Not really when you look at both situations for the player. Retention wasnt necessary, and those teams aren't going to sweeten the pot just to do it.The lack of salary retention for our players is very telling.
Not really when you look at both situations for the player. Retention wasnt necessary, and those teams aren't going to sweeten the pot just to do it.The lack of salary retention for our players is very telling.
Teams aren't going to pay you extra to retain when they dont need you to retain to facilitate the trade.The lack of salary retention for our players is very telling.
He's got less than a million due for the remainder of the season and salary cap doesn't count in the playoffs. Not sure Philly would have offered a 3rd for 50% retention.The lack of salary retention for our players is very telling.
i wouldn't be surprised if he plays better in philly. I feel like EJ would respond well to Torts. That said, i have no idea if he started dropping off prior to this year or if we just broke him.EJ was washed for sure, but I think he played a mentor role in getting this team to play better defensively. Even if he couldn't play defense, he knows how to play defense.
A 4th rounder is great value. Flyers overpay for Sabres RHD once again.
Fare thee well Eric.
Not sure about Philly but maybe someone. But considering we haven’t been part of any brokering and our players salary above the league minimum are not being retained when it’s common place around the league tells me something about our operations. Cheap owner or stupid GM or bothHe's got less than a million due for the remainder of the season and salary cap doesn't count in the playoffs. Not sure Philly would have offered a 3rd for 50% retention.
I don't think he checked out on the team. He's washed.i wouldn't be surprised if he plays better in philly. I feel like EJ would respond well to Torts. That said, i have no idea if he started dropping off prior to this year or if we just broke him.
i wouldn't be surprised if he plays better in philly. I feel like EJ would respond well to Torts. That said, i have no idea if he started dropping off prior to this year or if we just broke him.
In EA Franchise mode, sure this makes sense.Not sure about Philly but maybe someone. But considering we haven’t been part of any brokering and our players salary above the league minimum are not being retained when it’s common place around the league tells me something about our operations. Cheap owner or stupid GM or both
Imagine being mysteriously sick for two weeks before the trade deadline that you can't dress and then getting traded and suiting up for Philly's first game.
I wonder what kind of mysterious illness did that? A few veterans over the years were injured with the same illness. It seems to be only catchable in the Buffalo area so I think the rest of the NHL is safe.
Please don't push your delusion onto me. Shutting a player down 3 minutes into a game 2 weeks before the deadline is just pure fantasy.Not sure why you keep harping on this and trying to pin it on the player? Every team shuts players down or finds reasons to if they’re close to the deadline and know they’re shipping them out.
I’ll eat crow if VO gets traded because I dont see how he gets traded without retaining. Nashville is rumored but perhaps thats why. Theyre one of the few teams that can fit him in their cap structureIn EA Franchise mode, sure this makes sense.
I don't think the Sabres need any more 6th or 7th rounders. There may not be enough contracts for the pipeline as it is. Many valid gripes, but not brokering deals is a minor one.
I don't think Buffalo was going to get anymore from anyone else than what they got here.Not sure about Philly but maybe someone. But considering we haven’t been part of any brokering and our players salary above the league minimum are not being retained when it’s common place around the league tells me something about our operations. Cheap owner or stupid GM or both
The pegula is cheap narrative. People need a boogeyman.Cool! Now do Girgs!
not trying to be obtuse - what is telling about it?
Wow, I had no idea. This whole time I thought he was being benched in favor of Bryson or R Johnson because they were playing better than he was and the Sabres were trying to win games.Please don't push your delusion onto me. Shutting a player down 3 minutes into a game 2 weeks before the deadline is just pure fantasy.
It bemuses me every time i see people not ignoring content by that member. Glad EJ is gone.Wow, I had no idea. This whole time I thought he was being benched in favor of Bryson or R Johnson because they were playing better than he was and the Sabres were trying to win games.
Kinda makes me re-think Savoie, too. I didn’t realize he quit on the team 3 minutes into his first NHL game.
Wow, perhaps the most unexpected deal of the trade deadline day - A @zbubble sighting!!Wow, I had no idea. This whole time I thought he was being benched in favor of Bryson or R Johnson because they were playing better than he was and the Sabres were trying to win games.
Kinda makes me re-think Savoie, too. I didn’t realize he quit on the team 3 minutes into his first NHL game.
Exactly. Emergency interim recovery move by Philly.They had three rookies in the lineup in their last game. They probably look at staying in the playoff hunt as useful for them. It's not so much a favor as it is just filling a hole. Risto and Drysdale (shocking) are hurt, they traded Walker.
He began to drop off in 20-21. Injuries took a toll. He was dedicated and hung in there in 21-22 and helped to win a Cup - after returning from extended injury.i wouldn't be surprised if he plays better in philly. I feel like EJ would respond well to Torts. That said, i have no idea if he started dropping off prior to this year or if we just broke him.
I wonder if it’s like when soccer players are writhing around on the field the trainer runs out sprinkles them with a magic elixir boom good as new. Maybe leaving the Sabres does the same?i wouldn't be surprised if he plays better in philly. I feel like EJ would respond well to Torts. That said, i have no idea if he started dropping off prior to this year or if we just broke him.
Why would any team retain if they didn’t need to?Cheap owner