I don't understand all the Briere angst.

[Earthquake Enyart]

Even the bankrupt Rigas Sabres found a way to pay Satan 7 mil.

Briere getting 5 is not the end of the world.

[SkateZilla]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

satan got 4.5 and 5.5 in his last two years.. not 7 :)

still its blown out of proportion, we'll have plenty of cap room, dunno why people are pinning 5 million on overshooting the cap..

just because he gets 5 Million this one year doesnt mean future contracts wont be less, (there is no rule saying your salary cant go down or you cant sign for less on a new contract), dont be suprised come january they sign him to long term 4.5+ Million a year..

either way, now the front office is panicing and signing players to deals they never offered, example, Kotalik... he made less than 1 mill last season, they just threw a 3 year contract starting at 2 million at him to get him to sign before arbitration, which they woulda gave him prolly 3 or 4 million,

[Earthquake Enyart]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

I don't see it that way at all. They aren't panicking.

They let go the guys who are overpriced, and pay the players worth keeping.

So far so good, IMHO.

[MTBillsFan]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

For a year or two, Briere is worth the money.

[SabreEleven]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

Because, according to the Sabres, they only made a half million dollards last year and that was with the playoff run receipts. Galisano says he is going to run this team to make a profit. If he is going to do that, he'll have to sign Briere and cut other players to cover his salary or let Briere walk and sign cheap rookies to take his place.

If they trade Briere and they get his value back, won't they have to play that player about the same salary? or maybe they'll get 2 or 3 back to equal is salary, but do they really 2 or 3 people?

[SkateZilla]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

Because, according to the Sabres, they only made a half million dollards last year and that was with the playoff run receipts. Galisano says he is going to run this team to make a profit. If he is going to do that, he'll have to sign Briere and cut other players to cover his salary or let Briere walk and sign cheap rookies to take his place.

If they trade Briere and they get his value back, won't they have to play that player about the same salary? or maybe they'll get 2 or 3 back to equal is salary, but do they really 2 or 3 people?

his prophits lasxt year were more than 500K, thats bull...

unless he's using prophits from this year to cover past due stuff .. which would be smart...

[SabreEleven]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

his prophits lasxt year were more than 500K, thats bull...

unless he's using prophits from this year to cover past due stuff .. which would be smart...

I wouldn't doubt that. Probably did some creative accounting to come up with that, but he won't stand to make a loss any more.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

Even the bankrupt Rigas Sabres found a way to pay Satan 7 mil.

Briere getting 5 is not the end of the world.

Some of these guys have lost their minds EE.

[SabreEleven]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

Some of these guys have lost their minds EE.

We aren't the only ones losing our minds then, Sabres are rumored to be shopping Briere.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

That isn't losing their minds it is exploring options.

[chernobylwraiths]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

I kept hearing after the season how the Sabres made 4.5 to 5 million with the playoff run.

I felt that the Sabres would be hard pressed to keep many of these players this year and still be at the self imposed $34 million cap. However, I think the arbitrator in Briere's case was a total idiot. This was by far his best year and he only played 48 games. How can they give him an award of $5 million after one partial good season. He is a very good player but not in the elite class. I would try to keep him, but I don't think there is any way they will be able to keep Max, Dumont and maybe even Connolly with those kinds of salaries.

[Earthquake Enyart]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

That isn't losing their minds it is exploring options.

Exactly.

To me, it would be foolish to sign Briere to more than 2 or 3 years. He may not be able to physically handle more than that.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

Exactly.

To me, it would be foolish to sign Briere to more than 2 or 3 years. He may not be able to physically handle more than that.

Exactly.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

I kept hearing after the season how the Sabres made 4.5 to 5 million with the playoff run.

I felt that the Sabres would be hard pressed to keep many of these players this year and still be at the self imposed $34 million cap. However, I think the arbitrator in Briere's case was a total idiot. This was by far his best year and he only played 48 games. How can they give him an award of $5 million after one partial good season. He is a very good player but not in the elite class. I would try to keep him, but I don't think there is any way they will be able to keep Max, Dumont and maybe even Connolly with those kinds of salaries.

Cher it was based on market value. Briere would easily get 5 mil a year on the open market if not more.

[SabreEleven]

Re: I don't understand all the Briere angst.

$5 mil isn't the elite class these days. They are a step above the good player.