Confirmed with Link: Girgensons accepts QO, 1-year at $1.6M AAV

[joshjull]

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[Chainshot]

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

That’s huge. I’ve been praying.

 

[Chainshot]

Commence the whining!

 

[Gabrielor]

Meh. Still unsure whether or not he’ll be in a trade.

Good shot suppressor. Played his role well. No complaints from me.

 

[SabresFanNorthPortFL]

No whine, he's gonna fluroush under Kreuger

 

[MackAttack26]

Read the comments on in response to them announcing that. Yikes.

Really though, some people won't see the value, but it is good to have a competent defensive player back especially with how few we have.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Fjordy]

Good, Zemgus can even better show themselves at Krueger

 

[jcbeze]

Good, Zemgus can even better show themselves at Krueger

huh?

 

[Husko]

Accepting his QO always seemed like the best move for him, given it gets him to UFA. Going to arbitration would've run the risk of the team getting a good decision and then electing for 2 years, eating into a year of his UFA. Glad he's back, even if it's his last hurrah here.

 

[Buffaloed]

He should have waited for the offer sheet from the Penguins. Botterill and Rutherford had a deal worked out to to make Botts appear more GManly. It was to be for $1.6M and a dollar. It would have given Botterill the opportunity to bang his shoe on the podium and shout "We will match any offer. No one is going to steal players we spent years developing!"

 

[KeyserSoze81]

No whine, he's gonna fluroush under Kreuger

He did very well under our last motivator in Ted Nolan, and he has been able to endure the tank fairly well compared to others. I would love to see him move up and down the lineup a little more, just for some different looks as well.

 

[CaptPantalones]

4th line, 13th forward. And gone next year. Only good thing is it gives a kid a year to develop instead of wasting away

 

[Chainshot]

For those who like to complain... Gus and Larry vs. every other forward in the NHL over the last 12 years, based on deployment.

Player Advanced Stats Finder | Hockey-Reference.com

For those who are unwilling to click the link... a visual:

 

[Buffalo Norsemen]

Here you go...

His 5 goals are going to be elite this year.

 

[Chainshot]

For all the grief... he still does a really good job at shot suppression and has for the last 4 seasons.

 

[Vito_81]

Love Girgs.

 

[Zman5778]

For those who like to complain... Gus and Larry vs. every other forward in the NHL over the last 12 years, based on deployment.

Player Advanced Stats Finder | Hockey-Reference.com

For him to get as many points as he did......seems remarkable given his DZ%. Only one in that top 20 got more......Marcus Kruger, and that was on a far better team.

 

[Sabre the Win]

*insert optimism about how his game is gonna change under a coach who hasnt been a hockey coach in over 5 plus years*

I'm fine with the signing however, hes better than Sobotka

 

[Aladyyn]

*insert optimism about how his game is gonna change under a coach who hasnt been a coach in over 5 years*

I'm fine with the signing however, hes better than Sobotka

His game doesn't need to change.

 

[missingmika]

Had to be one of the cheapest contracts a former all star received. God mode for Botterill.

 

[Chainshot]

For him to get as many points as he did......seems remarkable given his DZ%. Only one in that top 20 got more......Marcus Kruger, and that was on a far better team.

Yep, I know. But hey, the lowest hanging fruit is to complain about his goal totals and ignore how he gets used. A 5-10 goal guy who can PK and shot suppress better than average actually has value.

Or we can get all undie-bunched about draft position or something rather than looking at what he can do that can help and how there has been NO ONE the current GM has found who is capable in that role. The next good checking forward Botterill finds will be his first.

 

[dotcommunism]

Accepting his QO always seemed like the best move for him, given it gets him to UFA. Going to arbitration would've run the risk of the team getting a good decision and then electing for 2 years, eating into a year of his UFA. Glad he's back, even if it's his last hurrah here.

That was never a risk for Girgensons in arbitration. First off, term must be elected in the brief of the party that had arbitration filed against it. So term is elected before the hearing, not after. Secondly, the Sabres could not elect a two-year term anyway, as Girgensons is within a year of being eligible for Group 3 free agency.

 

[sufferer]

Apparently a surefire twenty goal scorer is just waiting in the wings to replace Girgensons on the fourth line.