People don't seem to get that
- Buff36

No the Sabres don't get that Eichel has such little value.

If any trade happens its going to be conditional on him being healthy.

IE if he doesnt play, or has a bad surgery high picks are going back to the other team.

yes i would love to accept this trade offer to go from the sabres dumpster fire to the arizona dumpster fire..
- SabresFaninIndiana

hey I said almost

Yes? Why would he not?
- ImThatGuy

He could be suspended without pay prior to his $7.5m bonus and the NTC

The Ducks offered worse
- SABRES 89

footage of Adams responding to Murray's offer

Excellent write up Baller....

I think dahlin not showing up or being ready probably shows how difficult the contract talk was going to be.
Sabres "bent" with term, expense and high arbitration #.
- He wasn't going to come back ,unless he got his way across the board. Welcome to buffalo.

Couple other things of note.

Great28 and r2 will play center this year.

Sabres = 100% sheep. All vaccinated...

Eichel's assets will be punted until at least the trade deadline or before the no trade kicks in.

Okposo A
Great28 A
Dahlin A

The Ducks offered worse
- SABRES 89

Sure there's been offers all over the spectrum

Excellent write up Baller....

I think dahlin not showing up or being ready probably shows how difficult the contract talk was going to be.
Sabres "bent" with term, expense and high arbitration #.
- He wasn't going to come back ,unless he got his way across the board. Welcome to buffalo.

Couple other things of note.

Great28 and r2 will play center this year.

Sabres = 100% sheep. All vaccinated...

Eichel's assets will be punted until at least the trade deadline or before the no trade kicks in.

Okposo A
Great28 A
Dahlin A
- Boss34

it's common for the players to not be on location until they agree to terms. Tkachuk, Hughes and Petterson are not with their teams. I think we're lucky, if you want to call it that, that Dahlin only misses one day of practice.

probably because he wants to die a Sabre.
- TheSabresTaco

Once he is suspended without pay - and he will be eventually - he won't be paid his huge bonus.

At that point there is really no leverage for Eichel to use his NTC.

Does he want to sit in Boston and make no money or does he want to go to Edmonton and make $10m per year

No the Sabres don't get that Eichel has such little value.

If any trade happens its going to be conditional on him being healthy.

IE if he doesnt play, or has a bad surgery high picks are going back to the other team.
- ImThatGuy

Opinions vary

Sure there's been offers all over the spectrum
- Buff36

No, just a couple teams.

it's common for the players to not be on location until they agree to terms. Tkachuk, Hughes and Petterson are not with their teams. I think we're lucky, if you want to call it that, that Dahlin only misses one day of practice.
- TheSabresTaco

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Good explanation. I'm going going off memory, when risto showed up on time to camp, while they worked out his contract.

Couple of those guy's you mentioned are probably looking at longer term holdout situations?

Opinions vary
- SABRES 89

No the Sabres don't get that Eichel has such little value.

If any trade happens its going to be conditional on him being healthy.

IE if he doesnt play, or has a bad surgery high picks are going back to the other team.
- ImThatGuy

Healthy, they could make a trade today for Eichel, it's affecting what they are trying to get, not him being traded.

Healthy, they could make a trade today for Eichel, it's affecting what they are trying to get, not him being traded.
- Buff36

Yes, Eichel is not healthy, that's kind of the giant point in this.

Nobody knows how Eichel is going to come out of surgery. He could be a shell of himself.

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Good explanation. I'm going going off memory, when risto showed up on time to camp, while they worked out his contract.

Couple of those guy's you mentioned are probably looking at longer term holdout situations?
- Boss34

I can't speak to any of their situations, I don't know enough about them. Vancouver has 11 million to get their two guys under contract, and I'm willing to bet a lot that the players want UFA term and the team doesn't. UFA term = Money, something Vancouver doesn't have enough of.

"TeAmS DonT NumBeR LiNeS"

Okay Paul H.

Keep telling yourself that.

Yes, Eichel is not healthy, that's kind of the giant point in this.

Nobody knows how Eichel is going to come out of surgery. He could be a shell of himself.
- ImThatGuy

Wrong.

The giant point in this is the Sabres have next to no leverage because they have a super star that does not want to play another game for the franchise and everyone on plant earth knows that.

Yes, Eichel is not healthy, that's kind of the giant point in this.

Nobody knows how Eichel is going to come out of surgery. He could be a shell of himself.
- ImThatGuy

so he is going to score 1 goal next season instead of 2?

Wrong.

The giant point in this is the Sabres have next to no leverage because they have a super star that does not want to play another game for the franchise and everyone on plant earth knows that.
- Pegullaville

Wrong. They would have no leverage if no other teams wanted him. There are lots of teams that want him. He'll get the surgery and everything will be fine.

Wrong.

The giant point in this is the Sabres have next to no leverage because they have a super star that does not want to play another game for the franchise and everyone on plant earth knows that.
- Pegullaville

What leverage does Eichel have?

They'll come for his money

it's common for the players to not be on location until they agree to terms. Tkachuk, Hughes and Petterson are not with their teams. I think we're lucky, if you want to call it that, that Dahlin only misses one day of practice.
- TheSabresTaco

I think we are lucky Dahlin signed

"TeAmS DonT NumBeR LiNeS"

Okay Paul H.

Keep telling yourself that.
- ImThatGuy

This team doesn't. I mean, how the (frank) can you.

I think we are lucky Dahlin signed
- homiedclown

I want to disagree but know I can't.

Kyvyn claimed guys like Dahlin, Cozens and Mittelstadt were excited about the opportunity. So. Whatever that's worth.

What leverage does Eichel have?

They'll come for his money
- Hank Balling

they should

he did not get the surgery during the offseason and is no better off now then he was in March

I'd sue, it's not like they are getting back together , ever

What leverage does Eichel have?

They'll come for his money
- Hank Balling

Deshaun Watson disagrees