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

[Bendium]

I think a 3 year bridge was always the best choice for both sides. I think 6M AAV was a tad high, (Dahlin is not 2.5 times better than Joker) but Dahlin has not done enough to justify an 8 year X 9-10M contract. Imagine if you sign that contract and he doesn't become everything you are hoping for. This team has had too many anchor contracts and KA is rightly trying to eliminate the ones he inherited and prevent them in the future. If Dahlin doesn't become a stud then the Sabers will have ways out in a reasonable time period. If Dahlin makes a big leap in the next year or two, you do not have to wait till the end of the third year to give him an extension. This was the right choice.

 

[HaNotsri]

Buffalicious.
Overpayed and terrible term.

 

[Puppa2Miller]

That’s not why Reinhart left. He had a two year bridge deal. After we should have committed to him long term. Instead we went one year. He mentioned the team not willing to commit to him as part of the reason he wanted out.

Let's also be real and assume with Jack and Sam being close, Jack was in his ear telling him he was out the door. Our Captain, the leader of men.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

At least it's not a 4 or 5 year deal I guess.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Let's also be real and assume with Jack and Sam being close, Jack was in his ear telling him he was out the door. Our Captain, the leader of men.

You don't think the fact that they were perennial losers had anything to do with it?

 

[SackTastic]

You don't think the fact that they were perennial losers had anything to do with it?

Reinhart was pretty clear that it was because he wanted a commitment and didn't get it.

 

[OkimLom]

Let's also be real and assume with Jack and Sam being close, Jack was in his ear telling him he was out the door. Our Captain, the leader of men.

It's so damn funny that fans convince themselves that this stuff was actually going on, when Reinhart didn't need Jack telling him anything, he had his own issues with the team that gave him his own motivation to leave.

But the cherry on top is making up this imaginary situation in your head, and then you're counting it against Jack as if it was factual. It's quite amazing the amount of scenarios and ideas that fans make up in their head, JUST so they can be angry with these players about.

 

[Husko]

So after it's up he could accept his QO and then be a UFA?

 

[Jim Bob]

So after it's up he could accept his QO and then be a UFA?

Yup, it could end up as a 4 yr $25.2M deal that walks him to UFA ASAP.

 

[SackTastic]

So after it's up he could accept his QO and then be a UFA?

That could happen. But honestly at the end of this 3 year deal, I think it's either long term extension or offseason trade.

Not much point in a 1 year QO just for a deadline move.

 

[Paxon]

I don't really care about how close he will be to UFA after. If the team is in a spot where he wants to leave like Eichel and Reinhart just did, I doubt I will have the capacity to feel anything anymore.

 

[Uberpecker]

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.

Thank god. I've lost sleep over this.

 

[brian_griffin]

Google translate messed up. He said "Let me go Sabres"

 

[sabremike]

That could happen. But honestly at the end of this 3 year deal, I think it's either long term extension or offseason trade.

Not much point in a 1 year QO just for a deadline move.

Good thing Kevyn made the brilliant decision to punt the next several seasons to save his completely unqualified ass. This is the worst organization in all of pro sports.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Reinhart was pretty clear that it was because he wanted a commitment and didn't get it.

How does this mean that he left because Jack was in his ear? Not sure I even understand this response -- did you see the post I was responding to?

 

[Buffaloed]

That could happen. But honestly at the end of this 3 year deal, I think it's either long term extension or offseason trade.

Not much point in a 1 year QO just for a deadline move.

I don't have a problem with that. If he's not amenable to an extension he should be easy to move and fetch a nice return.

 

[Snippit]

If these 3 years are our chance to show Dahlin he should commit long-term…then yikes. We’re gonna finish 30th-32nd this year, I’d guess 32nd.

So better hope we improve really fast.

 

[Djp]

Then he could hold out. The Sabres will never have more leverage than they did this summer-- Dahlin was an RFA with no arbitration rights and no offer sheet eligibility. Losing a partial season from him now would easily be preferable to losing years later because we folded under the weight of a feather.

I'm not going to be a team apologist here. This is a bad contract for the team in every regard, and there's just no reason for it to be.

I thought he could be OS this summer with 3 yrs. did something change? Risto after his ELC I think didn’t accrue a season and couldn’t get OS and his contract had only 1 UFA year.

I disagree on it being a bad contract. I’d rather sign someone to a 2-3 yr bridge Thrn 7-8 yr contract than do two 7-8 yr contracts.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

It's a bridge deal that pays for potential, which literally makes no sense. Because he hasn't earned it with his play yet (even if part of that was because he had a shitty coach).

 

[Djp]

Check back in 2 summers when

1 Power is signed and has played
2. We know who are 22 and 23 picks are
3. Figure we have an Eichel return from a trade.

if you need to he can be traded.

 

[sabremike]

The galaxy brain takes I am seeing in this thread are making me want to slam my head against the wall until I'm unconscious.

 

[Buffaloed]

No player is going to take a discount to sign here, period. None of our RFAs did, they all got market (Asplund, Joker) or better (Mittelstadt, Dahlin). Until we have a consistent playoff team, no players will be doing us no favors contract wise.

There's an assortment of hometown discounts available to the Sabres to meet every situation.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Jesus Christ the doom and gloom with some posters here. It’s like watching cats when their bowl of food isn’t overflowing

 

[SackTastic]

It's a bridge deal that pays for potential, which literally makes no sense. Because he hasn't earned it with his play yet (even if part of that was because he had a shitty coach).

When you're the first overall pick, you have to 'earn' less.

 

[Jim Bob]