Rookie Dinner

[JoeSchmoe]

I think I heard the Sabres might be doing the rookie dinner this trip. Makes sense with 2 days off on the west coast.

There's lots of tweeners in the lineup right now including Kuntar who just played his first game. Do you think they're all expected to chip in for the bill?

[K-9]

1 hour ago, JoeSchmoe said:

I think I heard the Sabres might be doing the rookie dinner this trip. Makes sense with 2 days off on the west coast.

There's lots of tweeners in the lineup right now including Kuntar who just played his first game. Do you think they're all expected to chip in for the bill?

Definitely. The rooks are gonna get hit up with thousands of dollars in food and drink at their dinner. Just hope it’s after the Kracken game and not before. 

[JoeSchmoe]

Kuntar played 1 game. I wonder how much of a paycheck he'll have left.

[JP51]

What a horrible time to get called up... some dude gonna make 50- 100k in the minors gonna get hit up for 2k for a restaurant bill... yikes...  

[Trettioåtta]

Who are the rookies on this roster? Rosen? Kunak? Dunne? Kozak?

It feels kind of harsh to target Rosen and Kunak for rookie dinner when they have spent most of the season not in the NHL. Dunne and Kozak have both spent multiple years playing NHL games, so not sure if they will still count?

Poor Kuntar may end up losing money to play in the NHL

Edited 1 hour ago by Trettioåtta

[JoeSchmoe]

27 minutes ago, Trettioåtta said:

Poor Kuntar may end up losing money to play in the NHL

That's what I was thinking. I feel like the rookie dinner tradition is a dumb one. Some players might really need the money, whereas the veterans for sure don't. Those same players that need the money might never cash the big pay cheque or even get to be on the veteran side of a rookie dinner. 

[Cage]

Does the team's performance warrant treating rookies in this way... if that's what's going on??  The performance of rookies is one of the few bright spots.

Edited 44 minutes ago by Cage