Confirmed Signing with Link: [BUF] F Zach Benson signs extension with the Sabres (7 years, $7.5M AAV)

[BB88]

Jarmo on fire this week

Benson- Doan- Helenius- Bjorck is going to be wild for the next 10 years

 

[bossram]

Similar to the Doan deal, as I thought. Very good deal, it'll be massive value in a couple seasons.

 

[Hunter368]

Good deal, great player

 

[BB88]

a bit high, but solid overall.

A bit high???

What on earth, he’s already easily worth that

 

[joestevens29]

Tuch way overpaid, benson amazing deal. Never change hf

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

That little shit is a great player. Nice contract.

Looking forward to Zach pestering you guys for years.

 

[TNABuffalo]

Honey badger don't give a shit.

He's elite of the elite at absorbing hits and ending up in front of the net anyway.

I love love love love this.

(Now the Arena is safe from any mysterious fires)

 

[BKarchitect]

Tuch way overpaid, benson amazing deal. Never change hf

Tuch isn’t overpaid, he got a very market contract for an UFA.

Benson IS an amazing deal though. The surplus value this contract will provide over the next 7 years in a rising cap world for a guy who just proved at age 21 he can be a big dog in the playoffs is off the charts.

 

[D0ctorCool]

A bit high???

What on earth, he’s already easily worth that

just a tinch.

 

[The Red Helmet]

Tuch way overpaid, benson amazing deal. Never change hf

One is 30 and the other is 21.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Tuch isn’t overpaid, he got a very market contract for an UFA.

Benson IS an amazing deal though. The surplus value this contract will provide over the next 7 years in a rising cap world for a guy who just proved at age 21 he can be a big dog in the playoffs is off the charts.

If this is amazing, then what would be fair, $10M? Seems high.

I guess the amazing thing would be that they got that number for 7 years, and not just 4 or 5.

 

[EastVillageBlues]

Congrats, Sabres.

That's a great contract in the long run, excellent value for the player it's bringing.

 

[MNRube]

Sabres can’t miss right now

 

[dire wolf]

well done

 

[joestevens29]

One is 30 and the other is 21.

One has actually produced goals in nhl

 

[BleedBlue14]

Great deal for the Sabres, guy they should keep around

 

[ShanahanMan]

Still depressed we drafted Danielson over him

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Nice maybe now he can afford a better face

 

[BB88]

just a tinch.

Benson was probably Buffalos best forward in the playoffs

These guys get 10+ today, Benson just didn’t have the longterm CV for it

 

[BKarchitect]

If this is amazing, then what would be fair, $10M? Seems high.

I guess the amazing thing would be that they got that number for 7 years, and not just 4 or 5.

Sure, I’m looking at the cost of the car overall from 5,000 miles to 50,000 miles…not the monthly rate.

$52.5 million over the entire prime for a guy who just turned 21 and looked like one of the best players on his team in a playoff run is a huge value surplus no matter how you slice it.

 

[joestevens29]

No

Tuch isn’t overpaid, he got a very market contract for an UFA.

Benson IS an amazing deal though. The surplus value this contract will provide over the next 7 years in a rising cap world for a guy who just proved at age 21 he can be a big dog in the playoffs is off the charts.

we got a 13 goal 40 point guy and people making it sound wonderful

 

[BB88]

If this is amazing, then what would be fair, $10M? Seems high.

I guess the amazing thing would be that they got that number for 7 years, and not just 4 or 5.

He was Buffalos best forward in the playoffs

He’ll be prime Marchand

 

[MeenOlViks]

He's so small though and with his style of play he's going to get crushed one day and then the Sabres will be stuck with an albatross contract for an underperforming player.

Your prolly right, this is the first time a player under 6’ has signed for this term

 

[BKarchitect]

No

we got a 13 goal 40 point guy and people making it sound wonderful

Yeah, ok, we clock what kind of analytical fan you are. You do you boo.

 

[stokes84]

Hard to find anything to complain about with this. He proved he’s a core player in the playoffs.