Confirmed with Link: Sabres have signed Lawrence Pilut (LD, HV71)

[dotcommunism]

Does that mean that if he wants to come back to the NHL before 2023, he has to go through us?

There wouldn't be any precedent for it, but I suppose he could in theory sign an offer sheet, but even then the Sabres hold right of first refusal. Otherwise, yes, he would only be able to come back to the Sabres (unless they traded away his rights). All of this is assuming the Sabres issue him a qualifying offer, mind you.

 

[1point21Gigawatts]

There wouldn't be any precedent for it, but I suppose he could in theory sign an offer sheet, but even then the Sabres hold right of first refusal. Otherwise, yes, he would only be able to come back to the Sabres (unless they traded away his rights). All of this is assuming the Sabres issue him a qualifying offer, mind you.

They may as well. He is worth the investment and i dont think an arbitrator is going to give him too high of a pay day.

 

[slip]

Rochester and Buffalo seem to be a farm team for the KHL. My how far we have fallen

I'm old enough to remember when we use to smuggle elite wingers out of Russia in a suitcase.

 

[dotcommunism]

They may as well. He is worth the investment and i dont think an arbitrator is going to give him too high of a pay day.

If Pilut's going to the KHL he won't be filing for arbitration. I don't really see why the Sabres would choose to file either, although I suppose they could.

 

[dortt]

as a hypothetical, how much could Dahlin make in the KHL after next season?

We own his NHL rights as an RFA, but he's fully unrestricted in terms of the KHL

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Officially signed a 2-year deal with HC Traktor Chelyabinsk:

 

[sabremike]

Officially signed a 2-year deal with HC Traktor Chelyabinsk:

What more can I say: Our organization is the clogged overflowing toilet of pro hockey.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Snippit]

Embarrassing.

 

[kirby11]

Does Beane have a cousin or in-law who knows about hockey and financial management?

Like how ****ing bad do you have to be at your job as an NHL GM to turn a free, cost controlled 2nd or 3rd pairing PMD out of a Euro league into literally nothing?

And it would be one thing if he got squeezed out by other talented youngsters, but no, our dumbass GM decided to keep Zach Bogosian around years past his expiration date and our dumbass coaches kept playing him to the detriment of the team.

 

[Fjordy]

Jason "idiot" Botterill

Now we have a more of RDs and only two LDs and one of them is McCabe. But Bogosian got playing time, bravo!

 

[TheMistyStranger]

It’s real hard to be a fan of this team right now

 

[Beerz]

Let him marinate they said...

 

[SackTastic]

Does Beane have a cousin or in-law who knows about hockey and financial management?

Like how ****ing bad do you have to be at your job as an NHL GM to turn a free, cost controlled 2nd or 3rd pairing PMD out of a Euro league into literally nothing?

And it would be one thing if he got squeezed out by other talented youngsters, but no, our dumbass GM decided to keep Zach Bogosian around years past his expiration date and our dumbass coaches kept playing him to the detriment of the team.

This has nothing to do with Bogo.

They have 5 under contract for next year.

Risto
Miller
McCabe
Dahlin
Jokiharju

Montour and Pilut are the RFAs.

If I'm Pilut, and I assume both myself and Montour are going to be retained. It also looks like at best , I'd be getting 3rd pairing minutes, with the reality more like I'm the 7th. He likely asked to be traded to somewhere that there wasn't a logjam in front of him, and didn't get his wish, so he took his only other real option he had.

Pilut will also be a Group 6 UFA soon. He turn 25 in December, he's already hit the 3 pro season requirement, and he will absolutely be under 80 NHL games at that point.

I do think JB needs to be criticized for not getting something back for him once it became clear he wasn't going to crack the roster, and with group 6 on the horizon.

 

[OkimLom]

Wish him the best of luck overseas. It's understandable, I look forward to seeing him Chicago, Detroit, or some other team that will actually follow through with giving him a path down the road.

 

[jc17]

Does Beane have a cousin or in-law who knows about hockey and financial management?

Like how ****ing bad do you have to be at your job as an NHL GM to turn a free, cost controlled 2nd or 3rd pairing PMD out of a Euro league into literally nothing?

And it would be one thing if he got squeezed out by other talented youngsters, but no, our dumbass GM decided to keep Zach Bogosian around years past his expiration date and our dumbass coaches kept playing him to the detriment of the team.

Another sad part is the players probably understand this. Like even if they were friends with Bogo, I dont believe for a second any of them preferred to play with him to Pilut

 

[CrazyPsycho]

Does Beane have a cousin or in-law who knows about hockey and financial management?

He would be better than Botts today.

He would surround himself with smart hockey people that would help him

 

[Dubi Doo]

This has nothing to do with Bogo.

They have 5 under contract for next year.

Risto
Miller
McCabe
Dahlin
Jokiharju

Montour and Pilut are the RFAs.

If I'm Pilut, and I assume both myself and Montour are going to be retained. It also looks like at best , I'd be getting 3rd pairing minutes, with the reality more like I'm the 7th. He likely asked to be traded to somewhere that there wasn't a logjam in front of him, and didn't get his wish, so he took his only other real option he had.

Pilut will also be a Group 6 UFA soon. He turn 25 in December, he's already hit the 3 pro season requirement, and he will absolutely be under 80 NHL games at that point.

I do think JB needs to be criticized for not getting something back for him once it became clear he wasn't going to crack the roster, and with group 6 on the horizon.

Sigh. We lose Pilut while keeping McCabe and Miller. The hockey gods have not been kind to us Sabres fans.

 

[Ehran]

And yet again the Sabres mismanage an asset. It's no wonder they're unable to climb out of the bottom of the league.

 

[Buffaloed]

Another sad part is the players probably understand this. Like even if they were friends with Bogo, I dont believe for a second any of them preferred to play with him to Pilut

The instinct to protect the jewels dates back to when man took those tentative first steps on two legs.

 

[kirby11]

This has nothing to do with Bogo.

They have 5 under contract for next year.

Risto
Miller
McCabe
Dahlin
Jokiharju

Montour and Pilut are the RFAs.

If I'm Pilut, and I assume both myself and Montour are going to be retained. It also looks like at best , I'd be getting 3rd pairing minutes, with the reality more like I'm the 7th. He likely asked to be traded to somewhere that there wasn't a logjam in front of him, and didn't get his wish, so he took his only other real option he had.

Pilut will also be a Group 6 UFA soon. He turn 25 in December, he's already hit the 3 pro season requirement, and he will absolutely be under 80 NHL games at that point.

I do think JB needs to be criticized for not getting something back for him once it became clear he wasn't going to crack the roster, and with group 6 on the horizon.

His/the coaching staff's refusal/inability to get some guys (Pilut and Smith come to mind) NHL looks for more than 5 seconds to either see what they have or boost their trade value while black holes like Bogo and Sobotka got endless chances is another drain on their already terrible management.

 

[TehDoak]

We will see what happens with Pilut. The NHL out clause makes it a pretty low risk move to try to get a better contract/playing time in the NHL.

If Pilut isn't signed to a NHL deal by the end of training camp, I think we can all rage on J-Botts. It'd be legendarily stupid to lose a NHL ready asset like Pilut go when the team has this many holes to fill roster wise.

 

[Drunkard]

We will see what happens with Pilut. The NHL out clause makes it a pretty low risk move to try to get a better contract/playing time in the NHL.

If Pilut isn't signed to a NHL deal by the end of training camp, I think we can all rage on J-Botts. It'd be legendarily stupid to lose a NHL ready asset like Pilut go when the team has this many holes to fill roster wise.

Legendarily stupid sounds about par for the course for Jason Botterill.

 

[OkimLom]

We will see what happens with Pilut. The NHL out clause makes it a pretty low risk move to try to get a better contract/playing time in the NHL.

If Pilut isn't signed to a NHL deal by the end of training camp, I think we can all rage on J-Botts. It'd be legendarily stupid to lose a NHL ready asset like Pilut go when the team has this many holes to fill roster wise.

I haven't seen anything confirm that there is an out-clause. The tweet that mentioned the out-clause was made with the possibility of an out-clause being in the contract. "...Maybe there is an NHL out-clause with his contract, but I'm not so sure..."

Now it could be a negotiation tactic, where Pilut and his agent are assuring he has playing time, whether at the NHL or KHL.

Right now, the issue at hand is what people have been saying since the beginning, that Botterill's decision making is causing a logjam at defense hindering guys some opportunities to play. Right now, its confirmation that Botterill's poor decisions are having. This is just another "throw another log on the fire" case here. Whether Pilut signs back or not, the main concern is still there and has potential for long term impact, especially on the heels of Eichel's frustration with the organization.