Confirmed Signing with Link: [BUF] Sabres re-sign Rasmus Ristolainen (6 years, $5.4M AAV)

[TheKrebsCycle]

Solid number.

 

[Kamiccolo]

Congrats Sabres fans, fantastic deal for you guys.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

Steal

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Have to think Lindholm and Trouba fold pretty quick right? I assume all three were waiting for one of the others to break

That's pretty much my thinking as well, The bar is pretty well set here for what Lindholm should receive seeing that he and Risto are somewhat comparable. Trouba will be one that i will be keeping my eye on now.

 

[Street Hawk]

All of these dmen deals are all like $1.5 million or more less than the forwards are getting out of ELC

That never seems to change.

Hopefully this ends the Lindholm situation soon.

Still surprised at the number given that Hamilton is at $5.75 and even Myers out of elc also got $5.75 when the cap was lower.

Figured this crop especially Lindholm a ristolinen, would crack $6 million against the cap.

 

[WesMcCauley]

God, I hope Lindholm signs somewhere around there too.

He should get more imo. Clearly the better player. Lindholm is amazing. Risto is solid aswell but Lindholm is a damn good player.

 

[JS91]

A great deal. Risto cashes in early and makes sure he's set for life just in case he gets a career ending injury or something. The Sabres get their young #1D on a great deal that will likely turn into an absolute steal if Risto keeps progressing.

 

[FinnLightning26]

Great deal. Risto will be a beauty.

 

[MayDay]

no contract-agrees to go to camp anyway-no progress-leaves camp-gets contract...

I don't think him skating or not skating made a whit of difference one way or the other.

What mattered was that 23-man roster deadline is today and opening night is Thursday.

That's why the deal got done today. Not because he was or wasn't skating with the team in practice.

 

[gilfaizon]

The Ducks would like to thank Tim Murray for a job well done.

 

[pierre gagnon*]

good deal, young, talented and under contract

 

[leaflover]

Quite a few similar defensemen have been signing similar deals and I feel these contracts will soon be some of the better longterm deals out there.

Well done.

 

[DapperCam]

The Ducks would like to thank Tim Murray for a job well done.

They can show us their appreciation by trading us Fowler.

 

[Daz28]

Not gonna see many people complaining about this deal. Who will be the first?? I hope this is what gets all the rest of them signed.

 

[HarrisonFord]

Fair deal

 

[Ace]

Only one UFA year covered.

2.

He played a 3 year ELC and has 4 rfa years. They bought 6

 

[TOGuy14]

Good signing.

Interesting trend popping up for RFAs where teams are only buying 1 UFA year. Guess the price is too high to grab more.

 

[Arthuros]

They can show us their appreciation by trading us Fowler.

The only way the salary can work is if you send us Ennis.

EDIT: I'll put just in case.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

$5.4m!? Holy crap. Great contract.

 

[haseoke39]

The only way the salary can work is if you send us Ennis.

Buffalo could fit Fowler without sending any salary back once we put McCormick on LTIR and demote a couple young forwards.

If you want a roster player, Girgensons is more your cup of tea for the cap space you need to create.

 

[Daz28]

Good signing.

Interesting trend popping up for RFAs where teams are only buying 1 UFA year. Guess the price is too high to grab more.

It's worth it for the teams to take 6 yrs over 8, because you'll only have to over pay if he plays excellent, and you saved that much over the span of those 6 years.

 

[DapperCam]

The only way the salary can work is if you send us Ennis.

Not true, we'll have room once we LTIR McCormick. We could send almost all futures. I'd guess Girgensons would be the asking price though.

 

[Sabresruletheschool]

*grits teeth* iamsohappyforyouguys

I literally lol'd

 

[Arthuros]

Buffalo could fit Fowler without sending any salary back once we put McCormick on LTIR and demote a couple young forwards.

If you want a roster player, Girgensons is more your cup of tea for the cap space you need to create.

Not true, we'll have room once we LTIR McCormick. We could send almost all futures. I'd guess Girgensons would be the asking price though.

On a more serious note, you're right, Girgensons is the guy we would want to meet our cap needs.

I was attempting a tongue-in-cheek reference to a Fowler for Ennis trade.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Not gonna see many people complaining about this deal. Who will be the first?? I hope this is what gets all the rest of them signed.

Kucherov?