BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan
03-22-2009, 11:44 AM
The Sabres are lacking across the board. The long-term contracts spread across the roster were sold as a core, but now it looks like status quo for the foreseeable future. You’re worried that what you see this season is what you’ll get next season. They’ve gone from scary good to scaring you. No argument here.
During the general managers’ meetings this month, it became clear that the sorry economy could actually benefit teams such as Buffalo. The $56.7 million salary cap next season will likely stay the same next year or decrease to the $55 million range. Some projections had it falling to the $50 million range in two years.
Twelve teams have payrolls that are $55 million or more. Twenty-four were at $50 million or more. Buffalo was a tad over $50 million. Nobody wants to fall into the hole Toronto dug after the lockout, when it was forced to dump money and talent. Teams are preparing now, and good players should pop free.
Who and how many? We’ll see.
“The price and the production have to match up,” Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier said last week. “Things can change. The marketplace can change or the player’s production can change. Even if it was the correct evaluation at the time, that can change during the contract. It can be better, and it can be worse.”
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/sabresnhl/story/615472.html
During the general managers’ meetings this month, it became clear that the sorry economy could actually benefit teams such as Buffalo. The $56.7 million salary cap next season will likely stay the same next year or decrease to the $55 million range. Some projections had it falling to the $50 million range in two years.
Twelve teams have payrolls that are $55 million or more. Twenty-four were at $50 million or more. Buffalo was a tad over $50 million. Nobody wants to fall into the hole Toronto dug after the lockout, when it was forced to dump money and talent. Teams are preparing now, and good players should pop free.
Who and how many? We’ll see.
“The price and the production have to match up,” Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier said last week. “Things can change. The marketplace can change or the player’s production can change. Even if it was the correct evaluation at the time, that can change during the contract. It can be better, and it can be worse.”
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/sabresnhl/story/615472.html