What contract to expect for the RFAs?

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Ullmark is one to watch
He made $1,325,000 last season. He's a year away from being an UFA.

Last season he was 17-14-3, 2.87 GAA, .915 SA
That may not look impressive, but his SA at even strength was .926. His SA shorthanded was only .837
For comparison, Markstrom's SA at even strength was .923 and .873 shorthanded.

The Sabres should have an improved PK this season. Ullmark is on the cusp of establishing himself as a legitimate starting goalie.
The Sabres would be smart to get him signed for a few years. It would suck to lose him to UFA after putting all this time into developing him. It'll be a few years before UPL is ready, if he ever is. I'd offer Ullmark $10 million for 3 years.

The 3 year extension Markstrom signed in 2016 was for $3.67 million per year and he was coming off a comparable season to Ullmark
13-14-4, 2.73GAA, .915SA.

I think Ullmark will sign for less due to the changing market. If it goes to arbitration and we only get him for 1 year the Sabres will regret it.
 
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Gubbhornet

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I think the best for both Ullmark (and Olofsson) would be term so they can focus on playing hockey and develop instead of worrying about next year.
 

tsujimoto74

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Olofsson -- $3.6 x 2 (personally, I'd like to see him locked up for longer on the hopes that we end up with a bargain contract over the long term, but I think it's more likely he signs a bridge deal similar to Kubalik's)
Ullmark -- $3.25 x 3
Reinhart -- $6.5 x 7
 
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Djp

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Ullmark is one to watch
He made $1,325,000 last season. He's a year away from being an UFA.

Last season he was 17-14-3, 2.87 GAA, .915 SA
That may not look impressive, but his SA at even strength was .926. His SA shorthanded was only .837
For comparison, Markstrom's SA at even strength was .923 and .873 shorthanded.

The Sabres should have an improved PK this season. Ullmark is on the cusp of establishing himself as a legitimate starting goalie.
The Sabres would be smart to get him signed for a few years. It would suck to lose him to UFA after putting all this time into developing him. It'll be a few years before UPL is ready, if he ever is. I'd offer Ullmark $10 million for 3 years.

The 3 year extension Markstrom signed in 2016 was for $3.67 million per year and he was coming off a comparable season to Ullmark
13-4-4, 2.73GAA, .915SA.

I think Ullmark will sign for less due to the changing market. If it goes to arbitration and we only get him for 1 year the Sabres will regret it.

I have Ullmark at $3,25 or so for 3 yrs

Olofsson. It could be 2 yr bridge or a 4-5 yr contract. I saw reports they were close on a contract

Reinhart is the wildcard. He might get just 1 yr $5.5M and he plays away from Eichel.
 

Gabrielor

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Reinhart is looking at a Domi-eske deal.
Olofsson should be getting locked up for 4-5 years. This is very important to pull off.
Ullmark should be real short and not terribly expensive.
Mittelstadt should take his QO.
 

Matt Ress

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Sam is great. He also gets a bit overstated around here and has been stapled to jack for most of his career. He hasn't been particularly successful away from him.
 
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Matt Ress

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Reinhart is looking at a Domi-eske deal.
Olofsson should be getting locked up for 4-5 years. This is very important to pull off.
Ullmark should be real short and not terribly expensive.
Mittelstadt should take his QO.
Looks good. Wouldn't mind Ullmark for around 3 years. He hasn't been consistent but shows real upside.
 

Jim Bob

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Here are my guesses:

Reinhart gets 1-2 years at $5-5.5M per
VO gets 2-3 years at $3.75-4.25M per
Ullmark gets 1-2 years at $2-2.5M per
 

Gabrielor

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Here are my guesses:

Reinhart gets 1-2 years at $5-5.5M per
VO gets 2-3 years at $3.75-4.25M per
Ullmark gets 1-2 years at $2-2.5M per

Cool with that.

2 years is a bad scenario. Sets up another Skinner situation. 3 years is slightly better.

Very cool with that.
 

BloFan4Life

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Reinhart should be traded, doesn't fit what this regime wants in a player.
I think the VO contract is already out there, 2 years around 3.5 average.
Ullmark probably ends up with 1 year 2 million dollars.
 

itwasaforwardpass

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$4 million seems high for Olofsson if its a 2 year deal. That AAV is a number that only makes sense if it's buying more UFA years.
 
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tsujimoto74

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Here are my guesses:

Reinhart gets 1-2 years at $5-5.5M per
VO gets 2-3 years at $3.75-4.25M per
Ullmark gets 1-2 years at $2-2.5M per

3 years would walk Olofsson right to UFA. If we go over 2, we've gotta go over by more than 1 year, get some UFA years.
 
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Zip15

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2x6 for Reinhart
2x4 for VO
1x2 for Ullmark

anything more for Reinhart and I think we let him walk.

A two-year deal for Reinhart would be the dumbest thing they can do, which, based on their handling of his contract status to date, means that is precisely what they will do.
 

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