Warhippy Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Take it for what you will. Dahlin expected to sign a near $10 million contract as soon as is possible. Chad broke or has broken news on a few large contract extensions for Buffalo like Cozens and Samuelson and this will make Dahlin the new face of the franchise and will have set the new ceiling for defence contracts in the league. $10 million over 8 years. Powers is expected to be extending in short order behind this and the Dahlin contract is the first and most domino to fall before that happens. Powers don't forget ranked 2nd in all NHL defencemen in 5v5 ice time and his extension is expected to be comparable to Dahlins bridge. Some information and a breakdown on how this signing and the Powers extension along side Thompson is expected to impact the Sabres moving forward https://theathletic.com/4589057/2023/06/07/sabres-salary-cap-contracts-dahlin-power/ https://www.expectedbuffalo.com/the-buffalo-sabres-are-ready-to-commit-to-rasmus-dahlin-as-the-new-face-of-the-franchise/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Wowza... $10M man. He's gonna be a norris winner though, so probably worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 So that means Petey will be getting minimum 11x8... 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 For reference. Here is how the Sabres current cap stands and how their front end looks prior to expending Dahlin and Powers. Will be interesting watching them juggle this moving forward with Cozens and Skinner. Without mentioning the increase in pay Tuch, Mitlestadt and Jokiharju will be getting whgile still needing a goalie. Still have a solid amount of prospects and some quality picks over the next 2 seasons but that's getting to be a bit of a top heavy team. They're just lucky enough to have gotten two 1st overall picks that were and are 1st pairing defensemen. https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/sabres 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) Elias Pettersson, you may start the engine of your Brinks truck. Quinn Hughes, you may start to daydream about your 10M+ payday. Edited June 8, 2023 by Coconuts 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Warhippy Posted June 8, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Coconuts said: Elias Pettersson, you may start the engine of your Brinks truck. Quinn Hughes, you may start to daydream about your 10M+ payday. Hughes is not Dahlin. Love him but there's a serious drop off in defensive acumen between them. Hughes dumps points on the stat lines for sure but I don't think hughes gets this contract outside of anything that isn't just a panic signing 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, Warhippy said: For reference. Here is how the Sabres current cap stands and how their front end looks prior to expending Dahlin and Powers. Will be interesting watching them juggle this moving forward with Cozens and Skinner. Without mentioning the increase in pay Tuch, Mitlestadt and Jokiharju will be getting whgile still needing a goalie. Still have a solid amount of prospects and some quality picks over the next 2 seasons but that's getting to be a bit of a top heavy team. They're just lucky enough to have gotten two 1st overall picks that were and are 1st pairing defensemen. https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/sabres They're going to need to be very, very careful in the coming years they don't end up in a situation like the Coilers - where years of high draft picks have them paying huge amounts of their cap to only a few guys on the team and then they'll struggle to ice a complete, deep line-up and they won't be able to afford an elite goalie with experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coconuts Posted June 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Warhippy said: Hughes is not Dahlin. Love him but there's a serious drop off in defensive acumen between them. Hughes dumps points on the stat lines for sure but I don't think hughes gets this contract outside of anything that isn't just a panic signing Doesn't have to be, Dahlin has one more season at 6M and will have to sign a contract sooner than later if he wants to continue playing. Hughes has another four offseasons of cap increases to drive up what he'll get. Hughes will benefit from such increases the way other top end players will. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, Coconuts said: Doesn't have to be, Dahlin has one more season at 6M and will have to sign a contract sooner than later if he wants to continue playing. Hughes has another four offseasons of cap increases to drive up what he'll get. Hughes will benefit from such increases the way other top end players will. In 4 years, Hughes will easily be a $10 million player. He might even win the Norris trophy during that time... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HKSR Posted June 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, Warhippy said: Hughes is not Dahlin. Love him but there's a serious drop off in defensive acumen between them. Hughes dumps points on the stat lines for sure but I don't think hughes gets this contract outside of anything that isn't just a panic signing Yeah, I love Hughes, but Dahlin is way more complete of a defenceman. 6'3" 202lbs, great skater, great vision, great shot, logs huge minutes, can play in all situations, definitely capable of putting up 20+ goals and 80+ points in his prime. He's a true franchise #1 defenceman, no questions asked. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, Coconuts said: Doesn't have to be, Dahlin has one more season at 6M and will have to sign a contract sooner than later if he wants to continue playing. Hughes has another four offseasons of cap increases to drive up what he'll get. Hughes will benefit from such increases the way other top end players will. dahlin....is set to sign an 8 year max contract. He leads Hughes in almost every possible metric except direct points. Dahlin is the superior defenseman right now. It's inarguable. Hughes will get a huge contract for sure due to cap increases, but he's not getting this contract today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: In 4 years, Hughes will easily be a $10 million player. He might even win the Norris trophy during that time... No question, dude is gonna get paaaaaaid. Especially if he's even nominated for a Norris 4 minutes ago, Warhippy said: dahlin....is set to sign an 8 year max contract. He leads Hughes in almost every possible metric except direct points. Dahlin is the superior defenseman right now. It's inarguable. Hughes will get a huge contract for sure due to cap increases, but he's not getting this contract today Agreed, but I wasn't saying he would. I said Hughes can start dreaming about the 10M+ payday he'll get, because he will get it if he maintains his current level of play or improves upon it. We've precious little in the system as far as blue chip D prospects go, it's highly unlikely we'll have anything resembling a Hughes coming up any time soon, Hughes will likely have this team by the balls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 9 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: In 4 years, Hughes will easily be a $10 million player. He might even win the Norris trophy during that time... He will not be a Norris level player unless he puts up godly numbers offensively (like Karlsson). Defensively, he lags behind counterparts of his age. With more complete players like Makar, Fox, and Dahlin, the best he can probably get is a nomination. And I'm content with that. Hughes is still a top 10 D-man in the league and he is great value for our team. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Dahlin was a stud last season. Better than Hughes even. Would be cool if Petey signed this exact contract. Ngl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzukes Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 15 minutes ago, N7Nucks said: Dahlin was a stud last season. Better than Hughes even. Would be cool if Petey signed this exact contract. Ngl. Not gonna happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, Gawdzukes said: Not gonna happen. I'll be surprised if Pettersson extends this summer at all, more than likely his agent will want to see what next offseason's incoming cap jump looks like. Only way I see it getting done is if management pays high in advance to reflect that incoming jump. 10M is likely a pipe dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 16 minutes ago, Bob.Loblaw said: He will not be a Norris level player unless he puts up godly numbers offensively (like Karlsson). Defensively, he lags behind counterparts of his age. With more complete players like Makar, Fox, and Dahlin, the best he can probably get is a nomination. And I'm content with that. Hughes is still a top 10 D-man in the league and he is great value for our team. Hughes has already had 9 Norris trophy votes in his career, Dahlin has had zero. They are both getting lots of votes this year. Hughes defence has improved greatly from last year when he received 9 votes. He had more points than Dahlin this year, better +/-, played more minutes on the PK. Hughes is 49th in on ice expected GAA, Dahlin is 115th. Hughes is 113 in on ice high danger shot attempts, Dahlin is at 98. They are closer than you think... 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 46 minutes ago, HKSR said: Yeah, I love Hughes, but Dahlin is way more complete of a defenceman. 6'3" 202lbs, great skater, great vision, great shot, logs huge minutes, can play in all situations, definitely capable of putting up 20+ goals and 80+ points in his prime. He's a true franchise #1 defenceman, no questions asked. Hughes is the much better player. Dahlin is a dumbo. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Dahlin should consider coming to a winner. Sign with Vancouver, Rasmus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Woulda'ben Zsa Zsa Gabor's fav player..you gotta figure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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