Confirmed Signing with Link: [BUF] Sabres Sign Casey Nelson (1 Year, $700K)

[Adam Michaels]

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[Uberpecker]

An offense minded RHD? Who may or may not be good enough for bottom six duty?

I guess we sorely needed a Bogosian replacement as the sixth best RHD on the depth chart.

 

[Digable5]

An offense minded RHD? Who may or may not be good enough for bottom six duty?

I guess we sorely needed a Bogosian replacement as the sixth best RHD on the depth chart.

I know that the Sabres defense isn’t good, but to refer to them as the bottom six is just unfair. Haha.

Look, I don’t see Nelson as a “game changer”, but we’ve gone through the playoffs and the start of the offseason with rumors of a team cap around $70M.

Instead the Sabres are not only spending to the cap, they are also adding depth in Rochester with veterans on 1 way deals.

If you go back to the days when the Sabres actually we’re a playoff team, we were bitten hard by injuries and no one was there to fill in. Then they acquired a bunch of Rochester lottery tickets to try and fix the problem should it arise again. I think it is refreshing to see them acquire legit depth, especially with a pandemic very much a concern as the season approaches.

 

[LongWayDown37]

I like Casey. Decent 6/7 tweener who can carry a bigger load in a pinch. Long term he may end up being a middle pair guy with the right partner.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I like Casey. Decent 6/7 tweener who can carry a bigger load in a pinch. Long term he may end up being a middle pair guy with the right partner.

He’s like 27/28. He’s worthless. Or I guess worth 700K, but you know what I mean.

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

Must be nice to collect 700K to mouth breathe

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Must be nice to collect 700K to mouth breathe

I really gotta get to know Kim. I’d be signing this contract before it finishes printing

 

[SECRET SQUIRREL]

League minimum for a guy whose played for us at both levels, solid deal. Hating on this is beyond idiotic.

 

[Seider Town]

Start planning the parade!

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Look, I don’t see Nelson as a “game changer”, but we’ve gone through the playoffs and the start of the offseason with rumors of a team cap around $70M.

That 70M Cap seems to be more fiction than fact at this point.

Sabres are already at 65+ million (I believe) and still need to sign Reinhart, Olafsson and a goalie. That's easily another 10+, no?

 

[Jim Bob]

This is a two-way deal (700k/160k) for a depth defenseman.

I don't see why there is any sort of issue with it.

 

[Digable5]

That 70M Cap seems to be more fiction than fact at this point.

Sabres are already at 65+ million (I believe) and still need to sign Reinhart, Olafsson and a goalie. That's easily another 10+, no?

In the line you quoted I said "rumor", and my very next sentence is, "Instead the Sabres are not only spending to the cap, they are also adding depth in Rochester with veterans on 1 way deals".

So..........................................yeah.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

He’s not gonna be a long term anything. He’s not gonna push out Montour or Miller or Joker. If he’s on our middle pair, the Sabres have too many injuries or we’re tanking (again).

 

[Isaac Nootin]

In the line you quoted I said "rumor", and my very next sentence is, "Instead the Sabres are not only spending to the cap, they are also adding depth in Rochester with veterans on 1 way deals".

So..........................................yeah.

How does that change anything I said? I was simply reinforcing your point.

You need not take things so personally.

 

[Digable5]

How does that change anything I said? I was simply reinforcing your point.

You need not take things so personally.

Who said I’m taking it personally? You edited my quote and eliminated the part you are saying you are reinforcing. We agree so who cares? Go Sabres!

 

[dkollidas]

Might have expanded rosters next year due to Covid. Solid depth