Confirmed with Link: Sabres Sign Dahlin to a 3 Year Deal with an AAV of $6M

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SABRES AGREE TO TERMS ON 3-YEAR DEAL WITH DAHLIN

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[Bones Malone]

 

[brian_griffin]

I'm fine with it.

 

[5 Minute Major]

Basically gives the organization three years to get their shit together or we'll be trading him as well.

 

[billsandsabres]

RFA with arb rights at end. let's hope this doesn't end the reinhart way.

also, they are now officially above the cap floor.

 

[brian_griffin]

If it comes in 3 years 5 million...it would be a "shrewd deal" and a fair/bargain deal. But it would be I think low-balling your #1D and wouldn't be worth the risk of pissing off the the player/agent. Maybe 3 years at 6 million will make everybody happy.

You win this round...

 

[joshjull]

Nice


Now trade Eichel

 

[TheMistyStranger]

i had no doubts this would be done before camp.

 

[joshjull]

 

[joshjull]

 

[sabres4ever]

He has seen the future, and the future doesn't look bright.

 

[joshjull]

 

[ForsbergMoDo21]

Well generally I prefer locking into players while you can secure a discount, but I’m still fine with this. There are still some question marks about Dahlin and in particular his ability to defend.

Either he doesn’t hit his potential and the Sabres are stuck overpaying, or he does hit his potential and they have to pay out the nose—but they have a top player in the league.

It definitely feels likely or at least possible that this is also Dahlin showing reluctance to commit, having watched all the teams top players pout their way out. Not a good precedent to set, but it’s done. Only way to fix it is to win and pay players their money, now.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

So he'll have three RFA years left when the deal is done? Or is it two?

 

[Flash20]

We should have gone lone term don't like this

 

[joshjull]

So he'll have three RFA years left when the deal is done? Or is it two?

I think it’s one. He’s already had 3 accrued seasons.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Is Dahlin 20% better than Werenski? Not sure about that. Not that it matters for a team trying to reach the floor.

 

[flashsabre]

Dahlin was really starting to blossom under Granato. He needed to be here to start training camp and not miss any time. Glad it is done.

 

[brian_griffin]

So he'll have three RFA years left when the deal is done? Or is it two?

Only 1 more RFA year when the deal is done. He'll have 6 accrued seasons at the end of this 3-year deal, and needs 7 for UFA. It's why everyone was saying a 4-year deal wouldn't happen, because he would be UFA at end of it. Deal would either be shorter or longer than 4 years.

 

[Chainshot]

Is Dahlin 20% better than Werenski? Not sure about that. Not that it matters for a team trying to reach the floor.

Or over a million per better than McAvoy?

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

I think it’s one. He’s already had 3 accrued seasons.

He'll be UFA at 24 years old?? That sucks. Doesn't seem like a deal very much worth celebrating. Though I certainly understand from Dahlin's perspective. Seems like a smart move on his part.

 

[Chainshot]

Much like most of the Sabres off-season, I will give this a "meh" on the scale of how I feel about it.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Or over a million per better than McAvoy?

McAvoy is about 30% better than Dahlin, but we all know he gave the B's an enormous discount so we should probably ignore his contract

 

[joshjull]

Is Dahlin 20% better than Werenski? Not sure about that. Not that it matters for a team trying to reach the floor.

Werenski signed two years ago.

as did McAvoy

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Werenski signed two years ago.

as did McAvoy

Inflation aside, that makes the contract look worse since Werenski's was signed before the covid budget issues and revenue crash.