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- homiedclown

http://youtu.be/H62qun0_gFw

If Moulson really wanted to come back here, I wonder what he's thinking now with the Ehrhoff buyout. It's gonna take a huge sales pitch to get any UFA's to come here now.
- mhp

The sales pitch:

"We will pay you twice as much as any other team. Not satisfied? How about three times as much?"

If you're a free agent, and want to come here now, winning is not your #1 priority, even before this move. It's a catch-22. You don't want that type of attitude in your locker room, but you also have no choice because nobody that wants to win is going to want to come here. The Sabres are going to have to give quite a few players money they don't deserve.
- buffalofan19

Money will move the meter.

it's a rule that was needed, though...there was plenty of cap circumvention with only the devils getting tagged...
the contract was awesome...the timing was off through no fault of regier
- Michael Pachla

Making it retroactive is what makes it such a garbage rule. I actually hate the punishment for the Devils as well. The league is punishing a team for taking advantage of a rule whose flaw was so blatantly obvious to begin with.

The sales pitch:

"We will pay you twice as much as any other team. Not satisfied? How about three times as much?"
- Jebus_Price

They have to get to the floor so they don't have much choice.

http://youtu.be/H62qun0_gFw
- dadeadhead

Money will move the meter.
- mhp

The biggest factor in where a free agent will go is money. If there is a large enough gap they will come here. Most only get one very lucrative contract and they won't pass that up.

Ehrhoff was garbage at best last year and would have been worse this year.
- BigStew

Ehrhoff is hardly garbage. The guy plays huge minutes on a TERRIBLE defense. What exactly do you expect him to look like?

Money will move the meter.
- mhp

That's what I'm saying. I have no doubt he can get guys to come here. My problem is that he talks this game about how he wants to be "tough to play against" and want players with the right attitude. Chances are, anybody that takes the Sabres' money, isn't going to have it.

Ehrhoff will sign with Detroit, Ottawa or Columbus imo.

Ehrhoff is hardly garbage. The guy plays huge minutes on a TERRIBLE defense. What exactly do you expect him to look like?
- sambarugh

My mistake, he isn't garbage, he played like garbage last year. Not sure I would find many here that disagree.

Screw the Ehrhoff buyout ,let's get these Myers to Canucks trade talks back on the rails

Screw the Ehrhoff buyout ,let's get these Myers to Canucks trade talks back on the rails
- VANTEL

I think those are dead at this point.

Screw the Ehrhoff buyout ,let's get these Myers to Canucks trade talks back on the rails
- VANTEL

Myers is not going anywhere . Especially after this move

I think those are dead at this point.
- sbroads24

I think they will start up again if we sign Miller , then we can offer Lack as part of a package with Tanev

I'll give you a reason for this
Mcdavid

Surprising to say the least. My guess is Murray wanted him out of the locker room and couldn't find a trade good enough to be worth the recapture penalty.
- ZootAllures

I love your name

Does a player not have to go through waivers before he can be bought out?...or am I thinking of something different?

I'll give you a reason for this
Mcdavid
- Bigern4MVP

Not this time. it was fear of paying 8 mil in recapture.

Does a player not have to go through waivers before he can be bought out?...or am I thinking of something different?
- OilCountryEast

NMC

I think they will start up again if we sign Miller , then we can offer Lack as part of a package with Tanev
- VANTEL

And you think that interests Buffalo?

And you think that interests Buffalo?
- dadeadhead

Yes

I'll give you a reason for this
Mcdavid
- Bigern4MVP

Unfortunately with how the draft works the rest of the teams in the league combined have a way better chance of getting him.

Does a player not have to go through waivers before he can be bought out?...or am I thinking of something different?
- OilCountryEast

With a NMC you can decline being waived

Does a player not have to go through waivers before he can be bought out?...or am I thinking of something different?
- OilCountryEast

The player being bought out if he has a NMC can opt to not waive it and go right to the buyout proceedings.