Waived: Ville Leino for purposes of Compliance Buy-Out

[Jame]

Sabres waive Ville Leino in first step toward buyout

"worst contract in NHL history"

come on now... lets have a little awareness....

 

[OkimLom]

Watch him become an annual Sabres killer. He'll sign in Ottawa or Toronto and just torch us every year.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

"worst contract in NHL history"

come on now... lets have a little awareness....

DiPietro's was far worse.

 

[kenfury]

DiPietro's was far worse.

Dont forget the Isles are still paying Yashin this season.

 

[Nibbler]

Mission Accomplished!

 

[DazedandConfused]

Watch him become an annual Sabres killer. He'll sign in Ottawa or Toronto and just torch us every year.

I could see him in Ottawa. Depending on how much he's looking for on his new deal.

 

[haseoke39]

I wonder if he feels happy or sad today about this.

I'm gonna go with sad.

 

[ZZamboni]

Love it. Good luck elsewhere.

 

[enthusiast]

I recall someone ancillary to the Sabres whose opinions I respect was speaking about how Leino's injuries really affected him and he might be able to bounce back in the next few years. Hope it's true for him but glad to see him gone.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

Watch him become an annual Sabres killer. He'll sign in Ottawa or Toronto and just torch us every year.

I see a FEL or KHL team in his future.

 

[enthusiast]

I wonder if he feels happy or sad today about this.

I'm gonna go with sad.

Yeah, the money's nice, but this is your employer saying they'd rather drop 7 million on you up front than wager on you ever earning what they thought you'd be worth. If he really does care about more than money that has to sting.

 

[haseoke39]

Yeah, the money's nice, but this is your employer saying they'd rather drop 7 million on you up front than wager on you ever earning what they thought you'd be worth. If he really does care about more than money that has to sting.

Well, he doesn't get all that money, and I doubt he gets offered more than a million a year going forward. So he'll probably net less overall.

If I was going to pick a reason he'd be happy about this, it would be a chance to go somewhere new.

 

[Finnpin]

I wonder if he feels happy or sad today about this.

I'm gonna go with sad.

I think he is as happy as you guys.

 

[joshjull]

I wonder if he feels happy or sad today about this.

I'm gonna go with sad.

I would say a little of both.

 

[Finnpin]

I see a FEL or KHL team in his future.

FEL not in many years. KHL/SHL/NLA for sure.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

@NicholsOnHockey

Ville Leino's agent tells Buffalo News "His priority is to play in the NHL." #Sabres http://www.nicholsonhockey.com/worthreading/2014/6/17/nichols-notes

 

[26CornerBlitz]

Caption This.

 

[ZZamboni]

Murray: So, which "R" you filled with?
Leino: What?
Murray: They say the number one killer of old people is retirement. People got a job to do, they tend to live a little bit longer so they can do it. I've always figured that warriors and their enemies share the same relationship. So, now that you're not gonna have to play for the Sabres no more on the battlefield, which "R" you filled with? Relief … or regret?
Leino: A little bit of both.
Murray: horse****. I'm sure you do feel a little bit of both. But I know damn well that you feel one more than you feel the other. And the question was, which one is it?
Leino: ....... Regret.

 

[haseoke39]

Caption This.

I suffered through half the rebuild and all I got was this coffee and $23 million dollars.

 

[zbubble]

Caption This.

If I play like I'm dead, do I get my name on a cup too?

 

[Jacob582]

CapGeek ‏@capgeek · 13m
#Sabres will have lowest cap payroll in the league following Leino buyout — just $34.4M for 15 players. Can spend $4.585M per opening (based on a $71.1M cap)


CapGeek ‏@capgeek · 17m
#Sabres 30th-ranked cap payroll of $34.4M is actually $4.6M lower than the 29th-ranked #Flames. No other team below $40M right now.

 

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

Caption This.

(in the Troy McLure voice)

Hi, I'm Ville Leino. You may remember me from such movies as, "Dehydration, Damn you Devils" and "Guess who I'm not playing for now".

 

[DazedandConfused]

He could have used a coffee before most games. Looked asleep the majority of the time. Coffee > PreWorkout for hockey.

 

[Zip15]

I wish I could muster energy to care about this move, but I stopped caring about Lame-o long ago. He sucks, we suck, who cares.

 

[Dunkster19]

CapGeek ‏@capgeek · 13m
#Sabres will have lowest cap payroll in the league following Leino buyout — just $34.4M for 15 players. Can spend $4.585M per opening (based on a $71.1M cap)


CapGeek ‏@capgeek · 17m
#Sabres 30th-ranked cap payroll of $34.4M is actually $4.6M lower than the 29th-ranked #Flames. No other team below $40M right now.

Need to payout some money. Trade for and over pay ROR!