Sabres suspend Zach Bogosian for failing to report to the AHL

[MMC]

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[Flukeshot]

Guessing this will head to mutual contract release?

 

[SpezDispenser]

The Sabres waived him and no one took him? I thought someone would have taken a chance with 30 games to go or whatever.

 

[MMC]

The Sabres waived him and no one took him? I thought someone would have taken a chance with 30 games to go or whatever.

No one wants his $5M cap hit

 

[Sticktape]

Not surprising.

 

[SpezDispenser]

No one wants his $5M cap hit

2 million dollars the rest of the year isn't worth a risk to a team? Is he now that bad?

 

[eramosat]

This appears to me like...Bogosian wants to play, and wants to make it that much easier for someone to acquire him. At the expense of himself taking a pay cut for the remainder of the season. Right?

 

[Kegsey]

This appears to me like...Bogosian wants to play, and wants to make it that much easier for someone to acquire him. At the expense of himself taking a pay cut for the remainder of the season. Right?

That or he’s emotional and isn’t dealing with it properly.

 

[DitchMarner]

Isn't he basically playing on an AHL team already?


*Remembers which team BUF beat last night

 

[Talonted]

Should be a $5k fine.

 

[Daximus]

2 million dollars the rest of the year isn't worth a risk to a team? Is he now that bad?

You still have to take on that cap hit. The real money isnt much but the cap hit means you can't go after other assets and right now hes really not worth taking up $5m of cap space.

 

[valet]

2 million dollars the rest of the year isn't worth a risk to a team? Is he now that bad?

Yes

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

What a loser. Seems like a dick move to everyone for refusing to accept you suck.

 

[StreetHawk]

This appears to me like...Bogosian wants to play, and wants to make it that much easier for someone to acquire him. At the expense of himself taking a pay cut for the remainder of the season. Right?

Salary is $6 mill this season. We're at the 3/4 mark of the season, so he's made $4.5 mill. $1.5 mill left. If he were to get his contract terminated and signed for $800K - $1 mill prorated, he'd make $200-$250K, so he's out around $1.25-$1.3 mill.

But, he may be rolling the dice to hope that he can play better with another club.

Only reason for Buffalo to not terminate the deal is if they are trying to move Miller's or Risto's contract out thus they would not want to have Zach eating up a spot that they could move Miller or Riso to for example.

 

[Panthaz89]

Shouldn't have been rewarded for asking for a trade by getting to screw up more in so many games when he doesn't even want to play here. Dude was beyond bad this year.

 

[The Pale King]

It's okay Zach, no one wants to pay me $5 million to play hockey either.

...unless??

 

[Tripod]

This is a win for everyone really.

BOGO doesn't go where he doesn't want to. Sabres don't have to pay him.

What's the issue?

 

[GM Armchair]

Someone will pick him up for 700k

 

[Tage2Tuch]

2 million dollars the rest of the year isn't worth a risk to a team? Is he now that bad?

it’s not necessarily that he’s THAT bad it’s just a mixture of that and is he better then what your team already has.

It’s both, if a team has space and is desperate enough to make any move someone could Try and pick him up I guess near the end of everything but this is why no one has thus far I imagine.

Sometimes the devil you know is better then the bogo you don’t.

I always compared him to Gudbranson with less physicality. Both bigger top edge first round picks with big contracts that they don’t exactly live up too. I don’t know how Guddy is doing this year but that’s how it was before anyway.

 

[MMC]

What a loser. Seems like a dick move to everyone for refusing to accept you suck.

I personally think everyone wins here. You guys get out of the cap hit and he gets to play where he wants.

 

[lottster14]

Sign that contract and the business has a hold on you. Bam, suspended bro!

 

[CamPopplestone]

Guessing he doesn't want to ride the bus, and he's made enough money. Fair enough

 

[Zman5778]

Guessing he doesn't want to ride the bus, and he's made enough money. Fair enough

Nah. This is all about him and the Sabres mutually terminating his contract and making him a UFA effective ASAP. Bogo gets ahead of the trade deadline and can catch on someplace for a minimum salary.

Sabres get more cap space to wheel and deal at the deadline and avoid rookie bonuses affecting us next year.

It's very much a win-win. Bogo's a waste of space at $5m+ a year but should catch on somewhere on a minimum deal.

 

[HanSolo]

Ah, in Vegas we call that "the Shipachyov" but for some reason no one is mad at Buffalo about this.

Jokes aside, who cares? If Bogo doesn't want to be paid more power to him

 

[eramosat]

Salary is $6 mill this season. We're at the 3/4 mark of the season, so he's made $4.5 mill. $1.5 mill left. If he were to get his contract terminated and signed for $800K - $1 mill prorated, he'd make $200-$250K, so he's out around $1.25-$1.3 mill.

But, he may be rolling the dice to hope that he can play better with another club.

Only reason for Buffalo to not terminate the deal is if they are trying to move Miller's or Risto's contract out thus they would not want to have Zach eating up a spot that they could move Miller or Riso to for example.

For a 29 year old who has already made ~$45 Million, and never played a single playoff game, starting at the tender young age of 18...my guess is he's happy to eat any salary shortfall between now and June 30 for a chance to have a chance at the playoffs. I would be astounded if Leafs didn't express interest on a 1 year minimum deal, or more,to have him as their 6 or 7 on their current (important) dee roster, and there's likely other teams looking for insurance that Bogosian can certainly provide.