George McPhee: "We're going to have to move some defencemen because we're going to claim a bunch."

http://www.cnn-globalnews.com/2017/06/18/clint-eastwood-found-dead-of-apparent-heart-attack/


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- homiedclown

May he rest in peace Even though I never watch those movies

George McPhee: "We're going to have to move some defencemen because we're going to claim a bunch."
- Lilroot9

Prays Bogosian is one of them.

Prays Bogosian is one of them.
- ImThatGuy

I don't think we have enough wishes to have Vegas take one of our inflated contracts.

May he rest in peace Even though I never watch those movies
- GERBE!!!75PTS

he isn't dead

Sure, of course there is. Then there just wont be room for much else.

IN 2-3 years do you realize the amount of players that will need contracts?

Why do you think Chicago has traded an entire team over the last three years? Because they gave 5-6 guys big $$ deals.

Difference is, they actually won, and the core was worth it.

Nylander could come out and score 25 within two years and get paid
McCabe will need a new deal in 2 years
Reinhart/Eichel
Our goalies haven't been paid (I hope they won't be)
Our new D man is without a deal

Our entire bottom 6 needs deals soon.

I want this team to have flexibility
- sbroads24

Still plenty of room
Lots of money coming off the Cap in the next 1-4yrs as well

And not everyone will get big, long term deals

Worry about what the bottom6 will get paid,
doesn't even come close to determining whether or not u sign Kane

If u like him... u sign him
If u don't like him, then trade him

It's not about the $$$ at all really

I don't think we have enough wishes to have Vegas take one of our inflated contracts.
- thatsapickle

They do have to reach the cap floor.....
#FindThePositive

i thought he said ennis was getting traded in a separate deal and thats why we protected him?
- Sabresfan-365

didn't see that unless he changed his story??

George McPhee: "We're going to have to move some defencemen because we're going to claim a bunch."
- Lilroot9

I'm guessing they claim the minimum amount of forwards,
and as many defensemen as possible

Hopefully there's a defenseman or 2 we can snag from them

Dillon from Sj is interesting to me

or hopefully not
- Sabresfan-365

I'm way past wanting us to be bad

Picking 8th again is not better than picking 16th & making the playoffs
The quality of the prospect u get isn't too far apart

If we aren't gonna pick top5,
the goal should be playoffs

I'm way past wanting us to be bad

Picking 8th again is not better than picking 16th & making the playoffs
The quality of the prospect u get isn't too far apart

If we aren't gonna pick top5,
the goal should be playoffs
- jdfitz77

in this draft, no. next year, yes.

TSN mock has Buff taking:

8. Buffalo Sabres: Casey Mittelstadt, C, Green Bay (USHL)
HT: 6-1 WT: 201 S: L
GP: 25 G: 21 P: 64 PIM: 8

TSN mock has Buff taking:

8. Buffalo Sabres: Casey Mittelstadt, C, Green Bay (USHL)
HT: 6-1 WT: 201 S: L
GP: 25 G: 21 P: 64 PIM: 8
- Matthews_Auston

l8 and just like the marek one, who cares?

Still plenty of room
Lots of money coming off the Cap in the next 1-4yrs as well

And not everyone will get big, long term deals

Worry about what the bottom6 will get paid,
doesn't even come close to determining whether or not u sign Kane

If u like him... u sign him
If u don't like him, then trade him

It's not about the $$$ at all really
- jdfitz77

In 2-3 years there wont be

Eichel will be making 8+ whether that's now or in 2-3 years

Eichel -8
O'Reilly 7.5
Okposo - 6
Ristolainen 5.1
Reinhart 5 most likely

That's 31.6 tied up in 5 pieces of your core. Even if the cap is 80 in two years that's 40% of it on 20% of the roster.

That leaves about 1 spot left for a core player. That should be reserved for adding a D man that might cost 5-7 mil eventually.

IF Okposo wasn't here. It would work.

If Cale Maker can survive to 8th over all I'd like to see us land him in this draft. Going way off topic but thinking of this with all the trade talk about our first
- lulags

I think Avs are taking him 4th. Unless he doesnt get picked in the top 3, sounds like Avs are in love with that kid

in this draft, no. next year, yes.
- Sabresfan-365

Well we are talking about NEXT year...
correct?

Today @ 11:26 AM ET
Do you think McPhee is staying true to his word that if someone does not have a deal to him by EOD yesterday so he can focus on team selection from the unprotected list, missed the boat? Doubt it but who knows.

100% scare tactic.

Risto
McCabe
Guhle
Beaulieu
Antipin
Bogo
Fedun
Falk
Housley
Gorges
- jcragcrumple

Well played sir, well played.


Also, sad but true.

- cabin

finally get your deposits back on beer cans to pay for the internet?



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he isn't dead
- Mentalorgasm5

Ok then link said he passed Woopsie Daisy

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- homiedclown

He lives like 10 mins from me. I probably should have gone looking for him he's been missing so long.

Well we are talking about NEXT year...
correct?
- jdfitz77

no im saying there is a gap next year, there isnt one this year

In 2-3 years there wont be

Eichel will be making 8+ whether that's now or in 2-3 years

Eichel -8
O'Reilly 7.5
Okposo - 6
Ristolainen 5.1
Reinhart 5 most likely

That's 31.6 tied up in 5 pieces of your core. Even if the cap is 80 in two years that's 40% of it on 20% of the roster.

That leaves about 1 spot left for a core player. That should be reserved for adding a D man that might cost 5-7 mil eventually.

IF Okposo wasn't here. It would work.
- sbroads24

I agree with your numbers... and still...
There's PLENTY of room for more than only ONE more 5mil+ guy

Gorges (3.9), Ennis (4.6), Moulson (5.0), Bogosian (5.2)
All coming off the books

Yeah, some of that is taken by raises, but not all
And the Cap will go up a bit at least each year (maybe more with Vegas)

There's room for like 3 more 5-6mil guys

In 2-3 years there wont be

Eichel will be making 8+ whether that's now or in 2-3 years

Eichel -8
O'Reilly 7.5
Okposo - 6
Ristolainen 5.1
Reinhart 5 most likely

That's 31.6 tied up in 5 pieces of your core. Even if the cap is 80 in two years that's 40% of it on 20% of the roster.

That leaves about 1 spot left for a core player. That should be reserved for adding a D man that might cost 5-7 mil eventually.

IF Okposo wasn't here. It would work.
- sbroads24

How does that differ from past Stanley Cup winners though?