WildCard Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 @PierreVLeBrun Hearing that preliminary discussions have begun between the Sabres and Jack Eichel's camp on an extension. He's one year out of his ELS deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Better lock him down for 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 We should have a bet on this, like when you bet on the weight of a child being born. 7 years, 11 per. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 What's the max deal now? Give it to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 What's the max deal now? Give it to him. Max is like, 20% of the cap on one player, which would put it around 15 mil? McDavid is talking around 13 at the moment, but he has a Hart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Get him at that 8x8 r8, m8. Even if you have to stay up l8. Then sit back and watch him sk8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 8years 8million sounds good but Jack may ask for more. I think he will but would love to see a deal less then 10mil. Jack hopefully understands that his contract has major implications on how good the rest of the team can be. Crosby for example did well by not screwing the Pens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted June 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 8years 8million sounds good but Jack may ask for more. I think he will but would love to see a deal less then 10mil. Jack hopefully understands that his contract has major implications on how good the rest of the team can be. Crosby for example did well by not screwing the Pens. Did he, or did the cap just go up to accommodate his contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Did he, or did the cap just go up to accommodate his contract? hmm maybe a little of both but cap going up def helped. I just don't believe that will keep happening. They fake raise the cap and that is why escrow payments are so annoying to the players. At least that is the way I understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawaySabres Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 8 years at 9 million per. No way should he get 10 unless they are really looking at futures and he takes another step closer to McDavid. Sticking with 8 @ 9 per though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trettioåtta Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 8 x 8 sounds good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) I think 8x8 would be fair, 8x9 is fair. Anything more than 9 means a cap hit that's top-seven in the league. Even 10 is almost within bounds, but is reallly ballsy for a kid- and at that point they're riding everything -the whole economics of the team- on his potential. If Eichel doesn't work out to the highest order at 8x10, you just spent 27% of the value of the franchise, a crippling cap hit for the next forever years, a tank campaign, and all of the fan base's hope on nothing. Kopitar makes 10. Ekblad makes 7.5. McDavid may get 13.75, but McDavid has hardware and hates Edmonton. Edited June 28, 2017 by IKnowPhysics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 4 year bridge at $5.5m per. Keeps him motivated. He's a minus player with injury concerns. Let him continue to grow, learn the game and piss him off so he jumps ship first chance he gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Get him at that 8x8 r8, m8. Even if you have to stay up l8. Then sit back and watch him sk8. Nicely done. It's gotta be 8 years. Gotta be. I'm having a PTSD flinch at the symmetry of 8x8 ~ the 5x5 that was allegedly offered around Black Sunday. 4 year bridge at $5.5m per. Keeps him motivated. He's a minus player with injury concerns. Let him continue to grow, learn the game and piss him off so he jumps ship first chance he gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 4 year bridge at $5.5m per. Keeps him motivated. He's a minus player with injury concerns. Let him continue to grow, learn the game and piss him off so he jumps ship first chance he gets. Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) 4 year bridge at $5.5m per. Keeps him motivated. He's a minus player with injury concerns. Let him continue to grow, learn the game and piss him off so he jumps ship first chance he gets. You want to give $5.5 million to a minus player? Where's that pic of the square jawed Schwarzenegger look alike that Doohickie usually posts? I am disappoint. Edit: Found it. Edited June 28, 2017 by Drunkard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 he's being factitious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 8×8 sounds good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 I don't see him signing a long term deal for under 10. He knows what he's worth to this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 he's being factitious So am I. Given his love affair with +/- though I was expecting him to offer something along the lines of a 1 year qualifying offer and a comment about minus players not being entitled to multi-year deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted June 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 he's being factitious facetious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 he's being factitiousHahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Players' contracts should actually be proportional to their +/-. Say the best + player in the league falls in at +40. He should get the $10 mil deal, so 1 plus should be worth about $250,000. Therefore Jack actually owes the Sabres $3.25 mil next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 facetious facetious Factitious: bogus, fake, false Facetious: flippant, glib, ironic Both words are appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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