Buffalo Sabres 2013

[DanySabres]

Want the numbers for

Victor Ohman
Tyler Ennis
Ryan Johansen
Philippe Gogulla
Zack Kassian
Kevin Porter
Patrick Kaleta
JoelChampagne
Brock beukeboom
Dennis Persson
MA Gragnani

Want to sign ELC for

Ahti Oksanen
Brayden McNabb
Radek Faska
Victor Rask
Lucas Lessio
Janos Hari
Marcus Foligno
Alexander Ruuttu
Steven Hodges
Darnell Nurse

thanks

[Virtual Jarmo]

Arbitrations have been determined in the Derek Roy, Tim Connolly, and Chris Phillips arbitrations.

Roy
Length: 4 years
GM proposal: 4M per; no comps listed
Agent proposal: 4.5M per; comps: Jokinen, Parise, Perry, Zajac

Dany said in his PM that he wants to watch the procedure, hence why no comps were listed.

Dany, here's the way that this should work...

Derek Roy, offer 4 years at 3.75M per
Comps: Jordan Eberle, Lauri Korpikoski, Andrew Cogliano

All of these players make less than Derek Roy and are pretty similar in the game, except for the age difference. Your job is to point out why Derek Roy should make less money than he currently does or at least as small of an increase as possible.

Derek Roy is similar to these players in most categories. Cogliano had 60 points, Roy had 62, Korpikoski had 54, and Eberle had 65 points. Their production was similar to Roy. Eberle made 4M last season, Cogliano make 3.35. Korpikoski made 2.115M. Roy performed similar to them at a higher salary and is a very similar player.

Here's what the agent said:
Derek Roy is a pretty consistent and reliable 1st line centerman. He basically has the same stats line in the last 3 seasons; 25 goals, 35 assists for 60 points. He played in every game since EHEC opened his doors 4 years ago. His offensive skills are well-rounded and he's not a liability in his own end either. He's decent enough to play the dot too. His weaknesses are his lack of leadership qualities and size. With line restrictions though, he's a good fit for an offensive-minded 1st line and his leadership was affected by playing only 4 playoff games over the last 8 years. We propose a small raise given the fact that Buffalo is willing to offer my client a long term deal.

Now, as for my personal thoughts, Roy has been a consistent performer in EHEC as his agent said. That's while having mostly inactive GMs since the end of the league's first year. Unlike his real life counterpart, he's not a major defensive liability in EHEC. He was only -24 in TA/GA ratio and only -12 in HG/HT ratio. He's a pretty solid player in EHEC and deserves a slight raise for his efforts.

I award Roy 4 years at 4.25M. Dany, you can accept/reject this award.

Connolly
Length: 3 years
GM proposal: 2.88M; no comps listed
Agent proposal: Test the market; comps: Umberger, Filppula

Here's what the agent said:
Interesting case here. My client started off the inaugural EHEC season as one of Buffalo's top player, notching 70 points. Since then, mostly because of the lack of management, he has seen his ice time go down. It got out of hand last season under former GM Pickell where he served as the team's 4th line C. Playing 8 minutes a night is not going to cut it for my client. That's a guy with a decent offensive game and some leadership, he does not suit up as a 4th line C. Rather than signing a long term deal with a team that has shown no faith in him whatsoever, my client would like to test the market and maybe end up helping another team. Remember, Tim was a 5th overall pick in 1999 and at age 32, he's not ready to accept that kind of role anymore. He's a proud man that loves to play the game still. He's made money in the past so that's not quite the issue here. Plain and simple, we want out of Buffalo. Umberger and Filppula found new homes, new roles last summer, so can we.

Tim Connolly will become a free agent.

Phillips
Length: 2 years
GM proposal: 2.75M per; no comps listed
Agent proposal: 3M per; comps: Robidas, Brewer

Chris Phillips has a very good LE, a good CON, and no weaknesses in his defensive game. He's a good asset for a Buffalo team that needs help on the blue line and is a disciplined player. His agent is willing to take a slight pay cut in exchange because Phillips wants to continue to be a leader for Buffalo and he likes the direction that the team is going in with more steady leadership.

I award Chris Phillips 2 years at 3M per.

Dany, you can accept/reject this award.

[DanySabres]

We accept for Roy 4.25/4 years and Chris Phillips 3/2years

too bad for Connolly. . .

[DanySabres]

want to sign elc to

Darnell Nurse
Madison Bowey
Ilya Korneev

thanks

[GoJetsGo]

Ohman
78.5 average, $400,000 current, 300% increase = $1,600,000

+250k CON (80)

Total salary: $1,850,000

Ennis
65 average, $400,000 current, 25% increase = $500,000

+100k FA
-200k SH, CH (more devaluations but 2 puts him at league minimum.)

Total salary: $400,000

Johansen
78 average, $1,400,000 current, 150% increase, = $3,500,000

Total salary: $3,500,000

Kassian
81.5 average, $1,400,000 current, 250% increase, = $4,900,000

+350k specialist

Total salary: $5,250,000

Porter
70.5 average, $750,000 current, 100% increase, = $1,500,000

-200k SH, PL devaluations

Total salary: $1,300,000

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

Dany, let me know if you want to accept the above salary figures or not.

[DanySabres]

Yes accept for all

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

How many years? Four? Three plus a TO? Something else?

[GoJetsGo]

Kaleta
65 average, 1.25M current, 0%, 350k specialist, -200k SH, PL = $1,400,000

Champagne
Sub 60 average, 390k current, offer in game. (Around league minimum $400,000)

Beukeboom
64 average, 400k current, 25% increase, 250k consistency, 350k specialist, -300k SH, PL, ST = $800,000

Persson
64.5 average, 850k current, 25% increase, 350k specialist, -400k SH, PL, ST, HI = $1,012,500

Gragnani
60.5 average, 1M current, 0%, clear AHL'er = $1,000,000

[GoJetsGo]

ELCs
Oksanen 600k 194 in 2012
McNabb 400k 2009 draftee
Faksa 2M 14 in 2012
Rask 1.25M 45 in 2011
Lessio 600k 135 in 2011
Hari 400k 2010 draftee
Foligno 400k 2009 draftee
Ruuttu 900k 75 in 2011
Hodges 900k 74 in 2012
Nurse 2M 11 in 2013

[Virtual Jarmo]

All ELCs but Nurse offered.

[Virtual Jarmo]

Porter rejected offer.

[DanySabres]

3 and TO for all please.

[Virtual Jarmo]

3 and TO for all please.

They've already all been offered. I don't remember the years on each, but none of them are one year deals.

[Virtual Jarmo]

ELCs offered. Slot + booster surcharge to Korneev.

[Virtual Jarmo]

ELCs offered. Slot + booster surcharge to Korneev.