Confirmed with Link: Sabres Sign Sam Reinhart to a 1 Year Deal AAV $5.2M

[Zip15]

As has been mentioned - a one year deal ensures he remains RFA. Plus it ties in perfectly with Hall.

So there will be opportunity to sign him long term if Hall leaves next summer - or trade him at maximum value if Hall does resign.

Hopefully they get VO done on a 2 year deal @ ~3.5m/per & I'll give Adams an A.

This is the most dysfunctional organization in the NHL, so I'll take Option C: They have a crappy year because they didn't address goaltending. They trade Hall for a B-prospect and a conditional 1st at the deadline. Eichel demands out after yet another season outside the playoffs. They trade Sam and Jack for a haul of young roster players, prospects and picks. And then the organization sells the fanbase on on Rebuild 7.0 around Dahlin, Cozens, and some of what they get from trading Jack.

I'm not jaded or anything.

 

[missingmika]

Sabres instagram has the caption here to stay.....huh? 1 year deal? What

 

[jcbeze]

Sabres instagram has the caption here to stay.....huh? 1 year deal? What

They've been using that for all of the returning players lol

 

[Selanne00008]

Does this 1 year deal also mean the sabres do not need to protect Sam? Or is it different because he’s an RFA? If so, this plus hall not having to be protected is pretty nice.

 

[jcbeze]

Does this 1 year deal also mean the sabres do not need to protect Sam? Or is it different because he’s an RFA? If so, this plus hall not having to be protected is pretty nice.

They are not obligated to protect him. But why would they want to expose him?

Yikes

 

[JThorne]

He lives and is from Toronto so he might stay,I just hope we get a better "hometown" contract than Skinners..

For crying out loud, Hall isn't from Toronto.

 

[MillerTime]

For crying out loud, Hall isn't from Toronto.

He is not from Toronto but lives there and grew up in Kingston , which is where his parents are.

 

[Buffaloed]

For crying out loud, Hall isn't from Toronto.

He's from Calgary, but his parents moved to Kingston when he was 13 years old. He's been living in Etobicoke and trains with Jeff Skinner in Markham. Etobicoke and Markham were amalgamated into Toronto.

 

[jc17]

Probably overthinking it, but I wonder if hall and reinhart expiring together puts more pressure on them to be "team oriented" in their negotiations.

Players know that if they take more money its harder for the team to get other players, but its never more clear than when you have to sign multiple guys in the same year.

I think it would be a sly move to basically put the ball in their court and make them choose if they want full market value or if they want to keep the band together if they like it here.

 

[OkimLom]

So when Sam performs and produces well, as has been the case in his 2nd years for every coach he’s had in the league, we get to argue about how he’s not a $8 million dollar player and is a product of playing with Eichel next offseason, instead of having him locked up to a team friendly deal at an aav of $6.5 million per year for multiple years.

Put hey, let’s kick every problem we have this offseason down the road a season.

Can’t wait to talk about our need for 2C, or a change in goaltending, a change in our top 4, and argue whether we should choose to overpay guys or finally lock Sam down for long term.

 

[dang111]

He probably would’ve gotten a longer contract if not for the flat cap and pandemic stuff. This seems reasonable for this year imo.

 

[Aladyyn]

So when Sam performs and produces well, as has been the case in his 2nd years for every coach he’s had in the league, we get to argue about how he’s not a $8 million dollar player and is a product of playing with Eichel next offseason, instead of having him locked up to a team friendly deal at an aav of $6.5 million per year for multiple years.

Put hey, let’s kick every problem we have this offseason down the road a season.

Can’t wait to talk about our need for 2C, or a change in goaltending, a change in our top 4, and argue whether we should choose to overpay guys or finally lock Sam down for long term.

Why would Sam commit long term to a team that hasn't made the playoffs in 9 years?

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Why would Sam commit long term to a team that hasn't made the playoffs in 9 years?

Or conversely, why would the Sabres commit long term to a complementary player that hasn't shown the ability to drive play, knowing that buying UFA years will drive up the AAV with low expectations of it being a value contract?

 

[OkimLom]

Or conversely, why would the Sabres commit long term to a complementary player that hasn't shown the ability to drive play, knowing that buying UFA years will drive up the AAV with low expectations of it being a value contract?

Ask them why they committed to Skinner

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Ask them why they committed to Skinner

Different regime, the old once bitten twice shy...who knows, wasn't the smartest move.

 

[Aladyyn]

Or conversely, why would the Sabres commit long term to a complementary player that hasn't shown the ability to drive play, knowing that buying UFA years will drive up the AAV with low expectations of it being a value contract?

Yes, committing long term to first liners is bad, naturally.

 

[BloFan4Life]

Ask them why they committed to Skinner

The "they" is no longer here...I wonder why?!

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Yes, committing long term to first liners is bad, naturally.

It most certainly can, it just depends on the term and AAV.

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

Next summer the decision will be interesting.

Probably either they sign Hall and move Reinhart, or sign Reinhart long-term if Hall leaves.

If you can get Hall signed for five years or under, I think he's better for 75% of that period compared to Reinhart

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

Now resign Kahun.

Who cares about Kahun?

 

[Buffaloed]

They are not obligated to protect him. But why would they want to expose him?

Yikes

Maybe they make a side deal. They'll leave Reinhart exposed if Seattle gives the Sabres a pick for Okposo.

 

[Jim Bob]

Maybe they make a side deal. They'll leave Reinhart exposed if Seattle gives the Sabres a pick for Okposo.

In that case, it would probably be Reinhart for a pick with an agreement that Seattle takes Okposo in the Expansion Draft.

That would be a creative way to get rid of Okposo.

 

[dotcommunism]

Why would Sam commit long term to a team that hasn't made the playoffs in 9 years?

I think the league-wide financial situation is a bigger reason why Reinhart would want a one-year deal now than the team having a playoff drought.

 

[Rowley Birkin]

In that case, it would probably be Reinhart for a pick with an agreement that Seattle takes Okposo in the Expansion Draft.

That would be a creative way to get rid of Okposo.

I hadn't really considered this - but it could be a very smart way of moving Okposo.

It would free up space to sign Hall/Dahlin etc & still have some room left to make more minor moves.

It also means we don't lose first round picks - this hopefully ensuring a steady supply of contributors on ELC.

 

[Buffaloed]

I hadn't really considered this - but it could be a very smart way of moving Okposo.

It would free up space to sign Hall/Dahlin etc & still have some room left to make more minor moves.

It also means we don't lose first round picks - this hopefully ensuring a steady supply of contributors on ELC.

I think Jack Quinn is going to make Rino expendable. It would be nice to keep him, but it depends on the money situation.