will Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 what would you give up from the sabres' entire system for him? he's tipping the scales at $7.5mil and due for a new contract after next season. sabres will have approximately 20mil to play with before locking down their RFAs heading into next year. although a center is the #1 need at this point, it's hard to pass up an opportunity like kovy (LW) when a team is most likely looking to ship him out for a couple of solid up-and-comers and picks. who knows, if he clicked on a line with max, maybe the team resigns him, too...er...nevermind. i'm not talking about cutting dead weight for a superstar, here...i wonder what a serious suggestion might look like (some serious salaries would have to be included on the bus out of town). if i see a peters mention, i'm going to look into the thread deleting process. thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 what would you give up from the sabres' entire system for him? he's tipping the scales at $7.5mil and due for a new contract after next season. sabres will have approximately 20mil to play with before locking down their RFAs heading into next year. although a center is the #1 need at this point, it's hard to pass up an opportunity like kovy (LW) when a team is most likely looking to ship him out for a couple of solid up-and-comers and picks. who knows, if he clicked on a line with max, maybe the team resigns him, too...er...nevermind. i'm not talking about cutting dead weight for a superstar, here...i wonder what a serious suggestion might look like (some serious salaries would have to be included on the bus out of town). if i see a peters mention, i'm going to look into the thread deleting process. thoughts? I don't know where you, or Dennis Williams for that matter, went to school to learn math but the Sabres do not have $20 million to play with. With the cap increases of Pominville and Miller the team has $41 million in cap space allocated to 7 forwards, 4 defensemen and 2 goalies. You have Stafford, MacArthur, Kaletta and Sekera all restricted and needing new contracts. If you are conservative and allocate $3 million to those you are now at $44 million on 10, 5 and 2. If you fill up 5 spaces with Kennedy, Gerbe, Butler and Weber and the union decides not ot opt out thereby making bonus money irrelevant you are at $47 million with 12, 7 and 2. That gives you roughly $3 to $5 million to spend on a new center and a very young defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Slightly off topic, but I heard this on a broadcast within the last day or so. Ottawa would welcome Mats Sundin in this year. They would have to do some restructuring, but Murray figured he could do it. As a rental at the midway point, he could be just the ticket for a bunch of teams including a team in DESPERATE need of a real center.. If Ottawa could consider it with their payroll, could Buffalo, especially if Buffalo was on the brink of the playoffs? This would be a decent risk-reward investment. If he could have commanded 10M for one season, what could he be had for as a rental? And unlike all the unrealistic trade scenarios out there, this one is about playing environment and cash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will Posted December 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 wow, i didn't realize that nhlnumbers didn't include those extensions in their estimated cap hit for next season (i knew it sounded small). next time, i'll do the math myself. i was also ignoring the cash for those RFAs/UFAs who may or may not get new contracts (i wanted to keep the roster open to all possibilities in this little exercise). alas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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