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8 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

You just crossed the line buddy.  

LOL I was waiting for this comment thank you nfreemans

I'd only trade Benson for McDavid but it'd HAVE to be a 1 for 1 

Actually, nah.

No room for constant Stanley Cup losers on this team 

 

 

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7 hours ago, Derrico said:

Thought this was the Byram thread.  I also shouldn’t be drunk messaging Sabrespace 

Confused Sorry GIF by Tokkingheads

Actually, we all should be… except for one person. I’ll let everyone figure out who. 

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Posted
19 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Benson and JK met one on one last night for dinner.

Hot dogs and cotton candy can’t be good for the pickleball game.

Jarmo must really want to close this one.

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Posted
36 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Hot dogs and cotton candy can’t be good for the pickleball game.

Jarmo must really want to close this one.

He might be afraid of an offer sheet if he can't close the deal before free agency.

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Posted
4 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

Benson and JK met one on one last night for dinner.

Is Tempo still in business?  I forget whether that's a Sabrespace or Twobillsdrive joke.  I suspect I'll find out shortly.

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Posted
3 hours ago, SabreFinn said:

He might be afraid of an offer sheet if he can't close the deal before free agency.

Just remember the player has to sign the offer sheet. If Toronto goes well give you 10 mil x 7yrs and Benson says no, there's no offer sheet. 

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30 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Just remember the player has to sign the offer sheet. If Toronto goes well give you 10 mil x 7yrs and Benson says no, there's no offer sheet. 

Maybe Jarmo had dinner with him to make sure that is the case. 

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1 hour ago, msw2112 said:

Is Tempo still in business?  I forget whether that's a Sabrespace or Twobillsdrive joke.  I suspect I'll find out shortly.

Tempo is not still in business. Beane actually just listed their three go to places when whining and dining.

Giancarlo’s

Chop House

Hutch’s

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On 6/19/2026 at 2:19 PM, PASabreFan said:

Maybe. He could also show, on a loop, the video of him interacting with JA17. He's worth a lot to the Sabres off the ice.

I'd do a bridge deal and bet on myself with the cap going up. $7 million is a steal.

The play is to take the guaranteed money and then when your contract is up, piss and moan that you were underpaid all those years. Precedent has been set.

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6 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Just remember the player has to sign the offer sheet. If Toronto goes well give you 10 mil x 7yrs and Benson says no, there's no offer sheet. 

In general it's a players agent that would try to  negotiate an offer from another team for an RFA. If it got that far normally a player would sign it and see if the current team would match. Having said that unless a team is trying to best his bridge contract I don't see someone dropping an offer on a long term deal. Half the teams don't have the picks and giving up an unprotected 1st is a non starter for a lot of the others.

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55 minutes ago, Jorcus said:

In general it's a players agent that would try to  negotiate an offer from another team for an RFA. If it got that far normally a player would sign it and see if the current team would match. Having said that unless a team is trying to best his bridge contract I don't see someone dropping an offer on a long term deal. Half the teams don't have the picks and giving up an unprotected 1st is a non starter for a lot of the others.

I think the point was that the agent isn’t negotiating with anyone unless the player gives him permission.

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8 hours ago, tom webster said:

I think the point was that the agent isn’t negotiating with anyone unless the player gives him permission.

That point would be incorrect. In most cases, the agents are handling the contact with teams and taking offers in isolation and then presenting those options to the players. That’s their job.

In some cases, a player may tell them proactively “hey, I only want to be in Buffalo” or similar, but the agent will still field calls and hear what other teams have to say, because they need to be prepared.

Though I guess I could be ignoring the literal meaning of your post, as what I know from front offices is that in many cases they won’t get into the gritty details of a contract (especially not an offer sheet) without knowing they have at least a chance at a signature.

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29 minutes ago, Hoss said:

That point would be incorrect. In most cases, the agents are handling the contact with teams and taking offers in isolation and then presenting those options to the players. That’s their job.

In some cases, a player may tell them proactively “hey, I only want to be in Buffalo” or similar, but the agent will still field calls and hear what other teams have to say, because they need to be prepared.

Though I guess I could be ignoring the literal meaning of your post, as what I know from front offices is that in many cases they won’t get into the gritty details of a contract (especially not an offer sheet) without knowing they have at least a chance at a signature.

Yes, the last paragraph is what I’m saying. An agent isn’t going to to agree to anything without a players approval. It’s the agents job to do their due diligence and see what is available and what teams are willing to pay and present that to their client but at the end of the day, it’s a player choice where they sign. Unless I’m mistaken, that was the point that was being made to which I added my two cents.

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57 minutes ago, tom webster said:

Yes, the last paragraph is what I’m saying. An agent isn’t going to to agree to anything without a players approval. It’s the agents job to do their due diligence and see what is available and what teams are willing to pay and present that to their client but at the end of the day, it’s a player choice where they sign. Unless I’m mistaken, that was the point that was being made to which I added my two cents.

As I was typing, I was like “oh, well Webster’s a smart guy and most likely means this” so I ended up folding the rest of my post by writing the last paragraph. Carry on!

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Just now, Hoss said:

As I was typing, I was like “oh, well Webster’s a smart guy and most likely means this” so I ended up folding the rest of my post by writing the last paragraph. Carry on!

And to be fair, I probably shouldn’t have used the word “negotiate” in my original post. 

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