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

[The Gr8 Dane]

Non top 5D in the league should not be making 11M

Forwards do it all the time and Dmen impact the game more in my opinion

 

[MavisGoldberg]

Considering BUF is good and only getting better? Probably a pretty good chance he can continue it for the next year or two.

Look at his career, injuries, age..

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

This is market value for dahlin at the time even if Sanderson was never born.

This contract will be a steal in 3-4 years

It'll be a steal for sure.

But I think it was probably gonna be closer to $10M before that contract.

 

[hamzarocks]

Forwards do it all the time and Dmen impact the game more in my opinion

Yeah the leafs did these overpays with our core guys and it hasnt really worked for us yet.

The sabres though have Thompson about 2.5M underpaid and Cozens likely another 2M underpaid, so Dahlin at 1-2M overpaid shouldn't hurt them

 

[MavisGoldberg]

Skinner is overpaid by what? Like $1-1.5m? If his contract is the worst one we have, I think we're in great shape.

1-1.5 based on last year maybe. You might be saying 5 million by the end of the year. It's a bad one.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Look at his career, injuries, age..

You can keep arguing this all you want... I'm just gonna keep pointing out that even if he goes back to playing like shit, his buyout is incredibly manageable.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Big pay day for Dahlin. Good for him.

 

[Mrfenn92]

No brainer for both sides

 

[EichHart]

About 1 mil too high right now but should be a great deal in a few yrs. Future hall of famer locked up for another 8 is massive for this Sabres team.

 

[KapG]

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 has been pretty solid producer for them since kruger got sent to pasture

 

[GaboriklessWild]

massive overpayment.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I friggin love seeing Buffalo and Ottawa players buying in and signing long term with their teams and not doing the constant shorter contracts to squeeze out as much money as possible for themselves

I kinda figured he would be at about 10 per at the most but it's all good cause Sabres have some steals of deals already

 

[oceanchild]

You can keep arguing this all you want... I'm just gonna keep pointing out that even if he goes back to playing like shit, his buyout is incredibly manageable.

I have not seen anything that tells me. I’d fall would write that kind of check. Not a single thing

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Dear lord that's a lot of dough.

Avs and Rangers did pretty well with Fox and Makar it seems.

 

[waitin425]

Fair deal.

 

[MavisGoldberg]

I friggin love seeing Buffalo and Ottawa players buying in and signing long term with their teams and not doing the constant shorter contracts to squeeze out as much money as possible for themselves

Leaf players have never missed the playoffs. But go on...

 

[tsujimoto74]

1-1.5 based on last year maybe. You might be saying 5 million by the end of the year. It's a bad one.

Did the Sabres re-hire Ralph Krueger and I missed it? Because otherwise, no, he's gonna keep being the player he has been for the entire rest of his career.

 

[J1mLahey]

Congrats Sabres fans! Guys a stud and worth every penny.

 

[MavisGoldberg]

Did the Sabres re-hire Ralph Krueger and I missed it? Because otherwise, no, he's gonna keep being the player he has been for the entire rest of his career.

Look at his career.

 

[hamzarocks]

Did the Sabres re-hire Ralph Krueger and I missed it? Because otherwise, no, he's gonna keep being the player he has been for the entire rest of his career.

That would be a 60-65 pt player not a 80-85 pt player like last year

 

[LongWayDown37]

Good deal. Great it’s 8 years. Dahlin is a great franchise player.

 

[goonybird]

That's how much it costs

 

[Gliff]

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;..

And the league was failing. What’s your point…

 

[MasterofGrond]

Think you gotta be happy with this deal as a Sabres fan. I know a lot of elite defenseman are underpaid (Makar, Fox, McAvoy) but 8 years starting next season at 11 is gonna look real good by the middle of that contract.

 

[BB88]

Good for Buffalo for getting their core locked up.

But Dahlin went for the max