Stuck in Carolina Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 Saw this article in the Charlotte paper and just found the link http://www.charlotte.com/sports/story/703853.html Canes have a self imposed $45 mil cap/buget. Although Golisano doesn't seem cheap in comparison, the Canes were just as competitive when the post season started this year as the Sabres were. :wallbash: Wanted to share this info and get any thoughts.
shrader Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 That would explain why they moved Erik Cole. It should get interesting when Staal hits restricted free agency next year.
carpandean Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 Of course other teams are doing it. The only people calling them cheap or saying they are unwilling to spend are those who haven't actually done their research. There, I said it. Zing! Zang! BTW, despite a $50 million budget, they are currently close to $51 million in salary for next year and it sounds like they will re-sign Teppo, likely pushing them to $52 million. Unless they can find a way to unload Max, they will have spent more than their stated budget to keep what they consider their core players (notice I said "they consider" -- didn't want the Brain arguing with me about whether or not they actually are core players :P )
Stuck in Carolina Posted July 22, 2008 Author Report Posted July 22, 2008 That would explain why they moved Erik Cole. It should get interesting when Staal hits restricted free agency next year. Not to mention dumping Commodore and Stillman at the trade deadline. A lot of fans considered those two guys a large part of the Canes' cup team in `06.
shrader Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 Not to mention dumping Commodore and Stillman at the trade deadline. A lot of fans considered those two guys a large part of the Canes' cup team in `06. Absolutely, but I like their return in that deal far more than the Cole deal.
Stuck in Carolina Posted July 22, 2008 Author Report Posted July 22, 2008 Absolutely, but I like their return in that deal far more than the Cole deal. Agreed...Now if Darcy could find a way to poach Matt Cullen from the Canes I'll be happier.
X. Benedict Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 Carolina isn't looking very deep at all.
LabattBlue Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 BTW, despite a $50 million budget, they are currently close to $51 million in salary for next year and it sounds like they will re-sign Teppo, likely pushing them to $52 million. Is the 50 mil Sabres budget a "cap budget" or an "actual spending budget"?
carpandean Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 Is the 50 mil Sabres budget a "cap budget" or an "actual spending budget"? I asked the same question since their cap hit would be about $50 with Teppo, but Shrader pointed out that it really wouldn't make sense to be a cap budget. I agree that it wouldn't really make sense to have a budget on money that you may or may not actually be spending that year. Sure, you have to spend it at some point, but ... The key, as someone else pointed out, is that they are looking to take Max's $3.33 million off the books as soon as possible.
The Brain Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 I have no problem with how much the Sabres spend they haven't gone cheap. It's how they spend it.
Claude_Verret Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 It's amazing that their self imposed cap is even that high considering they only sell about 3/4 of the arena for weeknight games.
tom webster Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 I have no problem with how much the Sabres spend they haven't gone cheap.It's how they spend it. See, you can speak intelligently sometime, although truth be told, this year's expected cap hit will leave them in the bottom ten in the league. Prior to this year, however, cheap is definitely not a correct adjective.
apuszczalowski Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 Saw this article in the Charlotte paper and just found the link http://www.charlotte.com/sports/story/703853.html Canes have a self imposed $45 mil cap/buget. Although Golisano doesn't seem cheap in comparison, the Canes were just as competitive when the post season started this year as the Sabres were. :wallbash: Wanted to share this info and get any thoughts. They also have a cup win too, and are in an area where the fans treat the sport lower then Nascar and college sports.
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