Confirmed Signing with Link: [BUF] F Tage Thompson signs extension with the Sabres (7 years, $7.14M AAV)

[Bounces R Way]

woah mama
Jesus take the wheel

 

[Canucks LB]

Holy f***

 

[BKarchitect]

I mean Josh Norris has “one good season” too and got the same deal basically. This is the price you pay for a young core forward you want to get locked in for the long-term.

It’s a bit pedantic to say “well if he doesn’t keep up his play then this is gonna be a bad deal”. I mean…yeah, no duh. The bet the Sabres have made after watching him evolve from a baby giraffe to a legitimately front line forward with a great shot and huge size who can line up at center and wing and play on both special teams units is that, yeah, he’s a guy to bet on moving forward. There’s a lot to suggest this wasn’t a flukey season and that it was simply a player who was still in his growth curve and really started to take off the more responsibility that was loaded onto him. It’s a good sign.

 

[Jared Dunn]

And is compensated with 50 million for 7 years after one tremendous season.

Again, if this is a steal than what is fair market in your eyes?

I didn't say it's a steal, but if he keeps scoring at that pace then it is undeniably. It's a gamble by Buffalo no doubt, but if last year is the norm he's easily worth 8.5 long term

 

[CupcakeSprinkles]

And is compensated with 50 million for 7 years after one tremendous season.

Again, if this is a steal than what is fair market in your eyes?

I think he can flirt with 50 goals.. so how do you value a consistent 40+ goal scorer? If you think he can get better.. you're betting on this deal getting better.

 

[Ed Ned and Leddy]

Even if Thompson continues to excel, I don’t know how you as a GM fail to leverage his question marks into a more favorable deal.

 

[MaxDummy]

What an atrocious f***ing deal wtf

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

That’s a lot of TNT (Tage Nathaniel Thompson).

 

[BKarchitect]

Even if Thompson continues to excel, I don’t know how you as a GM fail to leverage his question marks into a more favorable deal.

What question marks? How is this any different than the other market value long-term deals handed out to young, frontline forwards?

 

[AKL]

I think he can flirt with 50 goals.. so how do you value a consistent 40+ goal scorer? If you think he can get better.. you're betting on this deal getting better.

Is this meant to imply that Thompson is a consistent 40 goal scorer?

 

[Dietpepsi]

he's making 51.4 million over the next 8 years... 6.425/year..

(if that makes you feel any better)

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

If you’re going to bet big, in both term and money on any type of player after a breakout season, it’s Thompson. Center, big body, great offensive abilities, and likely before his prime.

There’s obviously very real risk that goes along with the deal, but you take it if you’re the Sabres.

 

[MaxDummy]

40 goal, giant monster of a man, solid at both ends? Has just as high a chance of becoming an albatross though

Hes bad in his zone. Always has been

 

[DFF]

Lots of money for 1 good year

 

[LarKing]

Yikes. One of the worst contracts of the offseason for sure.

I’m sure I won’t regret posting this at any point in time!

 

[Tob]

Always love to see these types of contracts. There's a definite risk and it'd be fun to see a big contract flop big but that said, I think this will be above Kevin Hayes' 7YR/$50M deal.

 

[Tuggy]

Woah that's a spicy meatball.

 

[Face Of Bear]

Big bet on a big player. He put up good numbers with pretty much no support. I think the contract will age well.

 

[Weltschmerz]

Even if Thompson continues to excel, I don’t know how you as a GM fail to leverage his question marks into a more favorable deal.

Let's see what Larkin gets

 

[MaxDummy]

 

[KovalchukFistPump]

The market has just been getting destroyed by these deals. Devils are going to have to pay something stupid for Jesper Bratt. Last year was an abnormal scoring year - 70 points are the equivalent of 60 points in years past.

Devils had a team where Mike Cammalleri and Lee Stempniak were flirting with PPG. Sometimes things really click for a year.

I don't see Tage Thompson as a candidate to exceed last year's production, so why not wait a little bit to see if he can repeat it before giving this kind of deal assuming it's the norm moving forward.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Wow, I hope for buffalo’s sake this pans out. It’s painful to see so many of their big signings either fail or leave.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

This is probably going to look terrible by the end of the season. Shot 4% over his career average last year.

 

[Em etah Eh]

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This is why I came here.

 

[SI90]

If he can continue to score 30+ goals a year he’ll it will be worth it. Nice deal for both sides. Not without risk but never bad to keep a guy who has produced for you.