Briere's Arbitration, Salary or Post Arbitration Discussion - Merged

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

At this point, with TSN being the only outlet to report the trade part of the story, I'm going to hope that the sign-&-trade situation is bogus.....

....it's the only thing that will keep me sane.

WGRZ, Ch2 talked to Briere and he said that he talked to Darcy Regier and he said that he hadn't talked with any teams about a trade.
http://wgrz.com/video/Sportsvplayer.aspx?aid=16766&bw=

[jamze132]

the Sabres can no longer discuss a long-term deal with Briere until January 1, 2007.

I believe you are correct. And if we do pick up the $5 mil, we are the only team that can negotiate with him after Jan 07 until Free Agency begins in the summer.

[SkateZilla]

Hopefully it will give them ample time to sign him long term and make every one happy

ok misunderstood me a lil,

Once Arbitration makes the Ruling, the sabres have 48 hours after the final hearing to accept or decline (making Danny an UFA), they cant negotiate a contract after teh award has been given... until Januaray 1st (well they could and just not talk about it publically until '07), like while they are on the bench, lmao

Ruff : "Hey Danny, 4.6, 4.8, 5.0 ,5.2 good for 4 years?"
Danny : "I Dunno, gimmie this shift to think about it" [Danny goes over boards onto ice]
[Danny gets back on bench 1 minute later]
Danny : "I think that should work"
Ruff : "Dont tell your agent untill new years"
Danny : "No Shiz Lindy"

[SkateZilla]

To add insult to injury, the article has been updated a bit:

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=172126&hubname=nhl

Briere could be involved in a "sign-and-trade" within the next couple of days. The two sides are working on a 5-year, $25 million deal that would then see Briere dealt immediately. Montreal, Los Angeles and Atlanta are among the teams in the mix.

and this is garbage, because they cant negotiate after teh Rulling on contract length.. who comes up with this garbage? TSN and HockeyBuzz are dumb analyst that coouldnt make ESPN... dont read into anything they say...

[pyrrhonist]

I wouldn't go that far....

TSN is usually up there in trustworthiness (Or "truthiness" for you Colbert fans... ), and I wouldn't dare drop them to the ESPN level. To be compared to ESPN's coverage of hockey is the kiss of death.

[jamze132]

This says we can wait until after all the arbitration cases are decided:
Teams normally have 48 hours to accept the ruling or allow the player to become an unrestricted free agent. The Sabres, though, could have until Aug. 8 because of a rule that states teams don't have to decide until 48 hours after their final arbitration ruling or settlement. Forward Adam Mair has his hearing scheduled for Aug. 4 (and the verdict can come 48 hours after that), so the Sabres can take their time on decisions regarding Briere and any upcoming arbitration award.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...24/1069721.asp

Yes you are correct. Someone pointed out to me after my original post that the Sabres have 48 hours after the last hearing. Thanks.