Darcy should be worried about getting Hodgson signed before his rebuilding plans backfires on him and we lose him.
- SABRES 89

Word was that he is working on Hodge and Ott's extension...

San Jose Sharks ‏@SanJoseSharks 2m
DEAL... #SJSharks sign Couture to a 5-year extension! READ: http://go.sjsharks.com/mH9hY RT @Logancouture: So...lets make it official


Thornton, Marleau, Pavelski, Kennedy, and Couture in SJ now.

I don't know why everyone is mad Darcy isn't doing anything, it's an hour into signing and we all know how Darcy is.
- SABRES 89

It has nothing to do with FA signings, it has to do with not being able to trade Mler and Vanek while 98% of the trade partners already took action and now ther is no market for Miller and he walks next year for nothing...that is the fear that is being realized the longer we go through summer.

3 year 22.5M to Iginla...


sign the damn paper.


No morrow, Cullen, Weiss, Bozak, Filppula, etc.

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 15s
Leafs still working on Bozak and awaiting word from Clarkson.

It has nothing to do with FA signings, it has to do with not being able to trade Mler and Vanek while 98% of the trade partners already took action and now ther is no market for Miller and he walks next year for nothing...that is the fear that is being realized the longer we go through summer.
- IonSabres

Both of them aren't going to walk, that won't happen. Trading Vanek is a mistake they should hold onto him if he wants to stay.

Yea at 6 years 6m???? No thanks!
- Smittyx36

I think 4.5-5 gets it done on a 5 year contract. Take him until hes 34.

You lost Briere and Drury because of Regier's dumb outdated policy. That he quickly changed after that horrendous off-season...
- Blackstrom2

Goodbye troll . You don't even have your facts straight . We lost those players due too penny pinching ownership !!!

well get a signing between 3 and 4. as usual
- CaptPantalones

If any at all.

I think 4.5-5 gets it done on a 5 year contract. Take him until hes 34.
- Rally_Shots

All reports indicate he wants 6-7 years at 6mm.

3 year 22.5M to Iginla...


sign the damn paper.


No morrow, Cullen, Weiss, Bozak, Filppula, etc.
- JVince11

But we don't need Iginla.

I think 4.5-5 gets it done on a 5 year contract. Take him until hes 34.
- Rally_Shots

That might get him if your a playoff contending team... Not Buffalo. We would have to grossly overpay for him to come here.

Goodbye troll . You don't even have your facts straight . We lost those players due too penny pinching ownership !!!
- Maximum Signal

Well, you know, quite a few Sabres fans agreed with me. *shrug...

Are you secretly posting from every user name?
- Blackstrom2

Oh I see. *backs away carefully*

Goodbye troll . You don't even have your facts straight . We lost those players due too penny pinching ownership !!!
- Maximum Signal

It was both

For people saying it takes one injury for Miller to have value. What if Miller gets injured? Then what?
- ImThatGuy

Injuries are part of the game. It's like saying what if we traded Miller for Crosby and Malkin and then both of those guys had career ending injuries in their first game as a Sabre. Then we would've lost that deal. If he gets hurt and loses his value, then it is what it is.

I'd much rather see Miller gone before the puck drops in October. Of course, nobody wants to sell low, but too risky waiting till the deadline...he could get hurt or just play mediocre hockey like most non-Olynpic years, and either way his value is not even close to what it might be now. Full rebuild. I'd love to see 26 stay (rebuilds don't have to take a decade) since he is a class act and works like a horse.

Enroth is going to be a stud #1 IMHO, and the less of Miller in the locker room, the better.
- LandlordTom

Of course I would rather have MILLER out of the locker room, but teams will be much better to assess needs AFTER free agency not during or before. We are loaded on D, We are set in goal, we are young and have the advantage of taking on huge contracts from teams (philly) that have already used up their Compen Buyouts, that is our ACE in the hole......WE can DRILL a WELL in ANY DEAL we make! Not many teams are capable of that.

Goodbye troll . You don't even have your facts straight . We lost those players due too penny pinching ownership !!!
- Maximum Signal

Not trure completly. Darcy had a policy to not negotiate during the season. He could have had both locked up mid-way through that season. He chose not to. It backfired. He now signs guys before their contracts are up (During the season)this has also backfired (Stafford, Myers)

But we don't need Iginla.
- SABRES 89

I want him though... it might get Vanek to sign an extension... it might get our young players to play up ot their potential too.

Flames got Kris Russell from Blues for a 5th rounder.

One free agent signing means one less roster spot to see if Armia/Catenacci/Larssen/etc, etc, etc, can play for real.

No FAs would be a victory for Darcy and Sabres. AS others have pointed out, look at how many FAs get bought out and/or underperform after they get their shiny, big contracts.

Injuries are part of the game. It's like saying what if we traded Miller for Crosby and Malkin and then both of those guys had career ending injuries in their first game as a Sabre. Then we would've lost that deal. If he gets hurt and loses his value, then it is what it is.
- BuffaJoe

Wait so people are allowed to say If other teams have injuries Millers value becomes higher. But what if Miller gets injured is like trading Miller for Crosby and Malkin?

Both of them aren't going to walk, that won't happen. Trading Vanek is a mistake they should hold onto him if he wants to stay.
- SABRES 89

I rarely ever agree with you 89, I'm the optimistic type, but you are DEAD ON with VANEK!

Goodbye troll . You don't even have your facts straight . We lost those players due too penny pinching ownership !!!
- Maximum Signal

How could you blame it on penny pinching, they had a 4 year 21.5 million dollar offer for Drury, and then told him at the end of the season we'd match anything financially. Same with Briere. This myth that Darcy was held back by ownership is laughable. Especially with the money handed out to Roy,Connolly, Vanek etc.