GASabresIUFAN Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 I can't stop smirking at the Kulikov to Wpg for $13 mill over 3 years. Crazy. He can't be as bad as he was last year, but that is nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Good. I was wondering why they would for what amounts to a power play guy.I've seen this said a lot over the past couple days. Shattenkirk is an excellent offensive player with a big impact on the transition game. In no way is he just a power play guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kas23 Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 It was said and confirmed on NHL Network. Why would you hope that isn't true? Because a 7 year deal would be ludicrous for a player his age and talent. Give him him that was he's 23, not 28. It'll only be downhill for him from here. Why would we strap ourselves with a contract that long that'll be obsolete in 3 years? I can't think of a team that didn't regret handing out an expensive, long term contract to someone his age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPuckYourself Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Because a 7 year deal would be ludicrous for a player his age and talent. Give him him that was he's 23, not 28. It'll only be downhill for him from here. Why would we strap ourselves with a contract that long that'll be obsolete in 3 years? I can't think of a team that didn't regret handing out an expensive, long term contract to someone his age. I think you're being dramatic, guys are playing at a high level into their late 30's hell Jagr is pretty damn good at 45. He would have made our team much better for many years. To say he will go immediately downhill because he's 31 years old, you don't know much about the game if you think that's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 LW looking like a bit of a dumpster fire below Kane. If were not signing Vanek for a year, what about a trade for Landeskog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kas23 Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 I think you're being dramatic, guys are playing at a high level into their late 30's hell Jagr is pretty damn good at 45. He would have made our team much better for many years. To say he will go immediately downhill because he's 31 years old, you don't know much about the game if you think that's true. It definitely possible I'm being dramatic, or don't know much about the game, but I'm the one JBott agrees with. He said he never offered a 7 year contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 #Sabres have signed former NJ C Jacob Josefson to one-year, $700,000 deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Because a 7 year deal would be ludicrous for a player his age and talent. Give him him that was he's 23, not 28. It'll only be downhill for him from here. Why would we strap ourselves with a contract that long that'll be obsolete in 3 years? I can't think of a team that didn't regret handing out an expensive, long term contract to someone his age. Did you say this when we signed Kyle Okposo becuase they gave him a 7 year deal when he was 28. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 More on him Staying healthy has always been a problem for Josefson but he's a perfectly capable depth center/shootout specialist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kas23 Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) Did you say this when we signed Kyle Okposo becuase they gave him a 7 year deal when he was 28.Yep. Another contract that's too long, especially considering what we experienced with Matty Mo and the contracts GMTM wantonly gave out. It's likely going to come back and bite us later. Edited July 1, 2017 by kas23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthEbriate Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 New GM JBot, free agents, season, etc. So I finally got around to the cantina scene Ebriate as discussed during some game thread sometime. So far I'm liking the offseason. Nothing too splashy. Lots of speed. Got the defense mostly patched up and didn't kill the cap to do so. Good emphasis on Rochester for July 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetlou Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Depth signings RW- Seth Griffith LW- Kevin Porter G- Adam Wilcox D- Matt Tennyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 I've seen this said a lot over the past couple days. Shattenkirk is an excellent offensive player with a big impact on the transition game. In no way is he just a power play guy. I'm not impressed with his game outside PP for the money. Glad we didn't get into long and expensive deal for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 #Sabres have signed former NJ C Jacob Josefson to one-year, $700,000 deal. 4th line center? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 I was reading what some Devils fans had to say about him. He's a Grant/D-Lo level even strength scorer, but his shot suppression is apparently legit. Much moreso than a D-Lo/Grant. And he's apparently a shootout stud somehow. Reasonable PKer. I'm not sure if that puts him here or in Rochester. We'll probably all hate him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 The Lightning gave 5 million dollars out to Girardi/Kunitz today. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted July 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 The Lightning gave 5 million dollars out to Girardi/Kunitz today. Lol.Very odd because Yzerman has shown to be an incredible GM so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Kunitz's Deal for 1 year 2 Million is one I wouldn't mind if GMBOT would have done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Because a 7 year deal would be ludicrous for a player his age and talent. Give him him that was he's 23, not 28. It'll only be downhill for him from here. Why would we strap ourselves with a contract that long that'll be obsolete in 3 years? I can't think of a team that didn't regret handing out an expensive, long term contract to someone his age. There will definitely be another lockout in 2022. Amnesty buyouts will be returning once it's resolved. I'd be willing to be every front office is well aware of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kas23 Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 There will definitely be another lockout in 2022. Amnesty buyouts will be returning once it's resolved. I'd be willing to be every front office is well aware of this. Something has to give because there doesn't seem to be much discipline amongst GMs. It's everyday we hear about this team or that team trying to dump a "bad contract". It's a recurring theme in the NHL these days. Every team has horrible contracts they're trying to deal with. There's no doubt, most of these contracts were seen as a good thing when they were signed, but you are taking a huge risk giving out anything more than a 5 year contract. This risk increases with increasing player age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre fan Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 The GM's sign these players to terrible contracts (see: Moulson Bogo) then bitch about them. They simply cannot restrain themselves. In other news, what's up with Montreal and Toronto thinking that signing old, slow defensemen is the way to go? I am not complaining cause the Habs basically gave us Beaulieu who is young, fast, and has tons of upside, but really? Alzner and Benn? The Leafs sign 37 year old hainsey who looked great on Pittsburg where even Ruhwedel looked pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Price signed 8 years 10.5 mill aav. :blink: That is good for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 The GM's sign these players to terrible contracts (see: Moulson Bogo) then bitch about them. They simply cannot restrain themselves. In other news, what's up with Montreal and Toronto thinking that signing old, slow defensemen is the way to go? I am not complaining cause the Habs basically gave us Beaulieu who is young, fast, and has tons of upside, but really? Alzner and Benn? The Leafs sign 37 year old hainsey who looked great on Pittsburg where even Ruhwedel looked pretty good.i love the Hainsey signing...for the Sabres! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 (edited) Patrick Marleau to Toronto..... Get this: 3 yrs, 6.25 as, full NMC Wow. I've seen quite a bit of Sharks games this past season. He's seriously declining The Leads moving JVR for D and going for it now? Edited July 2, 2017 by Lucky E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trettioåtta Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Patrick Marleau to Toronto..... Get this: 3 yrs, 6.25 as, full NMC Wow. I've seen quite a bit of Sharks games this past season. He's seriously declining The Leads moving JVR for D and going for it now? He still scored 27 goals. I actually don't hate this, I think it is a high amount and Marleau will decline, but he hasn't missed a game in ages. Plus the Leafs dont have that many bad contracts on their books at the moment, so they have the space to do it. Only way it hurts them is that third year when they need to sign the kids - but basically no team has been by the cap, so I'm sure they'll get around it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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