View Full Version : Stafford signs
Dr. Lecter
09-13-2009, 09:41 AM
V-text
THATHURMANATOR
09-13-2009, 09:43 AM
any word on the deal size and length.
bigbub2352
09-13-2009, 11:01 AM
stafford aka syler from heroe's back in the mix
Nighthawk
09-13-2009, 11:30 AM
Hopefully he actually decides he wants to play everyday, game in, game out. Talented, but another soft player. It's too bad because I really had high hopes that this kid would be a leader when he first came here. Hopefully he takes the next step and doesn't get fat and happy because of the new deal.
Ebenezer
09-13-2009, 12:47 PM
So much for the article I just read in the Buffalo News.
Dr. Lecter
09-13-2009, 01:30 PM
2 years, $4 million total. ($1.5 million this year, $2.5 next year)
Stafford joined his teammates for Sunday's first full day of training camp after agreeing to a two-year contract worth $4 million. He will get $1.5 million this year, $2.5 million next year. The Sabres and their premier restricted free agent got close to a contract Friday, and Stafford participated in on-ice testing Saturday despite not having a deal.
http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/794382.html
Cheaper than I thought it would be.
Ebenezer
09-13-2009, 01:40 PM
2 years, $4 million total. ($1.5 million this year, $2.5 next year)
http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/794382.html
Cheaper than I thought it would be.
and shorter than I hoped it would be.
Dr. Lecter
09-13-2009, 02:10 PM
It gives them another shot at him as a RFA.
Ebenezer
09-13-2009, 02:48 PM
It gives them another shot at him as a RFA.
that could lead to a messy hold out but I thought this made him an UFA...ok with me.
Michael82
09-13-2009, 03:29 PM
2 years, $4 million total. ($1.5 million this year, $2.5 next year)
http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/794382.html
Cheaper than I thought it would be.
I'm happy that he's re-signed...but 2 years? Come on! :ill:
Dr. Lecter
09-13-2009, 03:36 PM
I'm happy that he's re-signed...but 2 years? Come on! :ill:
Supposedly he wanted 3 and the Sabres 4 (3 would have made him a UFA at the end of the deal). This is likely a compromise and he would not sign for 4.
Regardless, at least he is still restricted at the end of the deal and amount is really low, as in about 2/3rds of what I expected.
OpIv37
09-13-2009, 09:23 PM
Supposedly he wanted 3 and the Sabres 4 (3 would have made him a UFA at the end of the deal). This is likely a compromise and he would not sign for 4.
Regardless, at least he is still restricted at the end of the deal and amount is really low, as in about 2/3rds of what I expected.
if he wanted 3 and the Sabres wanted 4, how the hell is 2 a compromise?
Dr. Lecter
09-13-2009, 09:29 PM
if he wanted 3 and the Sabres wanted 4, how the hell is 2 a compromise?
Because of the factor of being a UFA at the end of the deal.
He does not get that, but he does get arbitration rights at the end of this deal.
So he is still a RFA, but now can to an arbitrator in two years. And the Sabres can, at that time, try to lock him up for 4 or 5 years, taking him into his first couple of years of being an UFA.
THATHURMANATOR
09-13-2009, 09:32 PM
Yeah Op use your head ......
OpIv37
09-13-2009, 09:35 PM
Yeah Op use your head ......
this post is a douche.
THATHURMANATOR
09-14-2009, 08:49 AM
this post is a douche.
Par for the course with you.... No hockey knowledge so you are reduced to mindless insults....
RockStar36
09-14-2009, 11:17 AM
Two year deal is good. Stafford is been very up and down during his career. I can fully see why the Sabres didn't want to make a longer commitment to the guy. Prove again for these next two years first.
Meathead
09-17-2009, 07:02 PM
:lolpoint: op
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