2014 Free Agency Thread

[ckg927]

Re: 2014 Free Agency Thread

TSN's Darren Dreger reports that Andrey Meszaros has been signed by Buffalo. 1 year, $4 mill. Good backup D signing, IMO. (Add-on: Oops! JATM beat me to it.)

Also...update on Ryan Miller's signing with the 'Couve: Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos says that Miller gets a $5 mil/yearly base salary and a $1 mil signing bonus each year. Plus, his no trade clause has been modified; it now lists only 5 teams he'll accept a trade to.

[ckg927]

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Just one more thing...at the moment:

The Sabres have no problems reaching the cap floor right now. CapGeek notes they're at $50.9 million with 20 players on the roster.

[SkateZilla]

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Meszaros isnt a Backup D..

3rd pair maybe, but he's played 1st/2nd pair roles before.

[SkateZilla]

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Just one more thing...at the moment:

The Sabres have no problems reaching the cap floor right now. CapGeek notes they're at $50.9 million with 20 players on the roster.

one entry level contract would do it, 55K or so is what they need, entry level is still like 925K isnt it?

Depending how Reinhart does at camp.

So: (not line recommendations, just random placements)
Moulson - Hodgson - Gionta
Girgensens - Ennis - Stafford
Foligno - McCormic- Stewart
Flynn/Ellis/Mitchell/Grigorenko/Adam/Reinhart?


Gorges - Weber
Myers - Meszaros
Ristolainen - Ruhwedel/Pysyk/Zadorov?

[denverboz]

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Vancouver... 15 million for 3 years

I heard 18M for 3 years.

[ckg927]

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Meszaros isnt a Backup D..

3rd pair maybe, but he's played 1st/2nd pair roles before.

Duly noted, but a good chunk of our D isn't NHL ready yet. Meszaros can help in that area.

[JATMtheJATM]

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meszaros is only a one year deal, so he will likely get dealt at the deadline.

[rbochan]

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Darcy Regier: "Trades, FA, signing players is hard, fans don't understand, suffering and education needed..."

GMTM: "This is a destination players want to come to, guys are even waiving no trade clauses and contacting us to come here(and we are giving out GOOD contracts)."

[ckg927]

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Cory Conacher to the Isles.

1 year, $600 K deal.

It's the 4th team in 3 years for Conacher.

[Mace]

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is Connolly still playing?

Somewhere, with something.

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[SkateZilla]

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Darcy Regier: "Trades, FA, signing players is hard, fans don't understand, suffering and education needed..."

GMTM: "This is a destination players want to come to, guys are even waiving no trade clauses and contacting us to come here(and we are giving out GOOD contracts)."

Someone should make a Meme graphic of those quotes.

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Cory Conacher to the Isles.

1 year, $600 K deal.

It's the 4th team in 3 years for Conacher.

unless it's 2-way, 925K is the minimum isnt it? he'll likely be in the AHL

[don137]

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Cory Conacher to the Isles.

1 year, $600 K deal.

It's the 4th team in 3 years for Conacher.

I am so glad Islanders cannot sign anyone noteworthy. Even Buffalo finishing worst in the league is more attractive than playing on the Island. Also shows players love Buffalo as a city and believe in what they are doing.

[SkateZilla]

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John Scott to S.J

[Downinfloflo]

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I am so glad Islanders cannot sign anyone noteworthy. Even Buffalo finishing worst in the league is more attractive than playing on the Island. Also shows players love Buffalo as a city and believe in what they are doing.

Holy **** you get all that from a few middle of the road free agent signings?

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- The New York Islanders made a big splash on the second day of free agency, signing centre Mikhail Grabovski and former Toronto Maple Leafs teammate Nikolai Kulemin.
Grabovski received a US$20-million, four-year contract, while Kulemin got $16.75 million over four years.

Both of them scored 30 goals a few seasons ago.

[Skooby]

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Holy **** you get all that from a few middle of the road free agent signings?




Both of them scored 30 goals a few seasons ago.

How'd the Isles do last season ? Lousy.