Confirmed with Link: Tyler Ennis signs extension (5 years / $23M)

[JTyler48]

Breaking : Expect an announcement within next 24-48 hrs on @BuffaloSabres multi yr contract with Tyler Ennis.@NHL @NHLNetwork.

https://twitter.com/KevinWeekes/status/489468808013176832

EDIT:
SABRES SIGN ENNIS TO MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (July 17, 2014) — The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has signed forward Tyler Ennis to a multi-year contract.

http://sabresdigitalpressbox.com/2014/07/17/sabres-sign-ennis-to-multi-year-contract/

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[couture23]

Great news. Expecting 4 or 5 years I imagine.

 

[Djp]

i hope only 3...

 

[haseoke39]

Curious what the money turns out to be. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get 5 on a longer term deal.

 

[Mit Yarrum]

4x4?

 

[Sabreality]

hoping multi = 2.

 

[Gabrielor]

3 years please. Salary won't matter too much...

Also, No NTC or NMC please.

 

[Der Jaeger]

5 x 25. Just because.

 

[joshjull]

5 x 25. Just because.

I agree. It's the go to contract of choice.

 

[Ethan Edwards]

5 x 25. Just because.

Just me, but I think $125 million is too much.

 

[Wisent42]

4 or 5 years, at about $4,5M per.

 

[Wisent42]

Just me, but I think $125 million is too much.

Yeah but you know, gotta reach the floor.

 

[Ethan Edwards]

Yeah but you know, gotta reach the floor.

True. He also potted 21 goals last year. Not too shabby.

 

[UnleashRasmus]

Bridge contract, hopefully.

 

[Jacob582]

Bridge contract, hopefully.

He's already crossed the bridge.

 

[stokes84]

Bridge contract, hopefully.

A bridge to UFA?

 

[Afino]

A bridge to nowhere

 

[TehDoak]

C'mon man, they are called lifts, not extensions. Lots of short people wear them.

 

[Djp]

C'mon man, they are called lifts, not extensions. Lots of short people wear them.

I though lifts/extensions were the same thing just applied to different sexes

 

[dotcommunism]

A 3 year deal takes Ennis up to UFA status without buying out any UFA years, I don't see how that would be ideal

3 years please. Salary won't matter too much...

Also, No NTC or NMC please.

A player isn't eligible for an NTC before they're eligible for unrestricted free agency. Even if Ennis signed a deal longer than 3 years, an NTC wouldn't be able to kick in prior to the 2017-2018 season.

 

[Zip15]

A 3 year deal takes Ennis up to UFA status without buying out any UFA years, I don't see how that would be ideal



A player isn't eligible for an NTC before they're eligible for unrestricted free agency. Even if Ennis signed a deal longer than 3 years, an NTC wouldn't be able to kick in prior to the 2017-2018 season.

I am on my phone so I don't have the CBA accessible, but did his contract slide in his first year of pro hockey? If so, was that based on his signing age? I usually assume that it's seven years of pro hockey until free agency, but I understand there are exceptions to that rule.

 

[EichHart]

5 years 4.5 per is my guess. I think Ennis was our best player last year, so he is worth it.

 

[Bps21*]

Ennis will be more valuable as the team,gets bigger around him. He's our best skater by..like...a lot. Putting him down the wing of a big C and a big winger on the other side...that's when he will flourish IMO. let's be honest...he's been fishing for scraps the whole time he's been here and has created enough on his own to know he is worth what hodgson got.

 

[dotcommunism]

I am on my phone so I don't have the CBA accessible, but did his contract slide in his first year of pro hockey? If so, was that based on his signing age? I usually assume that it's seven years of pro hockey until free agency, but I understand there are exceptions to that rule.

A) no his contract did not slide. He was not eligible for the contract slide. I'm not entirely sure what the exact terms were under the prior CBA, but his contract did not slide. However, this isn't relevant.

B) Unrestricted free agency is not based on how many seasons of professional hockey a player plays. A player is eligible for UFA when he turns 27 (by June 30) or when he has 7 accrued seasons.

"Accrued Season" means any League Year during which a Player was on a Club's Active Roster for 40 (30 if the Player is a goalie) or more Regular Season Games, provided that, for the purposes of calculating an Accrued Season under this Agreement, games missed due to a hockey-related injury incurred while on a Club's Active Roster shall count as games played for purposes of calculating an Accrued Season but only during the League Year in which the injury was incurred and a maximum of one additional season.

Ennis has 4 accrued seasons at this point. His 7th accrued season will be the same year he turns 27. The 7 accrued season qualification is completely irrelevant for Ennis.

Ennis will be eligible for free agency after the 2016-2017 season

 

[TossinSauce]

4 x 4.5 I reckon