Eklund: Is Offer Sheet Season Over?; Are The Sabres Looking At Raymond?

BUF should offer him $9M per. Slight overpay. DET would match but at least you’d be hurting them a lil bit

1st, 2nd and a 3rd is peanuts for a guy like Raymond

There is a minor detail here...Raymond has to SIGN the offer sheet. Unless it's a gross overpay, why would he do this?

If the Wings match, the relationship is fractured.

If the Wings let him go, he goes to Buffalo who already have Tuch and Quinn playing right wing. Raymond would likely slot above them, but why exactly is Buffalo making an aggressive play to address an area that isn't really a weakness?

Also, Buffalo's cap situation isn't what it seems. They haven't signed Krebs yet, so they don't have $8.5M. Likely closer to $7.5M if he just accepts a qualifying offer. Raymond isn't going to sign for $7.5M. So that alone says this isn't happening. Going forward, Buffalo has to sign Byram, Quinn, Peterka, Tuch is a UFA in 2 years, and the Skinner dead cap jumps to $4.4M, then $6.4M.

So none of this makes sense to me...

When is our Winnipeg Jets writer coming on board?

When is our Winnipeg Jets writer coming on board?
- Don 0 Ray

Never. Winnipeg along with ten other teams have no writers on HockeyBuzz.

When is our Winnipeg Jets writer coming on board?
- Don 0 Ray

When they have a team to write about

I'm not 100% sure but by a quick glance, Philly sends Rasmus Ristolainen to Utah for a 6th or 7th round pick with $0 salary retention.
Then Ellis LTIR as well as Johansen or his comes off for breach. Then sign Seider to offer sheet at $11.5 by 7 years. True number 1D for the Cup contention in 2 or 3 seasons out. Which will be conditional also to landing a franchise goalie as well. Maybe it could work out numbers wise as cap continues to go up and dead cap space drops off. "LET'S GO FLYERS!!!!"

I'm not 100% sure but by a quick glance, Philly sends Rasmus Ristolainen to Utah for a 6th or 7th round pick with $0 salary retention.
Then Ellis LTIR as well as Johansen or his comes off for breach. Then sign Seider to offer sheet at $11.5 by 7 years. True number 1D for the Cup contention in 2 or 3 seasons out. Which will be conditional also to landing a franchise goalie as well. Maybe it could work out numbers wise as cap continues to go up and dead cap space drops off. "LET'S GO FLYERS!!!!"
- flyersfanman71

I'm sure Utah would take Ristolainen as an extremely expensive 3RD behind Durzi and Marino with some great assets attached. Risto on his own merits is a massive liability.

Why do it ? It only works if it is on a cash strapped team. Yzerman has 17 mil to work with. All you would do is open yourself up to retaliation. Plus not get the player. Would be a less than brilliant move !

Love it but doubt Utah takes Rasmussen without at least 33 percent held

I'm not 100% sure but by a quick glance, Philly sends Rasmus Ristolainen to Utah for a 6th or 7th round pick with $0 salary retention.
Then Ellis LTIR as well as Johansen or his comes off for breach. Then sign Seider to offer sheet at $11.5 by 7 years. True number 1D for the Cup contention in 2 or 3 seasons out. Which will be conditional also to landing a franchise goalie as well. Maybe it could work out numbers wise as cap continues to go up and dead cap space drops off. "LET'S GO FLYERS!!!!"
- flyersfanman71

And why would Utah want Risto at his salary?? They could just offer sheet Raymond themselves.

I don't think it is over and this is why:

https://awinninghabit.com...-the-rebuild-01j6060wk4kb

Montreal should definitely go for it.

I'm not 100% sure but by a quick glance, Philly sends Rasmus Ristolainen to Utah for a 6th or 7th round pick with $0 salary retention.
Then Ellis LTIR as well as Johansen or his comes off for breach. Then sign Seider to offer sheet at $11.5 by 7 years. True number 1D for the Cup contention in 2 or 3 seasons out. Which will be conditional also to landing a franchise goalie as well. Maybe it could work out numbers wise as cap continues to go up and dead cap space drops off. "LET'S GO FLYERS!!!!"
- flyersfanman71

I don't get the impression the new Utah owner wants the club to be a landing spot for bad contracts and in a perpetual rebuild.

When they have a team to write about
- ChonDerry

Touché. That’s the response I’d expect if I asked for a Wild blogger.

When they have a team to write about
- ChonDerry

Elevate your troll game. That was sad and pathetic.

I'm sure Utah would take Ristolainen as an extremely expensive 3RD behind Durzi and Marino with some great assets attached. Risto on his own merits is a massive liability.
- jfkst1

I figured everyone would know there are always sweeteners added in to a.deal where it's a simple salary dump.

Why do it ? It only works if it is on a cash strapped team. Yzerman has 17 mil to work with. All you would do is open yourself up to retaliation. Plus not get the player. Would be a less than brilliant move !
- jsrstl1

We are talking about the same person right? Steve Yzerman has never not taken advantages of all related hockey issues whether it be circumventing the salary cap to load up before the playoffs or cheating on every faceoff he ever took during his playing career. We're from Philadelphia, and to put us closer to winning the Cup again, you better be able to burn a bridge or two and not look back. He can't afford to match the offer smart guy. But then again you are a Penguins fan and your window is slammed shut so it's easy to forget what it's like when your team is going up and not down. And we're doing it WITHOUT multiple #1's and a #2, and #3 pick 4 years in a row.

There is a minor detail here...Raymond has to SIGN the offer sheet. Unless it's a gross overpay, why would he do this?

If the Wings match, the relationship is fractured.

If the Wings let him go, he goes to Buffalo who already have Tuch and Quinn playing right wing. Raymond would likely slot above them, but why exactly is Buffalo making an aggressive play to address an area that isn't really a weakness?

Also, Buffalo's cap situation isn't what it seems. They haven't signed Krebs yet, so they don't have $8.5M. Likely closer to $7.5M if he just accepts a qualifying offer. Raymond isn't going to sign for $7.5M. So that alone says this isn't happening. Going forward, Buffalo has to sign Byram, Quinn, Peterka, Tuch is a UFA in 2 years, and the Skinner dead cap jumps to $4.4M, then $6.4M.

So none of this makes sense to me...
- HockeyBuzzed

Quinn can play LW to, Quinn Cozens Raymond would be a fun line to watch.

We are talking about the same person right? Steve Yzerman has never not taken advantages of all related hockey issues whether it be circumventing the salary cap to load up before the playoffs or cheating on every faceoff he ever took during his playing career. We're from Philadelphia, and to put us closer to winning the Cup again, you better be able to burn a bridge or two and not look back. He can't afford to match the offer smart guy. But then again you are a Penguins fan and your window is slammed shut so it's easy to forget what it's like when your team is going up and not down. And we're doing it WITHOUT multiple #1's and a #2, and #3 pick 4 years in a row.
- flyersfanman71

Are the Flyers really on the way up? They really seem to like just being in a perpetual rebuild. Pretty sure most Pens fans are OK with a rebuild and will take the 3 cups Crosby has won. What's the Flyers excuse for having to rebuild when they haven't had any real success in what, almost 50 years?

I can’t tell if you are being sarcastic. Did Yzerman circumvent the cap at Tampa, or was that his successor? I’m also not remembering how he cheated with faceoffs. Wasn’t that Draper? Seriously, I’m curious, so please remind me…

I figured everyone would know there are always sweeteners added in to a.deal where it's a simple salary dump.
- flyersfanman71

The sweetener to take Risto will be more than Briere should consider. Expect at least an unprotected 1st to be involved.

Elevate your troll game. That was sad and pathetic.
- The Judge

just like anyone who comments on hockey buzz?

Could this be an opportunity for a team like Buffalo?

Nope

I figured everyone would know there are always sweeteners added in to a.deal where it's a simple salary dump.
- flyersfanman71

Never make assumptions here at hockeybuzz.

BUF should offer him $9M per. Slight overpay. DET would match but at least you’d be hurting them a lil bit

1st, 2nd and a 3rd is peanuts for a guy like Raymond
- AxlRose91

Exactly

Same with Mo Seider.

Imagine this:
Buffalo signs Lucas Raymond 5 years @9.16M (1st + 2nd + 3rd)
Anaheim, Calgary or another team sign Moritz Seider 5 years @9.16M