Where is Steve Ott going to end up??
- djc1877

Definitely not to St louis.

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John Scott Now A Member Of The San Jose Sharks: The #SJSharks have agreed to a one-year contract with John Scott... http://dlvr.it/6BlG0L

SJSharks sign John Scott to a one-year $700K deal.

Big Johnny's going to be catching the rays on the west coast
- bluengold12

LOL.. I really thought he may be done in the NHL.

ummm....
may need to get your facts straight here...
Gorges rejected a trade to the Leafs as they were not on his list of 15 teams he would accept a trade to.
After rejecting it... the team asked him to expand his list. He added Buffalo and a few others. They THEN made the deal with Buffalo.

Regardless... you got a hell of a team player in Gorges. I, personally, think it's a huge mistake letting him go.
- mlindsay

Agreed, on all accounts. These signings yesterday did show that Buffalo isn't a black hole, but, other than Moulson, these weren't guys lining up to be here. Buffalo was basically the least of all evils for Gorges, and nobody else was going to pay Gionta $4.25 million a year, or Andrej Meszaros $4 million this year. The Sabres overpaid for these guys, which is fine considering the position they were in.

I guess you knew better, eh?
You could tell he was going to win a Norris and play for Team Canada!

- mlindsay

you guys didn't think he was a good player?

Agreed, on all accounts. These signings yesterday did show that Buffalo isn't a black hole, but, other than Moulson, these weren't guys lining up to be here. Buffalo was basically the least of all evils for Gorges, and nobody else was going to pay Gionta $4.25 million a year, or Andrej Meszaros $4 million this year. The Sabres overpaid for these guys, which is fine considering the position they were in.
- buffalofan19

"People can get on the bandwagon early or get on late, it really doesn't matter. But if you want to be more right than you are wrong, ... I don't want to sound cocky, but get on a little earlier than you might have thought."

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Agreed, on all accounts. These signings yesterday did show that Buffalo isn't a black hole, but, other than Moulson, these weren't guys lining up to be here. Buffalo was basically the least of all evils for Gorges, and nobody else was going to pay Gionta $4.25 million a year, or Andrej Meszaros $4 million this year. The Sabres overpaid for these guys, which is fine considering the position they were in.
- buffalofan19

You don't think that Toronto or the Isles were willing to overpay some of these guys? They couldn't give away a bucket of money to anyone yesterday.

The Isles managed to sign Sabre outcasts yesterday. And Jack Skille.

You don't think that Toronto or the Isles were willing to overpay some of these guys? They couldn't give away a bucket of money to anyone yesterday.

The Isles managed to sign Sabre outcasts yesterday. And Jack Skille.
- HonkFortheGoose

Given the timing of the deals, no. If they were still available today, possibly.

I guess you knew better, eh?
You could tell he was going to win a Norris and play for Team Canada!

- mlindsay

I thought they really lowballed him on the bridge contract . He should have gotten 4 - 4.5 and he might not be near as tough in this negotiation . He is going to being looking for 8 to 9 now.

So no McDavid sweepstakes run?

I'm confused
- frenchgui

no no, we're still interested in that. a lot of noise about bringing in the right kind of players, and competing, but we had to sign guys to get to the floor. the sabres scored 157 goals last year, fewest in the league, 39 behind florida and vancouver. so if stewart and gionta each chip in 19, we would still be on pace for the fewest goals. we lost our best defenseman and our franchise goalie. a lot of things would have to go very right (or very wrong) for us to not finish in the bottom 5.

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- JVince11

Good for John .

Seriously? It's the Montreal Canadiens, not the Montreal Canadians. They're a hockey team, not the name of the citizens of Canada.

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- Michael Pachla

Agreed, on all accounts. These signings yesterday did show that Buffalo isn't a black hole, but, other than Moulson, these weren't guys lining up to be here. Buffalo was basically the least of all evils for Gorges, and nobody else was going to pay Gionta $4.25 million a year, or Andrej Meszaros $4 million this year. The Sabres overpaid for these guys, which is fine considering the position they were in.
- buffalofan19

Our facilities are going to make us a destination . Just like Detroit's facilities are now working against them.

Not at the First Niagara Center.
- burner087

Fixed'er up

There is a thing called a cap floor you know... Even after spending 20MM they are still just above it. Trade one player and they are back below it.
- ImThatGuy

There is a little thing called overpay marginal talent guy. Did you even think about that? Lol Geez some people. We still have to sign Ennis guy. Could've overpaid someone like Setoguchi over Moulson. So no trading a player won't put us under the cap. Seeing that we still have Ennis to resign. Got to look into this stuff before you start spazzing out at people aight?

Agreed, on all accounts. These signings yesterday did show that Buffalo isn't a black hole, but, other than Moulson, these weren't guys lining up to be here. Buffalo was basically the least of all evils for Gorges, and nobody else was going to pay Gionta $4.25 million a year, or Andrej Meszaros $4 million this year. The Sabres overpaid for these guys, which is fine considering the position they were in.
- buffalofan19

Sabres let it be known they were open to taking on bad contracts for draft picks. They are just looking to make the floor, so overpaying for Gionta for his in room abilities with young developing players is money well spent.
Meszaros on the other hand....

LOL.. I really thought he may be done in the NHL.
- burner087

Why not ? He is a goal scorer ya know.

Michael Pachla: 2 hours, 15 minutes
- Michael Pachla

I an calling a parade down to the canal before 2020. Hopefully the construction is done by then

I thought they really lowballed him on the bridge contract . He should have gotten 4 - 4.5 and he might not be near as tough in this negotiation . He is going to being looking for 8 to 9 now.
- Maximum Signal

So in your world when his play improves he`d look back and say `well... they were nice last negotiation... so I`ll take a pay cut here`

Ya I was pretty pissed. We should have been done after the signing of Gionta IMO. Hopefully we suck donkey balls next season. We have a nice pool of youngsters but to be honest half of them won't even pan out. So getting McDavid or Eichel in next season's draft could very well make or break this rebuild IMO. And we would be looking at another rebuild 4-5 years down the road.
- Jammerz04

You gotta have faith in what GMTM is doing.

I would rather win than lose just for the sake of one player.

I HATE the damn fans that want the Sabres to tank.

WTF is that bullpoop?

Some fans you guys are.

I want the Sabres to win EVERY game. Tanking is for losers.

you guys didn't think he was a good player?
- joshs

Yup... and he was paid accordingly

Agreed, on all accounts. These signings yesterday did show that Buffalo isn't a black hole, but, other than Moulson, these weren't guys lining up to be here. Buffalo was basically the least of all evils for Gorges, and nobody else was going to pay Gionta $4.25 million a year, or Andrej Meszaros $4 million this year. The Sabres overpaid for these guys, which is fine considering the position they were in.
- buffalofan19

Steve Simmons said it was the armpit of America...

He is such an ass!!!

Sabres let it be known they were open to taking on bad contracts for draft picks. They are just looking to make the floor, so overpaying for Gionta for his in room abilities with young developing players is money well spent.
Meszaros on the other hand....
- mlindsay

1 year deal. whats wrong with that? he can either suck, which wont make a difference in buffalo and be done after this year or have a good season and get traded at the deadline or be resigned.

Steve Simmons said it was the armpit of America...

He is such an ass!!!
- jimmc7722

Andrew Peters had a nice retort...."Steve Simmons is the armpit of journalism."