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SkateZilla
08-15-2005, 03:45 PM
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050815/2051980.asp?tbd2051980.asp

The Buffalo Sabres are expecting plenty of paperwork to whiz through their offices today. The qualifying offers the team extended to its restricted free agents expire at 5 p.m., and at least seven players had yet to sign theirs as of Sunday night.

Forwards Daniel Briere, J.P. Dumont, Jochen Hecht, Maxim Afinogenov and Ales Kotalik, and defensemen Jay McKee and Henrik Tallinder remained unsigned. According to the NHL Players' Association Web site, center Tim Connolly ($1,036,900) and defenseman Jeff Jillson ($833,910) signed their qualifiers over the weekend, but the Sabres have yet to confirm that.
Earthquake Enyart
08-15-2005, 03:47 PM
A million bucks for Timmy? :puke:
Dozerdog
08-15-2005, 04:21 PM
Timmy couldn't sign fast enough
chernobylwraiths
08-15-2005, 05:25 PM
What happens if those players don't sign their qualifying offers?

Nevermind, it says in the link.
Don Cherry
08-15-2005, 05:28 PM
What happens if those players don't sign their qualifying offers?
Did you read the article?



They still belong to the Sabres, and they now have to hammer out new deals. If they sign elsewhere, the Sabres get compensation dependant on the amount they sign for- up to 4 first round picks
SabreEleven
08-15-2005, 05:29 PM
Are any of those players REALLY worth a 1st round pick?
chernobylwraiths
08-15-2005, 05:30 PM
Did you read the article?



They still belong to the Sabres, and they now have to hammer out new deals. If they sign elsewhere, the Sabres get compensation dependant on the amount they sign for- up to 4 first round picks

I read the link after posting this, I already edited my post.
chernobylwraiths
08-15-2005, 05:31 PM
Are any of those players REALLY worth a 1st round pick?

Definitely Briere and maybe Afinigenov and McKee.
Don Cherry
08-15-2005, 05:36 PM
I don't think any of these guys are going anywhere.


It's a gamble. Qualifying offers, depending on how much they made last year, are only going to match / give them a 10% raise. If a Briere, Afinegenov, or whatever want more, they can always decide not to sign. Or they can do what Joe Thornton did, - hold out for a longer deal. These RFA offers are good only for a season.
Turf
08-15-2005, 06:39 PM
It would take a great set of balls to hold out after a 1 year layoff. Maybe siging a shorter contract would be the best way to handle it. These guys gotta be dying to play.