The NHL/NHLPA have released the Salary Cap Figures for the next three seasons

[Crusader1969]

4 hours ago, ska-T Palmtown said:

I just have so much trouble grasping the whole concept of why the Sabres need to be cheap. From a CNBC article:

If the Sabres have an estimated revenue of $169M ... assuming 30% taxrate for corps (?) = $118M. Their player payroll is ~$73M this year ... They have almost no debt, where in the ever living FERK is the remaining $45M going????????

Granted my analysis is very crude, but I don't buy for one second this franchise is losing money ... Last year they had a confirmed revenue of around $159M. The concept of a billionaire try to save a few $M here and there on his favorite toy, while his other sports team makes money so fast he can't even count it just seems way way way off. I know most of the board is convinced, based on rumor, speculation, and pure disbelief that anyone could run a franchise this poorly, that T-Pegs has some sort of internal cap. I whole-heartedly disagree. I think the far more likely scenario is that he has asked GMKA to be "smart" with the money and GMKA is playing the "I need cap space to sign all my awesome young kids to contracts" game.

I would be happy to go to games and buy merch if the product was good.  I'm sure lots of others would too 

imagine the playoff revenue he could earn if his team actually made the playoffs 

so frustrating 

 

[Thorner]

ill news is an ill guest 

[TheAud]

14 minutes ago, Thorner said:

ill news is an ill guest 

[Thorner]

6 minutes ago, TheAud said:

Sauron has yet to reveal his deadliest servant. The one who will lead Mordor’s armies in war. 

….the one they say no living man..can kill.

You’ve met him before. He stabbed Frodo on Weathertop

Edited February 1 by Thorner

[Dreams Burn Down]

23 minutes ago, Thorner said:

ill news is an ill guest 

Láthspell I name you.

[Thorner]

1 minute ago, Dreams Burn Down said:

Láthspell I name you.

Be silent!

Keep your forked tongue behind you teeth. I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm….

 

HARKEN TO ME 

[7+6=13]

4 hours ago, tom webster said:

I’m surprised it took this long to realize I put $100K and not $100M🤷‍♂️

Haha, too funny.  Obviously know what you meant but had to mess with ya.  You were right though, I remember you saying that.

[LGR4GM]

3 hours ago, Thorner said:

Be silent!

Keep your forked tongue behind you teeth. I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm….

 

HARKEN TO ME 

I come back to you now at the turn of the tide

[TheAud]

4 hours ago, Thorner said:

Sauron has yet to reveal his deadliest servant. The one who will lead Mordor’s armies in war. 

….the one they say no living man..can kill.

You’ve met him before. He stabbed Frodo on Weathertop

[DarthEbriate]

15 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

That might be the plan. League not enjoying parity as much as they thought they would. Big markets in the playoffs is big money. 

I suspect this will make the FA asks get really ridiculous as their agents will start asking for a big piece of all that extra money. 

Zucker's production this season means he's absolutely a $5M forward next year, at least for this team. 

And if I were a RFA with top-pair, top-line potential like Byram, JJP (on this team), or Quinn -- I'm setting my floor for a long-term deal at $8M, otherwise I go bridge and become a UFA when the cap is $110+ and I'm in my mid-20s.

 

Edit: Wait, I need to quote LOTR to post in this thread. Basically, if I'm a RFA, what I'm really saying is that I just need some taters. Bags of taters. Show me the taters!

Edited February 1 by DarthEbriate

[Ogelthorpe]

How long before they add "small market" to no palm trees and taxes for an excuse?