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kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007
Mar 11 @ 5:22 PM ET
Lot of questions, there. First up, no conditional bonuses are allowed. It's all guaranteed money.

Lehner, Varlamov, Andersen, Rinne each make 5m. They are #14-17 as highest paid goalies. Think it's fair to call that average.

Cam Talbot got 3 years for 11m (3.67m). That's pretty much bottom of the barrel for starters (no longer team controlled). I think he's a good comp. Merzlinks is a good name, but he signed his deal as an RFA. His 4m might be in the ballpark.

Flat cap + injuries = hard to guess. Maybe he feels comfortable here, maybe he's tired of losing, maybe he's unhappy with how they handled his last couple deals. I'm his agent, I'm looking at 4 years @ 4.5m, so asking a bit higher.
- Lunaion


Name the teams that you think are willing to give Ullmark $18M over 4 years.
3rd GM's the charm
Columbus Blue Jackets
Location: Look, it's a situation where thats a great question, OH
Joined: 07.01.2020
Mar 11 @ 5:23 PM ET
This Milano deal is incredible.

4 year, too?

Changes the entire Draft for us.
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014
Mar 11 @ 5:33 PM ET
This Milano deal is incredible.

4 year, too?

Changes the entire Draft for us.
- 3rd GM's the charm


Bring me the freight train RB! Hopefully he falls. I forgot his name.
kritter65
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 07.11.2009
Mar 11 @ 5:39 PM ET
This Milano deal is incredible.

4 year, too?

Changes the entire Draft for us.
- 3rd GM's the charm


Weird how totally opposite the Bills and the Sabres are. One is a nearly perfect model of how to run a team, and the other is a total dumpster fire.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011
Mar 11 @ 5:41 PM ET
Bring me the freight train RB! Hopefully he falls. I forgot his name.
- Gr8daygo



Najee Harris
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019
Mar 11 @ 5:43 PM ET
Every single multi year deal signed this year is going to be heavily backloaded.

Everyone banking the cap goes up 10-15 per year the next two years.
- ImThatGuy



Oh I agree. I still think a 5.2 mill cap hit is great.

Hopefully more players take the hometown discount.
3rd GM's the charm
Columbus Blue Jackets
Location: Look, it's a situation where thats a great question, OH
Joined: 07.01.2020
Mar 11 @ 5:45 PM ET
Weird how totally opposite the Bills and the Sabres are. One is a nearly perfect model of how to run a team, and the other is a total dumpster fire.
- kritter65

Seriously
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014
Mar 11 @ 5:45 PM ET
Najee Harris
- Powerslave


Mmmm big fast run ya over running back!
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011
Mar 11 @ 5:46 PM ET
Mmmm big fast run ya over running back!
- Gr8daygo



And he is a huge threat to catch out of the backfield, too.
SyrSabreFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Syracuse, NY
Joined: 02.27.2007
Mar 11 @ 5:47 PM ET
What did you hear not gerbe
- jcragcrumple


Josh Allen is not gerbe? finally I was wondering where he wasnt
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014
Mar 11 @ 5:49 PM ET
Seriously
- 3rd GM's the charm


Yes! Yes! Very much yes!!! How could you think otherwise....
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008
Mar 11 @ 5:52 PM ET
This Milano deal is incredible.

4 year, too?

Changes the entire Draft for us.
- 3rd GM's the charm

amazing what happens when you are in the conference finals vs a bottom 5 team in the league
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010
Mar 11 @ 5:53 PM ET
Mmmm big fast run ya over running back!
- Gr8daygo

Etienne or HArris.

Both are what this offense needs,


I like Milano, good player, but my reaction when i saw the deal was okay, good player okay deal, get some difference makers on that dline now
.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010
Mar 11 @ 5:54 PM ET
Name the teams that you think are willing to give Ullmark $18M over 4 years.
- kingcong39


Hopefully not the SAbres.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019
Mar 11 @ 5:58 PM ET
Oh I agree. I still think a 5.2 mill cap hit is great.

Hopefully more players take the hometown discount.
- Sabretooth9

I think it will be a little higher because he got a 7mill singing bonus so I believe it will be closer to 7mill against the cap but still a great deal. Didn't think they could pull it off.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019
Mar 11 @ 6:06 PM ET
https://mobile.twitter.co...amp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Culture
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007
Mar 11 @ 6:08 PM ET
Oh I agree. I still think a 5.2 mill cap hit is great.

Hopefully more players take the hometown discount.
- Sabretooth9


Milano’s cap hit is gonna be $11mil per,
not 5.2m
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019
Mar 11 @ 6:08 PM ET
Are we gonna have $$$ to do much else though ?
- jdfitz77

Yes still leaves 11 to 13mill left and they can still release Addison, Smith, Tyler M and that would free up another 11mil.
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014
Mar 11 @ 6:08 PM ET
https://mobile.twitter.com/JosinaAnderson/status/1370138447135002627?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Culture
- Buff36


But but but. The Sabres have the same culture. Cause same owner. It’s all the players fault.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019
Mar 11 @ 6:09 PM ET
Milano’s cap hit is gonna be $11mil per,
not 5.2m
- jdfitz77

Not this year, heavily backloaded
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007
Mar 11 @ 6:10 PM ET
Etienne or HArris.

Both are what this offense needs,


I like Milano, good player, but my reaction when i saw the deal was okay, good player okay deal, get some difference makers on that dline now
.
- ImThatGuy

Are we gonna have $$$ to do that though ?
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007
Mar 11 @ 6:11 PM ET
Yes still leaves 11 to 13mill left and they can still release Addison, Smith, Tyler M and that would free up another 11mil.
- Buff36


It’s gonna cost a big chunk of that just to sign our draft picks though
3rd GM's the charm
Columbus Blue Jackets
Location: Look, it's a situation where thats a great question, OH
Joined: 07.01.2020
Mar 11 @ 6:12 PM ET
It’s gonna cost a big chunk of that just to sign our draft picks though
- jdfitz77

oh ok
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007
Mar 11 @ 6:12 PM ET
Not this year, heavily backloaded
- Buff36


Cap hit is still divided EVENLY over the course of the deal, isn’t it?
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016
Mar 11 @ 6:13 PM ET
God Pham hates Erod. Cmon, Erod. End Ralph's career
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