Goathead
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Has anyone considered it could have been worse?
Eh we’re the sabres it’s always gonna get worse .
Has anyone considered it could have been worse?
Leino, Moulson and Okposo made it to July 1 and were UFA. Leino, Moulson and Okposo were below-average skaters when the deals were signed.
This is much more like the ROR deal. Extend an already-owned property. That ROR deal looks pretty darned nice right now, even more so if we actually still had the player.
Marner is also a winger. What you reckon, hes gonna sign for 5mil cause of that? ROR and Skinner deals are comparable at time of signing. Both an ovepray with potential to turn ugly in the end and good for the start.The RoR deal was for
A) A center
B) A player who could play in all situations (PP, EV, PK)
The Skinner Deal is for
A) A winger
B) A winger who needs to be coddled with High Ozone starts, can't play the PK and has never been particularly effective on the PP
The NHL Salary cap in 2016-17, when RoR's deal went into effect was 73M and 10.27% of the cap
Skinner's deal on a 83M salary cap is 10.8% of the cap
Skinner is no RoR. Not at all.
This is a desperate bad deal made by a desperate, bad team.
Sabres put themselves in the situation they had to make the deal to take one step forward. If they didn’t it would have been two steps backward.The RoR deal was for
A) A center
B) A player who could play in all situations (PP, EV, PK)
The Skinner Deal is for
A) A winger
B) A winger who needs to be coddled with High Ozone starts, can't play the PK and has never been particularly effective on the PP
The NHL Salary cap in 2016-17, when RoR's deal went into effect was 73M and 10.27% of the cap
Skinner's deal on a 83M salary cap is 10.8% of the cap
Skinner is no RoR. Not at all.
This is a desperate bad deal made by a desperate, bad team.
The people who dislike this deal have simply
Forgotten the Sabres sole purpose
You get better by keeping good players, not letting them walk. This is a worse team without Jeff Skinner.Ah yes, the goal is to win the stanley cup.
We got a career year out of jeff last year, let's see where led us to in the standings!
Wait, wait.....looks like we finished 20 points out of the playoffs.
Well, it's ok, surely he's lead OTHER teams into the playoffs! Let's look at his career numbers
Oh. 0 Playoff games played.
So, what's our purpose again? To overpay above average talent to help us...miss the playoffs?
If so
He was getting that anyways. A pending UFA wingers signing has no real affect on that.Horrible. If Buffalo has any other players break out in the future they are going to point to this contract and say pay me.
Dahlin getting 10+ in 2 seasons.
Ah yes, the goal is to win the stanley cup.
We got a career year out of jeff last year, let's see where led us to in the standings!
Wait, wait.....looks like we finished 20 points out of the playoffs.
Well, it's ok, surely he's lead OTHER teams into the playoffs! Let's look at his career numbers
Oh. 0 Playoff games played.
So, what's our purpose again? To overpay above average talent to help us...miss the playoffs?
If so
This is why we should have held out at 8x8. Now Skinners contract is the benchmark and things will get real ugly. What will Dahlin want, 12+?Horrible. If Buffalo has any other players break out in the future they are going to point to this contract and say pay me.
Dahlin getting 10+ in 2 seasons.
Buffalo hasn't even sniffed the playoffs yet and they surely have about 30 mill committed to 3 players going forward.
Ah yes, the goal is to win the stanley cup.
We got a career year out of jeff last year, let's see where led us to in the standings!
Wait, wait.....looks like we finished 20 points out of the playoffs.
Well, it's ok, surely he's lead OTHER teams into the playoffs! Let's look at his career numbers
Oh. 0 Playoff games played.
So, what's our purpose again? To overpay above average talent to help us...miss the playoffs?
If so
The RoR deal was for
A) A center
B) A player who could play in all situations (PP, EV, PK)
The Skinner Deal is for
A) A winger
B) A winger who needs to be coddled with High Ozone starts, can't play the PK and has never been particularly effective on the PP
The NHL Salary cap in 2016-17, when RoR's deal went into effect was 73M and 10.27% of the cap
Skinner's deal on a 83M salary cap is 10.8% of the cap
Skinner is no RoR. Not at all.
This is a desperate bad deal made by a desperate, bad team.
Eh we’re the sabres it’s always gonna get worse .
Skinner has a good agent...Well played.