Proposal: Large 1 year contract on Kane...

[Gubbhornet]

To reach the playoffs... and then a handshake agreement on a 35+ contract with mostly bonuses for next year?

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[alehman42]

I'm going to give you a polite reply before people start dunking on you and this thread gets locked:

Patrick Kane is out until ~Dec, nearly as long as Jack Quinn. Once he's healthy, he'll sign a (likely one-year) deal with a cup contender with sufficient pro-rated cap space and need for an offense-first winger. Given the lack of defensive acumen among Sabres forwards, that's unlikely to be Buffalo. If he has a good spring/playoffs, he'll leverage that into another contract...also unlikely with Buffalo

Sabres fans have a weird fascination with players from WNY. I am hoping that the Avs finally ended the days of me reading Miles Wood proposals, and I'm also hoping the Sabres' forward pipeline means this might be the last Kane proposal I have to see. He's not a fit.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

The last thing this team needs is an offense-only fading superstar hometown boy who's alienated many local fans, and would be a total disruption in the locker room of a young, close-knit team on the rise.

HARD PASS.

 

[Jim Bob]

PKane is not the guy the Sabres need to add.

 

[Zman5778]

I'm going to give you a polite reply before people start dunking on you and this thread gets locked:

Patrick Kane is out until ~Dec, nearly as long as Jack Quinn. Once he's healthy, he'll sign a (likely one-year) deal with a cup contender with sufficient pro-rated cap space and need for an offense-first winger. Given the lack of defensive acumen among Sabres forwards, that's unlikely to be Buffalo. If he has a good spring/playoffs, he'll leverage that into another contract...also unlikely with Buffalo

Sabres fans have a weird fascination with players from WNY. I am hoping that the Avs finally ended the days of me reading Miles Wood proposals, and I'm also hoping the Sabres' forward pipeline means this might be the last Kane proposal I have to see. He's not a fit.

This is it, perfectly. Not much more needs to be said.

 

[Jacob582]

I would trade Oloffson at 50% for Patrick Kane.

 

[MeenOlViks]

Make it stop!

 

[Jim Bob]

If they are going to overpay a UFA winger on a one year deal, and I doubt it happens, give me Tarasenko over PKane.

 

[Gabrielor]

Pass.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

I'd rather do that for Tarasenko and I don't like Tarasenko that much.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Big no thanks.

 

[Howie Hodge]

 

[BuffaloGooner]

Insert the Michael Scott no dear god no gif

 

[Fjordy]

I wouldn't be surprised if Pegula pushes this and Adams signs Kane.

 

[Zman5778]

I wouldn't be surprised if Pegula pushes this and Adams signs Kane.

I would be. It very much seems to me like Pegula trusts Adams and hasn't really meddled in the running of the team much at all since KA took over.

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

Kane might literally be the last skillset Buffalo needs right now, and a diminishing one at that.

 

[Fjordy]

I would be. It very much seems to me like Pegula trusts Adams and hasn't really meddled in the running of the team much at all since KA took over.

I agree, but Kane is a local guy and a big name. This may push Terry into it, and Adams loves to add local players. Although I think we don't even need Kane.

 

[Zman5778]

Adams loves to add local players.

Does he though? Yes, he added Tuch.....but that was a piece literally EVERYONE called in the Eichel deal. Yeah, we drafted a 3rd rounder from Buffalo.....

But Adams doesn't exactly go out of his way to get the local guys.

 

[Fjordy]

Does he though? Yes, he added Tuch.....but that was a piece literally EVERYONE called in the Eichel deal. Yeah, we drafted a 3rd rounder from Buffalo.....

But Adams doesn't exactly go out of his way to get the local guys.

Well, that's a lot, Costantini seems to have been at Buffalo jr.. It's just that I wouldn't rule out that they might add Kane, I think it's possible.

 

[elchud]

It would have to be Pegula and Kane having a conversation I think.

Kane will be looking at the top-4 or so teams in each conference.

Would he shocked if this went down. Maybe if we lost Skinner for the season.

 

[allsilverdreams]

I thought people stopped smoking crack in the 90s

 

[old kummelweck]

I dont see a fit. Injury rehab timeline doesn't line up, he's an aging top 6 guy with the best years behind him, and he has local baggage. pass.

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

Does he though? Yes, he added Tuch.....but that was a piece literally EVERYONE called in the Eichel deal. Yeah, we drafted a 3rd rounder from Buffalo.....

But Adams doesn't exactly go out of his way to get the local guys.

I'd rather add Tuch's little brother to our prospect pool than Patrick Kane to our lineup.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

I detect a strong consensus, perhaps unanimity.

Mods, please lock.

 

[Deevo]

Why Kane when you can Tarasenko?