Confirmed with Link: Curtis Lazar to Buffalo. 1 year, $700k
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No. One-way contracts mean you get paid the same if you get demoted to the AHL. Two-way contracts have a different salary in the NHL vs AHL. A one-way contract doesn't prevent a player from being demoted.
BloFan4Life
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That's like keeping a cardboard box in the basement so that you'll have somewhere to sleep in case your house floods.
Der Jaeger
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Acquire low type of move, if it happens. Likely waived then goes to Rochester and provides help there. Character player. Maybe he redefines his game as a 4th liner and makes his living forechecking, hitting, and playing defense? Sometimes a 1st rounder will see what they thought they were going to be isn't going to happen, and they adjust. Brett Connolly is an example. Dan Paille as well.
Who knows....? I think this signing is low risk but could work out decent, even if that probability is low.
Who knows....? I think this signing is low risk but could work out decent, even if that probability is low.
He adds nothing to the big club and just takes away development time for the Amerks. He has proven he is not an NHL player so please no nhl contract.
sabresEH
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He had 130 hits in 65 games his last full season in the league.
And you know he’s not a character guy? Care to share how you know that?
Edit: the potential signing is what it is. Calgary fans were saying the flames were interested in bringing him back on a two way. So why not give him a one way so he signs with us. If he doesn’t stick he probably makes it through waivers and if not you’re off the hook for his salary. Win/win.
Zman5778
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Who exactly is he taking development time from? We're not exactly bursting at the seams with forward prospects. Lazar is perfect for the Amerks
Care to share how you guys know he IS in fact a character guy? Try not to mention some letter on his jersey in the WJCs years ago. K go
sabresEH
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I’ve interacted with him since he was 15. He went to the “prep” program in the area, and I work at one of the hockey shops in the area. He’s around the area still to this day.
He’s a great guy in my interactions with him, and from what the other players in town say about him, I would guess he’s a good character and locker room guy.
Buffaloed
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Curtis Lazar puts trademark positive spin on being cut loose...
Lazar is known as a character guy. Nothing gets him down.
Lazar is known as a character guy. Nothing gets him down.
Zman5778
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That was one of many reasons he was a first-rounder. Many pundits saw him as a future captain.
My guess... a trade is forthcoming that involves a forward in Rochester, so this signing gives us a quality (AHL at least) forward to replace that player.
Wow. This seems like a good move for an organization who needs to restock the AHL Amerks. It’s not like this is the marquee off season acquisition. Who the F cares what he’s paid .
Seems like a character guy who should be great for Rochester and has NHL experience should it be needed
What’s the big deal?
Seems like a character guy who should be great for Rochester and has NHL experience should it be needed
What’s the big deal?
dotcommunism
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That's a pretty weird conclusion to draw from this. With O'Regan, Criscuolo and Cornel as UFAs, Simpson and depth guys Randell, Dalton Smith and Veilleux as AHL free agents, and some combination of C.J. Smith, Nylander, Thompson and Olofsson up with Buffalo, the Amerks need forwards. They don't need to create an opening to accommodate Lazar.
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Depth add to bolster the Amerks. It’s a smart move to make. Does anyone know how much his caphit will be? (I apologize if it’s already been stated in this thread)
dotcommunism
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We don't know what his contract value will be if he is signed, but it's safe to assume that it'll be low enough so that his cap hit is 0 in Rochester.
Buffaloed
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He has a future as a captain in the AHL if he can't make it in the NHL. AHL teams want stability for that role. The C's make a good deal more than develomental prospects. I see him making the Sabres roster.
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