Sabres Free Agency Thread

[Gatorman0519]

Looks like a playoff appearance is the goal, not contending yet.  Need more of the young guns in the stable to develop. 

[Weave]

I’ve said many times that we needed some serious playoff experience on this roster to help the young guys.

Well, today some serious playoff experience came in the front door.

Lets go make a first round win happen.

[French Collection]

15 minutes ago, Weave said:

I’ve said many times that we needed some serious playoff experience on this roster to help the young guys.

Well, today some serious playoff experience came in the front door.

Lets go make a first round win happen.

Clifton was in Boston long enough to have played with some leaders like Chara and Bergeron. He doesn’t go back to their Cup days but being around those guys plus Rask and  Krejci surely taught him a thing or two.

EJ’s Cup win was a huge moment for a long time Avanlanche. He saw McKinnon, Makar, Rantanen andLandeskog go from prospects to winners. He won’t play every day but I think his influence will be great. It will be another voice instead of KO, but this one has gone all of the way.

[triumph_communes]

Reuniting Mittelstadt with Yamamoto or getting a couple years out of Tatar only makes the team better, no?

[Radar]

Speaking only for myself and not being a fan of dumb free agent contracts I'm pleasantly surprised and happy with what KA has accomplished so far. Once again he's given me reason to believe we've finally found a capable general manager.

[sweetlou]

Notable players still available after day one that KA could make run at.

Fowrards- Bertuzzi, Kane, Tatar, Suter, Domi, Puljujarvi, Ritchie, Comtois, Grant, Motte, Fischer, and Heinen

Defense-  Benoit

Goalie- Jones 

Edited July 2, 2023 by sweetlou

[Pimlach]

13 hours ago, Zamboni said:

Exactly. Not the happiest unless you’re complaining. This isn’t a negative comment. This is actually something that happens. it’s just how they are built. I forgot what the medical jargon is… But it actually is a personality trait.

Ssshhh.  He can hear you. 

[Pimlach]

13 hours ago, Buffalonill said:

 You have to pretend you're doing something on the computer like bill's or stocks  So you're not stuck watching the view and  general hospital.

 

There is golf or other exercise, there is playing a musical instrument, drawing/painting, gardening/ landscaping, woodworking, volunteering …. you can do these things and many more and your wife might be happy that your not surfing the net or watching senseless TV.   Your meatless meatloaf could become a nice juicy rib eye. 

[Weave]

13 hours ago, shrader said:

I want to see the Sabres add a few more people so that they can have an entire roster full of first round picks. What are they up to now, 14?

Where is that screen shot of the “Suffering” justification mailer to the season ticket holders?

[GASabresIUFAN]

Who is left worth looking at?

[LGR4GM]

15 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Who is left worth looking at?

Dumba? Bertuzzi?

[Brawndo]

17 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Who is left worth looking at?

 

2 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Dumba? Bertuzzi?

Tatar 

[Eleven]

There's not a lot of room left.  Cap is down to 5.8M and they still need that goalie.  And they're going to want some cap room for the trade deadline.  

[tom webster]

10 minutes ago, Eleven said:

There's not a lot of room left.  Cap is down to 5.8M and they still need that goalie.  And they're going to want some cap room for the trade deadline.  

The $5.8M is really misleading. It counts at least two players that won’t be here and yes, I know they can’t bury it all in AHL. Point is, they have plenty of room.

[Randall Flagg]

15 hours ago, Zamboni said:

Exactly. Not the happiest unless you’re complaining. This isn’t a negative comment. This is actually something that happens. it’s just how they are built. I forgot what the medical jargon is… But it actually is a personality trait.

What's the personality trait that makes you incapable of talking or thinking about anything except through how others are reacting to it, either in real life or your imagination? Because that's far more noticeable than anything else here

[tom webster]

2 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

What's the personality trait that makes you incapable of talking or thinking about anything except through how others are reacting to it, either in real life or your imagination? Because that's far more noticeable than anything else here

I believe that was called “Twitter members,” at least until yesterday.

[Buffalonill]

32 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

Tatar 

Tarasenko?

[Eleven]

9 minutes ago, tom webster said:

The $5.8M is really misleading. It counts at least two players that won’t be here and yes, I know they can’t bury it all in AHL. Point is, they have plenty of room.

Let's say they sign a G for $4M.  They then trade UPL (837K) out for some mid-level pick.  That's still 3.2M off of the 5.8.  I'm not saying that they *can't* make a move, but they'd better be judicious about it.  If they can get some team to take Bryson for futures, that would help a lot.  Point is, I wouldn't get my hopes up about Bertuzzi, nor would I assume that if they don't spend right up to the cap by Sept. 1, that the surplus is going into Terry's private jet, as @PerreaultForeversuggested.  They need to have some dry powder for the deadline or in case of a injury.  (A cheaper player like Power going on LTIR isn't replaceable at a similar cost.)

Edited July 2, 2023 by Eleven

[Brawndo]

There is also 4.57 Million in potential performance bonuses that can be earned by players on ELCs that has to be taken into consideration towards this years cap. 
 

I do trust this FO to make the moves necessary if they want to bring someone else in though.

[tom webster]

3 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Let's say they sign a G for $4M.  They then trade UPL (837K) out for some mid-level pick.  That's still 3.2M off of the 5.8.  I'm not saying that they *can't* make a move, but they'd better be judicious about it.  If they can get some team to take Bryson for futures, that would help a lot.  Point is, I wouldn't get my hopes up about Bertuzzi, nor would I assume that if they don't spend right up to the cap by Sept. 1, that the surplus is going into Terry's private jet, as @PerreaultForeversuggested.  They need to have some dry powder for the deadline or in case of an injury.  (A cheaper player like Power going on LTIR isn't replaceable at a similar cost.)

 I don’t think they are going to spend like drunken sailors either but the point is, anyone they bring is going to be offset by players on the roster in addition to two others plus a forward probably results in VO’s salary going as well.

[Eleven]

1 minute ago, tom webster said:

 I don’t think they are going to spend like drunken sailors either but the point is, anyone they bring is going to be offset by players on the roster in addition to two others plus a forward probably results in VO’s salary going as well.

I do hope you're right.  (I also sometimes wonder how we can see holes in VO's game but we also think actual NHL GMs are going to pick him up at $4.75M.)

[tom webster]

2 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

There is also 4.57 Million in potential performance bonuses that can be earned by players on ELCs that has to be taken into consideration towards this years cap. 
 

I do trust this FO to make the moves necessary if they want to bring someone else in though.

Unfortunately , most of Quinn’s probably will be a non-issue but let’s hope all of that hits, however unlikely.

[Turbo44]

2 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Let's say they sign a G for $4M.  They then trade UPL (837K) out for some mid-level pick.  That's still 3.2M off of the 5.8.  I'm not saying that they *can't* make a move, but they'd better be judicious about it.  IF they can get some team to take Bryson for futures, that would help a lot.

2 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Let's say they sign a G for $4M.  They then trade UPL (837K) out for some mid-level pick.  That's still 3.2M off of the 5.8.  I'm not saying that they *can't* make a move, but they'd better be judicious about it.  IF they can get some team to take Bryson for futures, that would help a lot.

Currently we’re at 5.8 over with 2 extra NHL contacts than permitted. So let’s say we do the following trade:

UPL, Oloffson, Joker and Rosen for Hellebuyck. That’s 6.1 of money coming in and 8.1 going out. We’re now at the correct amount of nhl rostered players and have 7.9m in cap space. After we send comrie down to Rochester we’ll have $10m. If we trade for Gibson instead of Helleybuyck using similar players, the cap would be at +9.6m.

we’re very healthy cap wise and being over the rostered player limit something has to be in the works trade wise for a goalie.

[tom webster]

Just now, Eleven said:

I do hope you're right.  (I also sometimes wonder how we can see holes in VO's game but we also think actual NHL GMs are going to pick him up at $4.75M.)

A) there is always someone who thinks he can fix it

B) Buffalo has the luxury of not needing his offense. Other teams could use him as strictly a power play specialist 

[LabattBlue]

The Sabres really need another vet in the forward ranks. With Quinn out until who knows when, and VO probably on the way out, 12-13-14 spots are kind of iffy.