years then Buffalo not really wanting him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNY-Enforcer Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 He's under contract with the Sabres until August 1st. He has already been given permission by the Sabres to talk with Florida about staying in Rochester to coach the Amerks. In other words, it doesn't sound like he will be their guy in Portland, although I think it has more to do with him not wanting to leave the place he has lived in for 20 years then Buffalo not really wanting him Yeah, its kind of a classy move by Buffalo. Although it may come back to bite them, but showing class like that is something that may attract future coaches and players to Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 I was kinda afraid we'd lose him. lol The conservatives are winning, Dammit! :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frisky Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 What were their qualifying offers? I don't recall. Hope they are working on Miller and Pominville. Perhaps silence is a sign that things are getting done quietly and only a signing announcement will be the only sign of progress. Or, nothing is getting done on those fronts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 What were their qualifying offers? I don't recall. Hope they are working on Miller and Pominville. Perhaps silence is a sign that things are getting done quietly and only a signing announcement will be the only sign of progress. Or, nothing is getting done on those fronts. Yup that about covers it ... things are getting done or nothing is getting done ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 2 YEARS 1 X 900,000 1 X 1.35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 here's a link with the numbers ... http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=243553&lid...os=secStory_nhl Not bad at all ... I guess there was no $2.5 million/year offer sheet floating around out there ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRuff Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Nice to see they are actually working on stuff behind the scenes. I'll wait until the terms are provided before making a final judgment, but Paille is another good two-way forward and I'm excited to see how he plays this year. carp, come on. love the avatar, but "actually working on stuff behind the scenes"? Why do so many people assume that DR and his staff sit around and eat chips on worn La-Z-Boy recliners (the kind with the levers)? These guys are some of the hardest working guys in the game. I just don't understand the constant belittling of their abilities and efforts in this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRuff Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 here's a link with the numbers ... http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=243553&lid...os=secStory_nhlNot bad at all ... I guess there was no $2.5 million/year offer sheet floating around out there ... What the hell?! I've had it! The Sabres GROSSLY UNDERPAID for this up-and-coming talent, and I for one have had enough of all this EMBARRASSING VALUE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 4 years 6-6.5 mil is my bet. If you are talking about Paille , you would be incorrect. 2 years $2.2M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 For the summer, I'd say it's: 3 down (Gaustad, Paille, MacArthur) and 2 to go (Pominville and Miller). (Note: the last two technically don't have to be done during the summer, but we are better off if they are.) All other moves or signings are meaningless unless Miller and Pominville have new contracts before the season starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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