Sabres Free Agency Thread

[Buffalonill]

Just now, GASabresIUFAN said:

Not according to capfriendly.

 

https://nyihockeynow.com/report-semyon-varlamov-re-signs-with-islanders/

[GoPuckYourself]

1 minute ago, Curt said:

Sign Varlamov for 2 years?

He was signed already

 

[Curt]

Just now, GoPuckYourself said:

He was signed already

 

Hmm, I see.  Not official, but looks that way.

[Shootica]

Just now, Curt said:

Hmm, I see.  Not official, but looks that way.

The Lou special.

[GoPuckYourself]

Our only bet now is trade

Just now, Curt said:

Hmm, I see.  Not official, but looks that way.

 

[Eleven]

1 hour ago, pastajoe said:

Bring Bud Light.

Well, it wasn't him this time, but there was a "send 'em back to [continent]" uttered, which enabled me to excuse myself early.

[Buffalonill]

MAF has a NTC probably? 

[Randall Flagg]

4 minutes ago, Curt said:

Hmm, I see.  Not official, but looks that way.

He was never leaving the Island even before the contract was signed

[Brawndo]

 

Miles Wood deal is 6 x 2.5 Million AAV 

Engvall back to The Island 

[Eleven]

I want Colorado to try to assign Drouin to the AHL just to see what happens.

[Buffalonill]

5 minutes ago, Eleven said:

I want Colorado to try to assign Drouin to the AHL just to see what happens.

 Probably trying to get that magic back with his old buddy .

 I think this is an underrated signing that will be good

[Brawndo]

 

[Buffalonill]

4 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

Damn you got me excited. 

You just posted in the wrong place 😕

[HumanSlinky39]

7 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

7 years for Engvall? Geeze, turn some GMs loose in a weak FA market and...

[John Tucker]

So other than the fact our young guys get a year older and a couple of meh signings, have we gotten any better?  Have we bridged the gap between us Boston, Florida, Tampa & Toronto?  Detroit has improved their roster and haven’t heard much from Montreal and Ottawa.

[HumanSlinky39]

9 minutes ago, John Tucker said:

So other than the fact our young guys get a year older and a couple of meh signings, have we gotten any better?  Have we bridged the gap between us Boston, Florida, Tampa & Toronto?  Detroit has improved their roster and haven’t heard much from Montreal and Ottawa.

Clifton makes us immediately better.

 

Looking at some of the contracts handed out, I'm okay with KA not getting too aggressive. We still have more prospect capital than almost anyone. Plenty of ammo to upgrade through trades.

Edited July 1, 2023 by HumanSlinky39

[LGR4GM]

4 minutes ago, John Tucker said:

So other than the fact our young guys get a year older and a couple of meh signings, have we gotten any better?  Have we bridged the gap between us Boston, Florida, Tampa & Toronto?  Detroit has improved their roster and haven’t heard much from Montreal and Ottawa.

Everyone said last year how Detroit had "improved their roster" and yet we were better. 

Don't underestimate the growth power, jjp, Krebs, and Levi will show. 

[Palm Trees And Taxes]

The way things have shook out with the goalies and that the Sabres have 25/23 players signed with 5.8M in cap space, this might be a perfect time to call Winnipeg about Connor Hellbuyck. Olofsson, prospect and a 1st (Top 10 protected) as a centerpiece of the deal, even if it was a 1 year rental, would clearly put Buffalo in the playoff picture and really allow Levi to ease into becoming a full time NHL goalie.

Edited July 1, 2023 by Ruff Around The Edges

[GoPuckYourself]

9 minutes ago, John Tucker said:

So other than the fact our young guys get a year older and a couple of meh signings, have we gotten any better?  Have we bridged the gap between us Boston, Florida, Tampa & Toronto?  Detroit has improved their roster and haven’t heard much from Montreal and Ottawa.

Until we get a legit goalie who can play with Levi this is going to be a glaring need. UPL/Comrie just aren't good enough imo.

Edited July 1, 2023 by GoPuckYourself

[Palm Trees And Taxes]

3 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Everyone said last year how Detroit had "improved their roster" and yet we were better. 

Don't underestimate the growth power, jjp, Krebs, and Levi will show. 

I think Yzerman is a good GM but is it just me or does this guy almost walk on water with the hockey media? Every move is great, perfect, great deals, great signings. No matter what he does. So far I give Yzerman a B- in DET. Maybe in 2-3 years the wave of their young players arrive but im not in love with some of their UFA signings.

[HumanSlinky39]

4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Everyone said last year how Detroit had "improved their roster" and yet we were better. 

Don't underestimate the growth power, jjp, Krebs, and Levi will show. 

Yep. After FA last year, everyone was tripping all over themselves to polish Stevie's wand and it went bust.

I think he does draft well. I don't think he necessarily does a very good job of roster building.

[FrenchConnection44]

I like the defensemen. A solid #4 in Clifton who gives our prospect D men time to develop. And a 5-6 in Johnson  Johnson has a ton of experience he will bring  went through entire rebuild and won a Cup with Avalanche so that’s a plus. Clifton also comes from a winning franchise and is young still but a vet for us. 

Clifton had a 4.2 defensive point shares  Johnson a 2.8. 

Orlov $7.75 M per yr for 2 yrs. Pricey. Plus he probably thought Hurricanes closer to a Cup. 

Good piece here. 

 

[FrenchConnection44]

Still need a goalie. Disappointed we didn’t land Andersen. He came in at a reasonable price, imo. May not have wanted to come here unless we went a lot higher. But some think he is not as good as he appears on paper of late.

Hope we don’t give up a prized prospect to get one. Love the idea of Olafsson and a future draft pick. We have such a strong set of prospects we can afford to do that. 

Also still feel like we need another forward. Ideally one who can also win some face offs. But need a vet to replace Quinn. Imo. 
 

 

[Norcal]

12 minutes ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

Yep. After FA last year, everyone was tripping all over themselves to polish Stevie's wand and it went bust.

It's bound to happen 😏

[Palm Trees And Taxes]

Do you all think its possible the Sabres LTIR Quinn and let him sit the year and we bring in a vet for 1 year to replace, given the nature of JQ's injury?

Edited July 1, 2023 by Ruff Around The Edges