Confirmed Signing with Link: [BUF] F Jordan Greenway signs extension with the Sabres (2 years, $4M AAV)

[Chainshot]

Hasn’t Greenway been pretty good as a bottom six two-say guy with some size and grit for Buffalo. Things they need. I think this is actually decent for them. They probably pay a bit of a premium to get pending UFAs to stay at this point, but I don’t think that’s a horrible deal for a veteran who, from what I can tell, isn’t a big offensive guy at this stage but is value to the Sabres.

He has. Some nights he's super imposing (the Rangers game in Buffalo a few games back when he was first star for example) and some when he's just a guy. Defensively he's fine.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Lemme summarize this thread.




Random Fan 1: This dude sucks.

Buffalo Fan: As someone who watches him regularly, he brings X, Y, and Z to the table, and Buffalo needs that.

Random Fan 2: Is he any good? What does he even bring to the table?

Buffalo Fan: As posted above, he brings X, Y, and Z to the table, and Buffalo needs that.

Random Fan 3: Yeah, but he sucks.

 

[Tatanka]

Terrible signing. Time to show Adams the door.

That time passed 4 years ago.

 

[old kummelweck]

Greenway being an effort player was not what I envisioned when I opened this thread. One of the least motivated players on the Wild I can recall.

Don Granato brought a lot out of him. This is a highlight of his this year.

 

[Flan the incredible]

He does more than scoring



Hes physical
Hes is a good PKer

On yout 30 pts comment....for buffalo...

110g 17-23-40. That is about 29.8 per 82

Glad you are happy with him but that description to me is a 4th line player and not one that should make 4 million.

Also let me know when he plays 82 games because he is regularly hurt. Feel like 60 something is his max.

 

[Chainshot]

Glad you are happy with him but that description to me is a 4th line player and not one that should make 4 million.

Also let me know when he plays 82 games because he is regularly hurt. Feel like 60 something is his max.

Considering a reputable predictive agency like AFP had him at very close to this on a 4 year average based on their models, it seems to be market value.

 

[Flan the incredible]

Considering a reputable predictive agency like AFP had him at very close to this on a 4 year average based on their models, it seems to be market value.

Just because they predicted it doesn't make it a good contract.

Agree to disagree as I would of spent the money in other areas to improve the team. Good luck

 

[GG96]

Just trade him and resign him after the year.

 

[Djp]

Glad you are happy with him but that description to me is a 4th line player and not one that should make 4 million.

Also let me know when he plays 82 games because he is regularly hurt. Feel like 60 something is his max.

He’s a top 9 F. UFA year vets are going to be making 3.5M or more if you want them signed given where the cap is.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Just because they predicted it doesn't make it a good contract.

Agree to disagree as I would of spent the money in other areas to improve the team. Good luck

Pegula wouldn’t have, that’s the only relevant part.

 

[BagHead]

Just trade him and resign him after the year.

That almost never actually works. If a player wants to stay, that typically means they don't want to be traded. Once a player is traded and the season ends, they're so close to free agency that they might as well see what spots are available and maybe earn more money. Typically, that's not with their old team. That's also assuming they don't have any hard feelings about being traded when they didn't want to be. Gotta remember, these are people, not robots, they have their own emotions and agendas.

From the team's point of view, if the Sabres want Greenway, it's better for them to just re-sign him. The pick that they could get for him is almost certainly not as valuable as the player himself, re-signed to a fair deal. Trading him opens them up to the risk of losing Greenway for a lesser asset (the pick) when they didn't have to, or re-signing Greenway for a higher dollar value this summer than they paid now.

It's a poor risk-reward proposition you suggest. There is a single scenario where they win in it (Greenway re-signs for the same amount and they draft a useful player with the pick), but there are several scenarios where they break even but with unnecessary risk, or lose by various degrees.



Ah, almost forgot to say what I came in here to say. Good for Greenway! I always liked him, even if he did make me pull my hair out sometimes. I'm glad to hear his game has matured.

 

[AtlantaHockeyFanatic]

Jesus Christ there are a ton of casuals in here. Some of yall only look at the stat sheet and it shows

 

[Hasekperreault23]

That's weird, because in MN the main complaint about him was that he did cheat the game.When he played hard he could be a force, but too many times you would see him just not give enough effort on the ice. There were some talk about him not putting the work in off ice.

I heard that too and was concerned but haven't seen it in Buffalo at all.With our skilled young guys he is a perfect fit wish we had two more of him

 

[cybresabre]

He doesn't even drop the gloves. This is what's wrong with that organization

Wait, that's what's wrong with the organization?

 

[aonb]

i know im a stat watcher etc but i think its still kinda funny that Dylan Strome is making $5M per year so only $1M more than Greenway and he's a low 1C + point per game player

 

[Daz28]

Just because they predicted it doesn't make it a good contract.

Agree to disagree as I would of spent the money in other areas to improve the team. Good luck

It's a 2 year deal. Will bring back assets next deadline. They aren't even a cap team.

 

[57special]

I'm sure, whatever. 2 years, not much risk there.

But is Greenway even any good? The times I've seen him, he's mostly a non-factor. He's just around.

He can be a monster when he's on. He isn't just big, but strong for his size. A handful in front of the net, providing imposing screens, which are an underrated part of an offensive game. Also has surprisingly good vision and passing ability.

My issue with him was always his inconsistency, and conditioning. If he can fix that latter, it will probably fix the former. If he does that, 4M will be a bargain for him.