K-Gun10 Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 I hear the SAbres signed him to 2 years any word on this?
drnykterstein Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 I hear the SAbres signed him to 2 years any word on this? Yep it's true. Also Cambell went to Chicago for 7.1 M / year.
LongLiveRalph Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Yep it's true. Also Cambell went to Chicago for 7.1 M / year. And the Sabres refused to consider or offer anything close to the 5 year/$25mil that Campbell was seeking last summer. Darcy's foresight proves to be outstanding once again.
drnykterstein Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 And the Sabres refused to consider or offer anything close to the 5 year/$25mil that Campbell was seeking last summer. Darcy's foresight proves to be outstanding once again. I didn't say he was worth 7 mil. I think he's not worth half of that. Soupy got away with murder. But that's cool, Chicago overpaid.
PromoTheRobot Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 And the Sabres refused to consider or offer anything close to the 5 year/$25mil that Campbell was seeking last summer. LARRY QUINN's foresight proves to be outstanding once again. Fixed your post. PTR
LongLiveRalph Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 I didn't say he was worth 7 mil. I think he's not worth half of that. Soupy got away with murder. But that's cool, Chicago overpaid. He's worth what the market says he's worth.
drnykterstein Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 He's worth what the market says he's worth. Naw, he's worth whatever the team who wins the stanley cup was willing to pay him.
Lurker Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 And the Sabres refused to consider or offer anything close to the 5 year/$25mil that Campbell was seeking last summer. Darcy's foresight proves to be outstanding once again. Big whoop. Soupy's not worth $5 million a year, let alone the $7.1 million ($56 million total) farce of a contract he got today. The NHL is still a garage league...
LongLiveRalph Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 Big whoop. Soupy's not worth $5 million a year, let alone the $7.1 million ($56 million total) farce of a contract he got today. The NHL is still a garage league... I understand what you're saying...But I have a feeling that after the rest of this year's defensive crop of free agents is signed, having Campbell locked up thru 2013 at $5 million per season will be looking more and more like a great big missed opportunity. The Sabres front office doesn't like what happens in the open marketplace, but just wishing it wasn't so doesn't make it go away. It's been obvious the last two offseasons that salaries are going to blast off again. The salary cap has increased each season, and there is always the looming potential of increased revenue if they could ever strike a legit TV deal. My disappointment isn't with not signing Campbell (or whomever else)...It's with the lack of foresight in the front office, and failure to consider the mere possibility that what ONE TEAM considers overpaying could actually turn out to be fiscally responsible over the term of the deal....Especially when you're locking up a proven performer BEFORE they sniff the open market. But it wasn't a total loss, at least we have Steve Bernier.
HurlyBurly51 Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 But it wasn't a total loss, at least we have Steve Bernier. For now at least. Can't rule out losing him to an offer sheet.
LongLiveRalph Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 For now at least. Can't rule out losing him to an offer sheet. My offer sheet for that frog would max out around $31/game and a clean towel afterwards.
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