Confirmed Signing with Link: [BUF] D Rasmus Dahlin signs extension with the Sabres (8 years, $11M AAV)

FriendlyGhost92

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But Skinner...
The cap is about the entire roster.


The cap is going up. The days of guys like Makar/Tkachuk signing for 9.5 are over.

Skinner was a PPG player last year. The contract is still not good, but it's much better than it was the first three years.

It's also not all that painful of a buyout, to be honest. There's only one year that it does any real damage.
 

BKarchitect

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Congrats Sabres fans. It’s a huge deal and yet it’s still gonna look fantastic going forward. Getting him for all 8 years was the important part. Mission accomplished.

Hard to not see the Sabres becoming a power. All the core guys are basically locked up (aside from Power who will get his money) and the system is loaded. I think with this signing they are clearly up there as “team that hasn’t done anything yet but I’d most want have as my franchise”.
 

hamzarocks

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Not worth 11M yet but since its full 8 year term the cap will grow, and his play should be top 3 to 5D yearly so cap% wise won't be that bad as he looks to lead the sabres to contention

Thompson and Cozens on great underpays, so a bit of an overpay for Dahlin is fine.

Wonder what Powers gets if he puts 50ish pts this year
 

MavisGoldberg

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Skinner was a PPG player last year. The contract is still not good, but it's much better than it was the first three years.

It's also not all that painful of a buyout, to be honest. There's only one year that it does any real damage.
What are the chances he keeps that up though?
 

The Gr8 Dane

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Not worth 11M yet but since its full 8 year term the cap will grow, and his play should be top 3 to 5D yearly so cap% wise won't be that bad as he looks to lead the sabres to contention

Thompson and Cozens on great underpays, so a bit of an overpay for Dahlin is fine.

Wonder what Powers gets if he puts 50ish pts this year
He is absolutely worth 11 million right now
 

Hierso

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Nice with a signing before the season starts. Will probably end up aging great by the 3'rd year.
 

hamzarocks

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He is absolutely worth 11 million right now
Non top 5D in the league should not be making 11M

Makar, Fox, McAvoy, all are a lot under 11M and are better then him, but they signed under lower cap.

Dahlin ceiling is lower than Malar and Fox but probably better than McAvoy

He still needs to improve to be worth 11M
 

MavisGoldberg

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Anyone else of a certain age see people comment on 11 million being too much and realize 25 years ago there were players making more when revenues were 1/8th what they are today?
It's time for players to stop being nice and push for more $. Bobby Holik 21 years ago got 9 million per...
I get there's a "Cap" but still;..
 

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