Confirmed with Link: Sabres acquire G Ben Bishop and a 7th round pick in 2022 from Dallas in exchange for future considerations

[Zman5778]

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[Zman5778]

At least we got SOMETHING for doing the Stars a favor????

 

[threeVo]

lol

 

[Buffaloed]

Ryan who?

Sabres to acquire Ben Bishop's contract from Stars

With Ben Bishop not expected to play again after several serious injuries, the Dallas Stars have found a way to move his contract.

www.yardbarker.com

Bishop is due a salary of $3.5MM this season, meaning the Sabres won’t even have to cover one of the more expensive years of the deal. The contract also includes a 10-team no-trade clause, though that likely isn’t much of an impediment given he isn’t expected to play again. lol

 

[BUCKSHOT]

7th rounder ?

I guess it's better than a sharp stick in your eye

 

[BloFan4Life]

A sad day for the franchise, and honestly, a really sad day for NHL.

The salary cap is there for a reason. Now all it takes is a 7th round pick for a poverty franchise to take player to give relief. Just get rid of the salary caps at this point. They are useless both ways (floor and ceiling).

 

[Dirty Dog]

A sad day for the franchise, and honestly, a really sad for NHL.

The salary cap is there for a reason. Now all it takes is a 7th round pick for a poverty franchise to take player to give relief. Just get rid of the salary caps at this point. They are useless both ways (floor and ceiling).

That’s a reaction!

 

[threeVo]

A sad day for the franchise, and honestly, a really sad day for NHL.

The salary cap is there for a reason. Now all it takes is a 7th round pick for a poverty franchise to take player to give relief. Just get rid of the salary caps at this point. They are useless both ways (floor and ceiling).

Or just raise the floor.

 

[Jim Bob]

Way to weaponize that cap space!

 

[Jim Bob]

A sad day for the franchise, and honestly, a really sad day for NHL.

The salary cap is there for a reason. Now all it takes is a 7th round pick for a poverty franchise to take player to give relief. Just get rid of the salary caps at this point. They are useless both ways (floor and ceiling).

I don't see why it is sad for the NHL.

Moves like this allow the teams that want to spend to spend. The cap floor is just there so the players get a minimum payout.

I would say it is a frustrating day for the fans, at most.

 

[Gabrielor]

Seems like a real low return for 4.9....

 

[Buffaloed]

Burning questions the media is afraid to ask:
Will Ben Bishop buy Johnny Boychuk's house?
Will Ben Bishop be welcomed into the giraffe herd?
Can Tage handle not being the only 6'7" player on the team?

 

[Sabre Dance]

I’m not sure what teams typically get for taking on cap dumps like this so I can’t comment on the return. But the Sabres don’t have any major contracts this year. They aren’t going to spend big in free agency this year. I was expecting cap dumps. They might take on a couple more.

 

[BloFan4Life]

I don't see why it is sad for the NHL.

Moves like this allow the teams that want to spend to spend. The cap floor is just there so the players get a minimum payout.

I would say it is a frustrating day for the fans, at most.

The league put in the salary cap to make it a more balanced league. How many years will Buffalo and Arizona be at the bottom of the league because they are just there to have the lowest payroll possible?

 

[Zman5778]

Seems like a real low return for 4.9....

It kinda is.....but this move is to save the Stars overage hit on the 23/24 cap than it is saving them space this year.
It's more about getting our asses to the cap floor than saving the Stars a bit of overage hit on 23/24.

So I understand the rather paltry "return".

 

[Jim Bob]

The league put in the salary cap to make it a more balanced league. How many years will Buffalo and Arizona be at the bottom of the league because they are just there to have the lowest payroll possible?

The league put in the salary cap to have cost certainty for the owners. The NHL doesn't care about a more balanced league.

And in case you didn't notice, the Sabres weren't at the bottom of the league this year and a lot of fans aren't expecting them to be there next year.

Seems like a real low return for 4.9....

When you make this move this early, the price isn't going to be a premium.

 

[Buffaloed]

Bishop: Ailing knee too 'tough' to come back from

Veteran goaltender Ben Bishop, 35, with an ailing right knee that simply didn't allow him to return to the dominant form that made him one of the game's best at Tampa Bay and Dallas, officially walked away on Tuesday with his family by his side.

www.espn.com

 

[BuffaloGooner]

Are we supposed to get mad in June

 

[WhereAreTheCookies]

The league put in the salary cap to have cost certainty for the owners. The NHL doesn't care about a more balanced league.

And in case you didn't notice, the Sabres weren't at the bottom of the league this year and a lot of fans aren't expecting them to be there next year.


When you make this move this early, the price isn't going to be a premium.

I'd also say that I'm willing to bet many of the people complaining about this move would be complaining next season if the Sabres went out and signed 2 or 3 players who blocked kids like Quinn and Peterka from getting onto the roster or getting top 9 minutes if they did.

 

[ToniJ1960]

maybe even get a couple more 7th round picks ok sorry for being a smart ass I could just ask why why why

 

[EichHart]

It kinda is.....but this move is to save the Stars overage hit on the 23/24 cap than it is saving them space this year.
It's more about getting our asses to the cap floor than saving the Stars a bit of overage hit on 23/24.

So I understand the rather paltry "return".

Couldn’t we spend to the cap floor to get a roster player/real nhl goalie?

 

[Buffaloed]

7th rounder ?

I guess it's better than a sharp stick in your eye

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Way to weaponize that cap space!

Not much hope for the summer after this.

 

[Dingo44]

The good news here is I'm guessing we weren't on Bishop's ten team no trade list? That's progress, folks!

 

[Ehran]

a 7th round pick? That's underwhelming to say the least. Why do it now for so little return?