Sabres sign D Brandon Davidson, 1 year $700k

[IKnowPhysics]

 

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/45525/brandon-davidson

 

GOT 'EM

Krueger connection strikes again:

 

[GASabresIUFAN]

Are Gilmour and Tenneyson available?

[Zamboni]

[Thorner]

3 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Are Gilmour and Tenneyson available?

The Pens just re-upped Lafferty Daniel but I believe Gilmore Happy is still out there

Edited October 10, 2020 by Thorny

[Hank]

Never heard of this guy. 

[Gatorman0519]

There’s the signing we’ve been waiting for...🤪

[IKnowPhysics]

Will the Rochester Americans have the highest payroll in the AHL?  Maybe.

Sabres could sign a player up to $1.075M on a one way contract for 2020-21 and still get 100% cap relief upon assignment to Rochester (pending waivers).

Burying contracts and the buried threshold:

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The minimum NHL Salary is set in the CBA (11.12.a) and is as follows:

2012-13 – U.S. $525,000
2013-14 – U.S. $550,000
2014-15 – U.S. $550,000
2015-16 – U.S. $575,000
2016-17 – U.S. $575,000
2017-18 – U.S. $650,000
2018-19 – U.S. $650,000

2019-20 – U.S. $700,000
2020-21 – U.S. $700,000
2021-22 – U.S. $750,000

 

The amount of Cap Relief that a team gets from assigning a player to the AHL is the lesser of their Cap Hit and the NHL Minimum Salary + $375,000 (Buried Threshold).  Therefore, if a player with a Cap Hit less than the Buried Threshold is sent down, their full Cap Hit no longer counts on the Team's total cap hit.  If a player has a Cap Hit greater than the Buried Threshold, if they are sent to AHL the team's Cap Hit is the player Cap Hit - Buried Threshold.  The Buried Threshold is as follows:

2012-13: $525,000 + $375,000 = $900,000

2013-14: $550,000 + $375,000 = $925,000

2014-15: $550,000 + $375,000 = $925,000

2015-16: $575,000 + $375,000 = $950,000

2016-17: $575,000 + $375,000 = $950,000

2017-18: $650,000 + $375,000 = $1,025,000

2018-19: $650,000 + $375,000 = $1,025,000

2019-20: $700,000 + $375,000 = $1,075,000

2020-21: $700,000 + $375,000 = $1,075,000

2021-22: $750,000 + $375,000 = $1,125,000

 

[matter2003]

Sabres continue shopping at Goodwill while the rest of the NHL shops at Macy's

[Jävə Keith]

8 minutes ago, matter2003 said:

Sabres continue shopping at Goodwill while the rest of the NHL shops at Macy's

I'm fine with that. Macy's is overpriced shiny stuff made in Chinese sweatshops. 😉 

Long term could prove wise.  Wait and be patient to see the entire picture. Don't gasp at every little brush stroke.

 

[GASabresIUFAN]

29 minutes ago, matter2003 said:

Sabres continue shopping at Goodwill while the rest of the NHL shops at Macy's

Goodwill?  That would be an upgrade. KA is taking players with “free” signs hanging on their necks at the end of driveways in  Lockport.

Edited October 10, 2020 by GASabresIUFAN

[dudacek]

The brief reactions I've seen elsewhere to this guy is that he's a well-respected, character tweener.

Basically, it seems like we signed 3 Curtis Lazars today.

[Thorner]

12 minutes ago, dudacek said:

The brief reactions I've seen elsewhere to this guy is that he's a well-respected, character tweener.

Basically, it seems like we signed 3 Curtis Lazars today.

Irwin is a good step below lol 

Wouldn't be ok with him suiting up for NHL games. 

Edited October 10, 2020 by Thorny

[DarthEbriate]

Does he shoot left or right? Does he have hands or were they tragically lost in a lightsaber duel?

[Taro T]

You can never have enough Curtis Lazars.  Nor apparently can the Amerks have too many NHL contracts.

[Curt]

7 minutes ago, Taro T said:

You can never have enough Curtis Lazars.  Nor apparently can the Amerks have too many NHL contracts.

They have 4.  It’s that a lot?

These depth signings are the type of moves that almost every NHL team makes every offseason.  They aren’t what we are all looking for to improve the Sabres, but you still need to fill out the organizational depth.

[apuszczalowski]

8 minutes ago, Curt said:

They have 4.  It’s that a lot?

These depth signings are the type of moves that almost every NHL team makes every offseason.  They aren’t what we are all looking for to improve the Sabres, but you still need to fill out the organizational depth.

Those moves aren't usually the only moves they make on day one of FA though

[Curt]

Just now, apuszczalowski said:

Those moves aren't usually the only moves they make on day one of FA though

For a lot of teams this offseason, they were.

Which of the forwards who signed, do you wish Buffalo had signed?  Did any top 6 forwards even sign???

Im not saying you need to be satisfied with what’s happened so far, but there  is still a lot of good players who have yet to sign?

[dudacek]

1 minute ago, apuszczalowski said:

Those moves aren't usually the only moves they make on day one of FA though

You should look around the league and find out what most teams actually did on day one of free agency.

Markstrom out, Holtby in.

Markstrom in, Brodie out.

Krug in Pietrangelo out

Or they signed a few bottom end players

Id be surprised if you found a half-dozen teams that made big improvements today.

[Taro T]

10 minutes ago, Curt said:

They have 4.  It’s that a lot?

These depth signings are the type of moves that almost every NHL team makes every offseason.  They aren’t what we are all looking for to improve the Sabres, but you still need to fill out the organizational depth.

Of course they need these types of signings.  And technically it doesn't matter which order they show up in.  But that does nothing to lessen the frustration of 9 previous years of unsatisfying results.

When Adams makes a move that improves the Sabres, he'll get credit for it.  They weren't made today though, so no credit to give.

[Andrew Amerk]

1 hour ago, IKnowPhysics said:

 

Krueger connection strikes again:

 

Soooooo...he was a prospect like a decade ago?

 

 

1 hour ago, IKnowPhysics said:

Will the Rochester Americans have the highest payroll in the AHL?  Maybe.

Sabres could sign a player up to $1.075M on a one way contract for 2020-21 and still get 100% cap relief upon assignment to Rochester (pending waivers).

Burying contracts and the buried threshold:

 

I could’ve sworn part of the rationale behind firing Chris Taylor was that he had too many expensive contracts on the Amerks roster (as if that was his doing)...

Edited October 10, 2020 by Andrew Amerk

[Thorner]

10 minutes ago, Curt said:

For a lot of teams this offseason, they were.

Which of the forwards who signed, do you wish Buffalo had signed?  Did any top 6 forwards even sign???

Im not saying you need to be satisfied with what’s happened so far, but there  is still a lot of good players who have yet to sign?

Florida had a great day. 

Wennberg could have been our Larsson replacement, and Verhaeghe would have been a nice add too. 

Edited October 10, 2020 by Thorny

[Curt]

Just now, Taro T said:

Of course they need these types of signings.  And technically it doesn't matter which order they show up in.  But that does nothing to lessen the frustration of 9 previous years of unsatisfying results.

When Adams makes a move that improves the Sabres, he'll get credit for it.  They weren't made today though, so no credit to give.

Yup, not saying credit has been earned, just that these signings are a totally normal part of an NHL team’s offseason.

These signings aren’t something to be frustrated by.  Viewing every benign, mundane NHL personnel transaction through the lens of nine years of failure is a sure fire way of finding fault in places where they don’t exist.  There aren’t too many high priced players for the AHL roster.  These players will probably be fine for the minor roles they will fill.

There isn’t anything wrong with these signings.  It’s just that everyone wants other moves in addition to them.

[Thorner]

2 minutes ago, Curt said:

Yup, not saying credit has been earned, just that these signings are a totally normal part of an NHL team’s offseason.

These signings aren’t something to be frustrated by.  Viewing every benign, mundane NHL personnel transaction through the lens of nine years of failure is a sure fire way of finding fault in places where they don’t exist.  There aren’t too many high priced players for the AHL roster.  These players will probably be fine for the minor roles they will fill.

There isn’t anything wrong with these signings.  It’s just that everyone wants other moves in addition to them.

I question the Irwin signing even within the context you've laid out, but otherwise agree. 

[Curt]

3 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Florida had a great day. 

Wennberg could have been our Larsson replacement, and Verhaeghe would have been a nice add too. 

So they missed out on a 3C and a nice 4th liner?  That was the BEST any team did with forwards?

 

[Thorner]

10 minutes ago, Curt said:

So they missed out on a 3C and a nice 4th liner?  That was the BEST any team did with forwards?

 

Is this supposed to belittle the addition? In my opinion, the checking line C is the most important piece remaining with the possible exception of goalie. The most crucial forward add we still need. 

I would have loved for them to fill in the biggest piece of the puzzle remaining, yes. Wennberg would have been a swell add. Not complaining, but you asked for players we wanted.

Saying it again - The Larsson hole represents our 2nd most used C last year. Staal is going to shift the balance of usage a bit I'd imagine, but without bringing in a C to help account for the tough defensive minutes Larsson ate up, the 2C upgrade is largely mitigated. 

We need to fill it with a C this off-season. All year we talked about needing to add a 2C, and that was WITH the Larsson hole filled. It's Mittelstadt right now. 

Edited October 10, 2020 by Thorny