Risto's here for the long haul

[ckg927]

The Sabres have signed D Rasmus Ristolainen to a 6 year contract.

Average yearly cap hit: $5.4 million.

[JATMtheJATM]

Great hit, great length

[ckg927]

Just for comparison purposes, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald just posted a link on his Twitter feed(to the website GeneralFanager.com )to show how Risto's deal compares with other D-men his age. Consider:

Calgary's Dougie Hamilton(22): $5.75 M/year
Columbus' Seth Jones(21): $5.4 M/year
Toronto's Morgan Rielly(22): $5 M/year

[WagonCircler]

GMTM is the truth.

[DetDannyWilliams]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">IT&#39;S OFFICIAL: Rasmus Ristolainen has been extended, 6-year deal. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RR55?src=hash">#RR55</a> <a href="https://t.co/R1v4Nj9dEF">pic.twitter.com/R1v4Nj9dEF</a></p>&mdash; Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/785920943860383745">October 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[DetDannyWilliams]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rasmus Ristolainen (6 yrs @ $5.4M) comparables:<br>Hamilton 6 @ $5.75M<br>Jones 6 @ $5.4M<br>Rielly 6 @ $5M<br><br>More: <a href="https://t.co/S3CwsikDMM">https://t.co/S3CwsikDMM</a></p>&mdash; General Fanager (@generalfanager) <a href="https://twitter.com/generalfanager/status/785921164115714048">October 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[YardRat]

Nice. Let's get the season started.

[mightysimi]

That's a good deal. Now if Trouba would get his cry baby ass back to Winnipeg I would be happy.

[JATMtheJATM]

That's a good deal. Now if Trouba would get his cry baby ass back to Winnipeg I would be happy.

I don't think that's gonna happen...

[OpIv37]

Nice. They cut it a little close but I'm happy they got it done before he missed any games

[mightysimi]

I don't think that's gonna happen...

Yeah me neither unfortunately. Cheveldayoff has shown if anything he is patient. Dec 1st is the real deadline. Not sure if he wants to miss a whole year.

[Night Train]

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Risto looks like he just returned from touring with Kraftwerk

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