Confirmed with Link: [BUF/NYI] Sabres acquire D Boychuk for future considerations

[Zman5778]

Annnnnnnd there's the cap we needed.

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[Gabrielor]

for the fairy dust known as future considerations?

Could've gotten an active player or pick from someone....

 

[JThorne]

Better than retaining!

 

[Jagemon]

This has to get us into the cup conversation?

 

[SabresFan26]

Couldn't we gotten a draft pick or anything?

 

[Fezzy126]

This ^^^

 

[DapperCam]

Why not add an actual player that could crack the roster?

 

[old kummelweck]

Contractually, how does 'future considerations' work? How does a club enforce that.

 

[Zman5778]

Couldn't we gotten a draft pick or anything?

Teams knew we needed the cap hit. Given Boychuk's low real salary? No way we were getting anything for taking him other than a hearty "thank you".

 

[enthusiast]

f*** boychuk

that team wasn’t winning the cup but they’d have won the series

 

[missingmika]

Loan him to HC Motor České Budějovice

 

[sabremike]

Adams is going to talk him out of retirement like he did with Anderson.

 

[Rowley Birkin]

Why not add an actual player that could crack the roster?

There are only so many roster spots. Adams wants 'his guys' in them.

 

[TehDoak]

The Pegula's are....

 

[dotcommunism]

Why not add an actual player that could crack the roster?

Because it's November and teams might not be looking to do hockey trades at this point. The Sabres needed roster flexibility soon, and this gives it to them.

Contractually, how does 'future considerations' work? How does a club enforce that.

Players can't be traded for literally nothing, so we have future considerations which are technically something even though in practice, they are nothing.

 

[Fezzy126]

So much for weaponizing our cap space, I was expecting a pick for taking on cap

 

[elchud]

Clearly we needed a Chuk. Matt Tkachuk fell through, but Adams came through.

 

[Zman5778]

So much for weaponizing our cap space, I was expecting a pick to a take cap

Oh, we can still do that. This just gets us above the floor and gives us flexibility to do what we want/need.

 

[SpazPlayzz]

Coaching opportunity or something?

 

[sabres4ever]

How odd. Picking up a retired player who can't play? hmm

 

[sufferer]

Coaching opportunity or something?

Slashing coach, ie how to best slash someone to injure without getting called.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Depends on the futures, but good for cap purposes

 

[DJN21]

Depends on the futures, but good for cap purposes

who cares we got Tuch and Krebs. I don't want to get selfish today lol

 

[Chainshot]

That isn't weaponized capspace. Bleh.

 

[mouser]

Should have at least gotten a 4th to 5th round pick for taking on the ~$225k in cash remaining to Boychuk.

edit: ~$440k in cash. Only insured at 60%, not 80%.