Briere rejects offer???

[camelcowboy]

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212162&hubname= 5yr-25 with 3 days left till teams will be throwing 8 mil at him. I don't blame briere for turning it down, but who knows if its completely accurate.

[RockStar36]

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I know free agents have to go for the money but somewhere along the line they have to place some importance on winning. If he wants to have more money and be miserable on a losing team, so be it.

[BlackMetalNinja]

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You had to know we aren't going to get him, especially not before he gets to test the market at $5 mil/year... I'd be willing to bet somebody (Philly) throws at least 7/year at him next week

[camelcowboy]

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I know free agents have to go for the money but somewhere along the line they have to place some importance on winning. If he wants to have more money and be miserable on a losing team, so be it.

he made 5 last year then had a career year. common sense says he won't accept.

[TacklingDummy]

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For $8 million a year someone else can have him.

[Michael82]

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$5 million a year is a slap in the face, considering he made that last year.

[RockStar36]

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It's a starting point with him. Like I said before, some of this has to go on Briere. If he wants to be in Buffalo, wants to be loyal to the fans and city, and wants to continue winning now, I'm sure he can feed his family on $5mil a year.

[Nighthawk]

Re: Briere rejects offer???

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212162&hubname= 5yr-25 with 3 days left till teams will be throwing 8 mil at him. I don't blame briere for turning it down, but who knows if its completely accurate.

I agree, I don't blame him, but I don't think he's going to get more than 6 million or so. Drury looks to be Buffalo focus, now let's hope they don't screw it up.

[Michael82]

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It's a starting point with him. Like I said before, some of this has to go on Briere. If he wants to be in Buffalo, wants to be loyal to the fans and city, and wants to continue winning now, I'm sure he can feed his family on $5mil a year.

good point. I could see him accepting $6 million a year.

[TacklingDummy]

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Didn't the Sabres come out and say that they have their own salary cap of $39 million or so on money they are able to spend? If thats the case $8 million is too much for one player who is not named Crosby.

[RockStar36]

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good point. I could see him accepting $6 million a year.

Granted it's from Eklund, but I just read that 6 mil from Buffalo and 7 mil from Montreal are about equal because of tax reasons or something like that. I never thought of anything like that.

[don137]

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Briere will get a home discount....I don't think Regier expected him to take 5MM per but an average of 6 MM may get it done.

[TacklingDummy]

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Granted it's from Eklund, but I just read that 6 mil from Buffalo and 7 mil from Montreal are about equal because of tax reasons or something like that. I never thought of anything like that.

Canada is more taxed than NY?

Or are you thinking the exchange rate?

[THATHURMANATOR]

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I don't think he will get 8 mil but easily 6.5 or 7. We should have offered him 6 and hoped for the hometown discount. The deal we offered him was a slap in the face.

[THATHURMANATOR]

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Didn't the Sabres come out and say that they have their own salary cap of $39 million or so on money they are able to spend? If thats the case $8 million is too much for one player who is not named Crosby.

I don't know where you are getting this info. No they said they would spend more than than did last year but not go all the way to the cap. They were right on the cap last year.