Free Agency Frenzy

[nfreeman]

I don't get this one at all. 20M is pretty reasonable. Tampa is throwing $$$ everywhere. They get exclusive rights, and then he settles for 20M and 4????

 

 

It's a style of play he's used to at least. Boring.

 

Maybe he just wants to live in the NYC area. He was drafted by NJ and played there -- maybe his wife is from there? But without some kind of personal reason like that, it does seem strange.

[North Buffalo]

Point 4 well made. I'm really surprised by the lack of moves in the NorthEast. Especially in Ottawa. Everything I read said they were going to be movers and shakers.

 

Also of note Weber and Sekera, though young, are bound to be an improvement over Kalinin and Pratt and if Teppo comes back, and an Orpik is obtained via trade or still in the UFA, then that porous defense might actually be much better. A lot of iffs, I know, but the dreaded potential is there.

[Hawerchuk]

I bet no agent can understand Murray's offers with that terrible lisp... :bag:

:thumbsup: "sseven sslippery sssenators sstill can't sssucced in claiming the sssstanley cup..."

[FogBat]

Good post. I'll frankly be pretty surprised if this is not 100% accurate.

X. Benedict could do a far better job than Eklund.

[tom webster]

Maybe he just wants to live in the NYC area. He was drafted by NJ and played there -- maybe his wife is from there? But without some kind of personal reason like that, it does seem strange.

 

 

Don't know about his wife but he's from Flint and really wanted to play for Detroit. As for Tampa, they were reportedly only offering $4 million per.

[wjag]

Rozsival resigns in NY.. The list of decent D guys is shrinking...

[Swedesessed]

Rozsival resigns in NY.. The list of decent D guys is shrinking...

 

 

Don't even worry about it from a sabres point of view....only way it will happen for us is through the draft.

[North Buffalo]

Metropolit would have been a nice forward addition. Philli got him. For how much I wonder, a one year deal?

[wjag]

Metropolit would have been a nice forward addition. Philli got him. For how much I wonder, a one year deal?

No $$$, but 2-years..

[FogBat]

I know I'm a bit late coming to this thread, but at least we don't have to worry about this cheapshot artist on the other side of Lake Ontario anymore.

[jimiVbaby]

Niklas Hagman signs with Toronto per TSN

[FogBat]

Niklas Hagman signs with Toronto per TSN

Larry's next door now. Great <_<

[jimiVbaby]

Does anyone else think it's odd that the NHL network wasn't even covering this day until 7pm?

 

 

EDIT: And it's TSN's coverage to boot.

[spndnchz]

Update since last update:

 

TIME (ET) TRANSACTION

6:42PM Toronto Maple Leafs sign UFA forward Niklas Hagman to a four-year contract worth $12 million

6:42PM New York Rangers re-sign UFA defenceman Michael Rozsival to a four-year deal worth $20 million

6:34PM Vancouver Canucks sign UFA forward Darcy Hordichuk to a two-year deal

6:33PM Philadelphia Flyers sign UFA forward Nate Raduns to a one-year deal

6:32PM Philadelphia Flyers sign UFA forward Glen Metropolit to a two-year deal

6:24PM New Jersey signs UFA forward Brian Rolston to a four year deal worth $20-million

6:15PM New York Rangers sign UFA forward Patrick Rissmiller to an undisclosed deal

6:06PM Philadelphia signs UFA defenceman Ossi Vaananen to a one year deal worth $1-million

6:01PM Columbus signs UFA defenceman Mike Commodore to a 5 year deal worth $18.75-million

5:40PM Chicago signs UFA defenceman Brian Campbell to an 8 year deal worth $56.8-million

5:04PM Buffalo signs UFA goaltender Patrick Lalime to a 2 year deal worth $2-million

4:27PM Ottawa signs UFA goaltender Alex Auld to a 2 year deal worth $2-million

4:14PM Tampa Bay signs UFA goaltender Olaf Kolzig to a 1 year deal worth $1.5-million (plus bonuses).

[FogBat]

In reality, I am so sick and tired of all this Soupy talk. Sorry to get political on this one, but it ranks right up there with the incessant Obama press coverage and makes me want to :sick:

[spndnchz]

Does anyone else think it's odd that the NHL network wasn't even covering this day until 7pm?

EDIT: And it's TSN's coverage to boot.

The NHL has a network? really? :w00t:

 

Metropolit signs with Philly, blah blah blah

[jimiVbaby]

In reality, I am so sick and tired of all this Soupy talk. Sorry to get political on this one, but it ranks right up there with the incessant Obama press coverage and makes me want to :sick:

Since both sides are supposed to get equal time.. Everytime I see George Bush I want to :death:

[North Buffalo]

I had Hagman on my fantasy teams last year and did well with him, nuts that he will be just North of us. Not the Leaves.

[cdexchange]

Sorry to get political on this one

 

 

 

I doubt it. <_<

[FogBat]

Since both sides are supposed to get equal time.. Everytime I see George Bush I want to :death:

Have you clicked on the link in my signature block? If not, please do so.

[FogBat]

I doubt it. <_<

You know what they say about "assume," right?

 

A-S-S-U-M-E.

Assume makes an a$$ out of u and me.

 

:nana:

[Eleven]

Let me just pose a question to the people who have been posting here all day...I'm trying not to get ansy because of all the excitement of the day, but can anybody tell me why we should expect a different result next season when we're going into it with virtually the same roster that missed the playoffs and struggled consistently all year? In all seriousness. How will it be any different?

 

Drastic changes aren't always necessary. As the guys on WGR noted this morning, Montreal didn't make too many changes last summer, but that team came together nicely last year. (This is NOT a guarantee that the Sabres will improve. Just a statement that changing the roster isn't always the solution.)

[Goodfella25]

1) free agency isn't over.

2) trades still a possibility

3) a young team got a year older

4) how many teams ahead of us last year have gotten markedly better? Same question but gotten worse or would also ice virtually the same roster?

 

Let's give em a chance before we bury them.

 

1) Agree, never said it was though. Plus you know we aren't bringing in any big-time players, so it's debatable how much of a difference any of the guys we might get will have on a team that needs a swift kick in the arse.

 

2) Trades still a *faint* possibility. Regeir said today he's content with Max on the roster going into the season. He is our biggest trade bait probably.

 

3) Doesn't do much for me. Pomminstein might be your guy, but other than him I don't see any leader emerging from that dressing room.

 

4) If the teams in the East iced the same rosters we'd still miss the playoffs. We weren't better then, and aren't now. Only way we get better is if they somehow get worse and we just stand pat.

 

I'm not one of the "daily front office-rippers" that frequent the board, but I think it makes a lot more sense to expect the Sabres to do nothing than it does to expect anything. I use history to make sense of the future, and history tells me we will make one or two marginal moves. I'm of the opinion that it's going to take more than that to fix this ship.

[SabresFan526]

All I know as of this moment is through all of this and the absurd contract that Soupy signed and the one Vancouver is reportedly offering Sundin, I still believe Mark Streit and Brooks Orpik are still unsigned. I don't think Orpik will happen, but maybe Darcy suprises us. I would love to get Mark Streit, but I don't see that happening either. I also noticed that Brendan Morrison is still available and Columbus has yet to sign him. The day is not over and there are still good players to be had. Even elite players to be had. We'll see what the rest of today and the rest of the week brings.

 

Edit: By the way, TSN reporting that the Holik is back with the Devils for one year at $2.5 million.

[Goodfella25]

Devils got Holik according to TSN. Another renaissance in New Jersey. He would have helped the Sabres.