Sabres have made it a Top Priority to Re-Sign Linus Ullmark per Friedman

[Brawndo]

Reason 1,233,272,887, 777 that Pegula should be removed from making any hockey decisions 

[Norcal]

NHL Network can't believe Ullmark isn't on the market.

They don't want the Sabres to have anything nice 😡

[Thwomp!]

36 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Only peripherally related to Linus, but Paul Hamilton just reported on WGR that Terry Pegula was of the opinion that UPL should have been in the NHL this year.

You know, the goalie who has yet to match Linus' heights in the AHL, and, at the start of the season, hadn't even been a regular in the AHL.

Terry's never gonna stop, is he?  Decade of one of the worst, if not the worst ownership in recent memory in any sport, and he still doesn't get it.

[Sabre fan]

soooooooooooo...clearly Linus is as good as gone. Guess it'll be Hutton and whoever tending goal next year. And we wonder why the league laughs at us and clearly does not take us very serious. Can hardly wait until next year...

[Norcal]

42 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Only peripherally related to Linus, but Paul Hamilton just reported on WGR that Terry Pegula was of the opinion that UPL should have been in the NHL this year.

You know, the goalie who has yet to match Linus' heights in the AHL, and, at the start of the season, hadn't even been a regular in the AHL.

This was reported a few weeks ago I think. He wanted that to happen but notice it didn't. 

[Thwomp!]

If I'm Linus, unless the Sabres overpay, there is no way I'm not at least dipping my toes in free agency, just to see what's out there.  Why deal with this disfunction, unless you're getting paid to?

[bob_sauve28]

11 minutes ago, Sabre fan said:

soooooooooooo...clearly Linus is as good as gone. Guess it'll be Hutton and whoever tending goal next year. And we wonder why the league laughs at us and clearly does not take us very serious. Can hardly wait until next year...

Hutton will never play goal in the NHL again. IMO 

[Taro T]

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

 

But, but, Ham Sammich told us he "could" "possibly" get traded.  Certainly he was as good as gone.  <_< 

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

 

But, but, Ham Sammich told us he "could" "possibly" get traded.  Certainly he was as good as gone.  <_< 

[freester]

this is exactly what Skinner did and Botteril grossly overpaid. KA will grossly overpay 

[Gatorman0519]

Ullmark would be the best option in goal. If he leaves the pickings are slim. We’d have to sign a starter and a back up. This franchise is something. 

[Mustache of God]

21 minutes ago, Thwomp! said:

Terry's never gonna stop, is he?  Decade of one of the worst, if not the worst ownership in recent memory in any sport, and he still doesn't get it.

Lol, i'm catching up on the Instigators rewind and this is at the 10:55 mark Craig Rivet says, "Who the heck in the organization thought that was a good idea to have UPL up?" and then the stream cuts out for 10 seconds and then restarts, cutting out Hamilton confirming it was Pegula. 

Nice cover-up WGR.

[Thorner]

2 hours ago, Brawndo said:

 

This is the best news we'll get today. 

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

Term and AAV are in the ballpark apparently, hopefully it gets done 

I thought when he went at stood at C ready to fight yesterday, he'd likely stay

[Thorner]

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

Siri show me an example of backpedaling 

Backpedaling on what, the likelihood he'll stay?

[#freejame]

28 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

Ullmark would be the best option in goal. If he leaves the pickings are slim. We’d have to sign a starter and a back up. This franchise is something. 

The Avs cannot afford Grubauer and Landeskog, and I have a tough time imagining they part with Gabe. Grubauer will be the best option available and my guess is that if we re-sign Ullmark before the end of the season that Linus has a worse contract than him. 

[Crusader1969]

Binnington (Cup Winner) gets 6*6

Demko gets 5*5

Where are the Sabres with Ullmark?

$6 million and less Term? 

[Curt]

14 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Backpedaling on what, the likelihood he'll stay?

Yesterday he tweeted (paraphrasing) That contract talks between Ullmark and Sabres had failed, expect to see him traded before the deadline.

Now the phrasing is much much softer.

Its somewhere in this thread.

[LabattBlue]

3 years max, 4-5 mil per, absolutely no limited or full NMC/NTC.

Edited April 12, 2021 by LabattBlue

[Thwomp!]

38 minutes ago, Mustache of God said:

Lol, i'm catching up on the Instigators rewind and this is at the 10:55 mark Craig Rivet says, "Who the heck in the organization thought that was a good idea to have UPL up?" and then the stream cuts out for 10 seconds and then restarts, cutting out Hamilton confirming it was Pegula. 

Nice cover-up WGR.

Amateurs.  Can't hurt Terry's feelings though.

[LGR4GM]

1 minute ago, Crusader1969 said:

Binnington (Cup Winner) gets 6*6

Demko gets 5*5

Where are the Sabres with Ullmark?

$6 million and less Term? 

4.75x4 or 5.25x3

[LabattBlue]

1 hour ago, dudacek said:

Only peripherally related to Linus, but Paul Hamilton just reported on WGR that Terry Pegula was of the opinion that UPL should have been in the NHL this year.

You know, the goalie who has yet to match Linus' heights in the AHL, and, at the start of the season, hadn't even been a regular in the AHL.

I'm not a fan of Terry and Kim at all, and I can totally believe that this conversation occurred between TP, KA & RK.

[Brawndo]

1 hour ago, Thorny said:

Backpedaling on what, the likelihood he'll stay?

Yesterday it was he’s definitely testing the market, today he’s testing it if an agreement cannot be reached 

[Randall Flagg]

There's nothing quite like the rush of seeing "Brawndo" and "just now" in the catalog 

[Crusader1969]

I think the expansion draft will help the Sabres, if they can not sign ullmark. 
there are a few teams that can’t protect 2 good goalies. 
Sabres now have enough draft capital to pry one lose, rather than that team losing the player for nothing 

I believe there were a few trades prior to the Golden Knights draft 

[Norcal]

26 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

I think the expansion draft will help the Sabres, if they can not sign ullmark. 
there are a few teams that can’t protect 2 good goalies. 
Sabres now have enough draft capital to pry one lose, rather than that team losing the player for nothing 

I believe there were a few trades prior to the Golden Knights draft 

I think you're right. All sorts of players could be available from whats being talked about in the media.

Lots of teams will be looking to move pieces rather than lose them in expansion.

Other teams face cap implications so that will cause movement as well.

Those two seconds and two thirds could net more than they would in a normal year. 

Two seconds being the Sabres and the acquired pick 

Edited April 12, 2021 by Norcal

[PerreaultForever]

5 hours ago, Brawndo said:

Yesterday it was he’s definitely testing the market, today he’s testing it if an agreement cannot be reached 

That sounds like a typical squeeze for an over payment.