Sabres acquire rights to Vesey for 3rd Rounder in 2016

[Night Train]

I like the gamble of trading a 3rd rounder to have him talk to us a couple times without being rushed.

Still, I went to rookie camp a couple weeks ago and saw Bailey, Carrier and Baptiste playing like they could make a serious push for a spot on the Sabres. Vesey would be another nice addition but 20 some goals at Harvard and playing in the NHL is night and day. Offer him the max entry deal and a nice bonus and let him pick his team. They did their best.

I could care less what the media heads have to say. If he picks another team, the Sabres didn't "Fail".

Let them cry. Perspective. I like the teams direction.

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I like the gamble of trading a 3rd rounder to have him talk to us a couple times without being rushed.

Still, I went to rookie camp a couple weeks ago and saw Bailey, Carrier and Baptiste playing like they could make a serious push for a spot on the Sabres. Vesey would be another nice addition but 20 some goals at Harvard and playing in the NHL is night and day. Offer him the max entry deal and a nice bonus and let him pick his team. They did their best.

I could care less what the media heads have to say. If he picks another team, the Sabres didn't "Fail".

Let them cry. Perspective. I like the teams direction.

Agree. I don't think anyone thinks the Sabres failed in taking this shot. It's a good gamble to take. While he clearly likes the idea of playing for Boston, he's no doubt using it (or trying to) as a bargaining chip. So I don't think it's a definite "no." But he's keeping his cards close to his vest. Personally I can wait a couple of weeks.

He sounds sincere in his want to play with Boston. Other people here are dreaming up esoteric reasons why he won't sign there. If the money is equal in all places, as it likely will be, there is little reason to think he won't sign with Boston. I'm sure they're telling him he will be used as a cornerstone to rebuilding the team to a power house. Whether he buys it is another thing. But it will be sold that way.

In any case I think this was a good gamble by Murray.

[gebobs]

Vesey would be another nice addition but 20 some goals at Harvard and playing in the NHL is night and day.

32 goals. That's a lot for college.

By comparison, Eichel (only a freshman though) had 24. Drury had a few 30 goal seasons. Oates had one 30 goal year. St. Louis's best year was 29.

Former Sabre Mike Donnelly holds the NCAA record with 59. He had a few nice seasons late in his career playing with Wayne and Luc in LA and then quickly faded away.

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On the Buffalo Sabres …

Matthew Sekeres: Hearing that the Sabres willingness to trade Evander Kane could depend on whether they are able to sign Jimmy Vesey.

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[JATMtheJATM]

32 goals. That's a lot for college.

By comparison, Eichel (only a freshman though) had 24. Drury had a few 30 goal seasons. Oates had one 30 goal year. St. Louis's best year was 29.

Former Sabre Mike Donnelly holds the NCAA record with 59. He had a few nice seasons late in his career playing with Wayne and Luc in LA and then quickly faded away.

One has to wonder what eichel would have done with another season in boston...

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Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: The Bruins have about $66 million committed towards the cap, and could they be looking to build some space for Jimmy Vesey when he becomes a free agent in mid-August?

Vesey will have a $925,000 base salary, but potentially up to $2.85 million in performance bonuses. Teams like the Bruins will be cautious with their salary cap ceilings as they may not want to risk bonus overages for next season.

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[JATMtheJATM]

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Same deal as panarinennenenne

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posted on 07/29:

Matthew Coller on ESPN: The Sabres made their best efforts to sign Jimmy Vesey, but he still plans on becoming a free agent on August 15th. The list of interested teams won’t be short. With all teams offering likely offering the same entry-level deal, it will come down to which teams make the best sales pitch. Will Vesey be looking to win sooner than later? Coller looks at Vesey’s short-list and Wild cards, selling points and drawbacks.

Short List:
Buffalo Sabres

• Selling point: Jack Eichel
• Drawback: Market size
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Toronto Maple Leafs

• Selling point: The future
• Drawback: Pressure
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Boston Bruins

• Selling point: Hometown
• Drawback: Closing window to win
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New York Rangers

• Selling point: Star power
• Drawback: Cup chances
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Chicago Blackhawks

• Selling point: Stanley Cup(s)
• Drawback: Cap troubles
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Coller picks the Blackhawks as the most likely landing spot for Vesey from the ‘short list.’

Wild Cards: Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers. Coller picks the Penguins from the list of ‘wild card’ teams.

Jimmy Murphy: “The better the #Preds get, the more I think Jimmy Vesey already knew what team he wanted to play for when he decided to opt out of Nashville … Regarding last tweet on Vesey, yes he can change his mind, but to leave a team with a great present and future must mean he had mind set.”

http://mynhltraderumors.com/nhl-rumo...rs/2016/07/29/

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Two weeks. Sounds like Chicago & Boston in front of Buffalo.

[Skooby]

I heard we had a snowballs chance but that was from someone on here, personally speaking he goes home go Boston to talk chowder.

[The Jokeman]

Two weeks. Sounds like Chicago & Boston in front of Buffalo.

Going to Chicago be bad for NHL as it could start a cycle of college kids choosing to stay in school and sign with better teams once they graduate or in essence circumvent the draft process.

[JATMtheJATM]

Going to Chicago be bad for NHL as it could start a cycle of college kids choosing to stay in school and sign with better teams once they graduate or in essence circumvent the draft process.

That process has already begun. It's a loophole the NHL must address

[The King]

I heard we had a snowballs chance but that was from someone on here, personally speaking he goes home go Boston to talk chowder.

If he waits it has to be Boston.

[JATMtheJATM]

If he waits it has to be Boston.

That's what it feels like. He's pretty good, so enjoy

[Skooby]

That's what it feels like. He's pretty good, so enjoy

He's good, but not Jack good by any means but a potential NHL solid player.

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If he waits it has to be Boston.

He has to wait (for any team except Buffalo). So Boston is not a given.

[casdhf]

Chicago

[Yasgur's Farm]

11 days

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Are we really counting down to this? Are things in Sabresland that slow? Tired of reading about Kane's drunken touchy-touchies?

[casdhf]

Yes. What else is there to talk about?