Confirmed Signing with Link: [BUF] F Dylan Cozens signs extension with the Sabres (7 years, $7.1M AAV)

[Eggtimer]

Would Meier fit in Buffalos long term plans ?
Dahlin , Power , Quinn , JJ , Krebs , UPL , Tuch , all will deserve getting paid.
That’s an amazing core . I’m guessing they could let Olofsson walk if they go the Meier route instead.
I dont know the team and cap situation enough to say if Meier would be a good fit and be able to fit as a core piece and makes the team better than adding say a #3 #4 D man and better bottom 6 forwards or ?
What are Sabres fans thoughts?
Id say they have tons of scoring forwards, can score more than enough , and gettig a stud D core would be preferred ? But then again , I’m very biased as I want Meier on my Devils so I’m trying to convince myself that he isn’t a perfect fit in Buffalo lol.
They will need their ELC / cost controlled guys so dont trade them for Meier ! Fingers crossed

 

[MOGlLNY]

Would Meier fit in Buffalos long term plans ?
Dahlin , Power , Quinn , JJ , Krebs , UPL , Tuch , all will deserve getting paid.
That’s an amazing core . I’m guessing they could let Olofsson walk if they go the Meier route instead.
I dont know the team and cap situation enough to say if Meier would be a good fit and be able to fit as a core piece and makes the team better than adding say a #3 #4 D man and better bottom 6 forwards or ?
What are Sabres fans thoughts?
Id say they have tons of scoring forwards, can score more than enough , and gettig a stud D core would be preferred ? But then again , I’m very biased as I want Meier on my Devils so I’m trying to convince myself that he isn’t a perfect fit in Buffalo lol.
They will need their ELC / cost controlled guys so dont trade them for Meier ! Fingers crossed

I don't think the Sabres are going to have one of their core guys actively take less than Tage, then trade for Meier and hand him an 8 year deal for 9 million per. Not Adams MO.

But I do think Meier would be a great fit, we would love to have a Tuch clone.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Would Meier fit in Buffalos long term plans ?
Dahlin , Power , Quinn , JJ , Krebs , UPL , Tuch , all will deserve getting paid.
That’s an amazing core . I’m guessing they could let Olofsson walk if they go the Meier route instead.
I dont know the team and cap situation enough to say if Meier would be a good fit and be able to fit as a core piece and makes the team better than adding say a #3 #4 D man and better bottom 6 forwards or ?
What are Sabres fans thoughts?
Id say they have tons of scoring forwards, can score more than enough , and gettig a stud D core would be preferred ? But then again , I’m very biased as I want Meier on my Devils so I’m trying to convince myself that he isn’t a perfect fit in Buffalo lol.
They will need their ELC / cost controlled guys so dont trade them for Meier ! Fingers crossed

That’s been a debate on our boards.

 

[Djp]

Rip, okay even still.

Say UPL comes in at 6x6 or 5x5 next contract and Dahlin comes in it 8.5-9

Under 30 million for your core is still outstanding work and should set the Sabres up to contend in the near future.

2C, 1D, and 1G will never be under $25M when they are on long contracts. Exception they were late bloomers after signing a long contract.

At this time I don’t see UPL getting such a contract. If thry sign Levi, I see UPL next contract being something like 1 yrs for $4M and have an open competition for starter In 24/25. With Levi innthe PTOs line thry aren’t doing a long contract

 

[Beerz]

Would Meier fit in Buffalos long term plans ?
Dahlin , Power , Quinn , JJ , Krebs , UPL , Tuch , all will deserve getting paid.
That’s an amazing core . I’m guessing they could let Olofsson walk if they go the Meier route instead.
I dont know the team and cap situation enough to say if Meier would be a good fit and be able to fit as a core piece and makes the team better than adding say a #3 #4 D man and better bottom 6 forwards or ?
What are Sabres fans thoughts?
Id say they have tons of scoring forwards, can score more than enough , and gettig a stud D core would be preferred ? But then again , I’m very biased as I want Meier on my Devils so I’m trying to convince myself that he isn’t a perfect fit in Buffalo lol.
They will need their ELC / cost controlled guys so dont trade them for Meier ! Fingers crossed

Meier would be a perfect fit. A forward like that that drives possession and plays a 200ft game probably improves our team defense more than any actual defenseman. And yes we can fit him

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

It’s proven to be a pretty great strategy for teams to assume some risk upfront but then reap the benefits pretty immediately after.

A strategy that Buffalo has never attempted until these past 2 years. Probably has a lot to do with the playoff drought.

 

[bigdog16]

I just realized Dahlin is signed THROUGH next year. So the earliest they can re-sign him would be this summer after july 1? If he's smart he would wait until the season starts and he's putting up another 100 pojnt pace season.


The Jeff Skinner that's on a 90 point 35 goal pace right now? Just wanna make sure we are talking about the same Jeff Skinner.

Lol no the one that put up 100 points in 192 games in the 3 years following his 8 year, $72 million dollar deal. Were talking about that Jeff Skinner right?

 

[Ace]

Dahlin has one more year at 6 but will get his big extension this off-season. Power is likely to be handed a deal similar to this to see if he will bite on it. Good chance they’ll have their core players locked up through their primes by opening night.

Hopefully with that cap certainty for the next 7 years locked down they’ll choose to actively improve the parts of the roster that need attention. Both with the additions…and the subtractions.

 

[Empoleon8771]

It can also burn you pretty bad…

See Buffalo Sabres - Jeff Skinner

Skinner is overpaid by like $2 million but it’s hardly an issue.

If he made $7 million a year, he’d be viewed to have a good contract right now with how he’s playing.

 

[bigdog16]

I don't feel too burned right now.

You should considering its one of the worst signings in the league

 

[Chainshot]

Interesting how the majority of these RFA year buying deals have shown justification over the last two seasons so that the first 3.5 pages of this aren't just random seagull posts about it being too much money.

 

[Ace]

Lol no the one that put up 100 points in 192 games in the 3 years following his 8 year, $72 million dollar deal. Were talking about that Jeff Skinner right?

If you want to talk about Jeff Skinner under Krueger feel free. But I don’t think he’s coming back to put him on the 4th line and bury him in the media. The player Skinner was before and after Krueger is the one you should probably talk about

 

[bigdog16]

No even remotely comparable. Skinner signed that contract when he was 26 years old and set to become a UFA.

Gambling on a player after 1 big year? Its pretty comparable.

 

[Tsyolin]

I'll never be a fan of giving out contracts like this to guys with not even a full season of play to justify the valuation

Kinda crazy how the Sabres started getting good the moment they started giving out these contracts instead of bridging their young guys right to free agency. Guess it works.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Lol no the one that put up 100 points in 192 games in the 3 years following his 8 year, $72 million dollar deal. Were talking about that Jeff Skinner right?

Why do we care today about what Skinner did in 2019?

Skinner is a 35 goal, 65 point or so player who’s having a terrific year. That’s worth like $7 million in free agency. He’s overpaid but not egregiously so.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Seems ok for now, definitely a bit of a gamble but if he turns into a consistent 75-80 point player then it paid off.

 

[Beerz]

You should considering its one of the worst signings in the league

It was when he was buried on the 4th line with Kruger ... its not a good contract but it's not horrible to be getting 35 plus goals a year for a 9 mill player.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

This has the potential to be a Mark Scheifele caliber team friendly deal. Like this player a lot. Well done!

 

[Ace]

Gambling on a player after 1 big year? Its pretty comparable.

It really isn’t. Players who develop consistently and then produce under their ELC are readily available to compare to. Ottawa and St. Louis just signed four of them.

I see you’re a Rangers fan so I understand this would be a foreign concept to you.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Yeah I don't get it, why not round it off at 50M? Seems weird.

I legit think he wanted to keep it below Tage's AAV, to not upset the balance.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Seems ok for now, definitely a bit of a gamble but if he turns into a consistent 75-80 point player then it paid off.

He’s underpaid if he ends up that.

If he ends up a 60 point guy, it will be a fair contract.

 

[MOGlLNY]

You should considering its one of the worst signings in the league

In case anybody was curious:

Artemi Panarin has a 11.5 million salary hit and only has 2 points more than worst signing in the league Jeff Skinner at 9 million. Oh boy.

 

[Flan the incredible]

Kinda crazy how the Sabres started getting good the moment they started giving out these contracts instead of bridging their young guys right to free agency. Guess it works.

Getting good is being 10th in playoff positioning? I feel for you guys and the terrible seasons you had to endure. wow

 

[tsujimoto74]

You should considering its one of the worst signings in the league

2020 called, it wants its lukewarm takes back

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

Lol no the one that put up 100 points in 192 games in the 3 years following his 8 year, $72 million dollar deal. Were talking about that Jeff Skinner right?

I'm not going to trade snark, I'm going to answer this seriously as an unbiased Sabres fan - Krueger ruined the team and killed Skinner's production. It is almost entirely a Krueger issue and not a Skinner issue. Yes, 9 mil is high but he is not a cap anchor for what he brings under a competent HC.