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That's possibly part of the thought process. The rest is probably that most teams are cap strapped this year. They had the most available. He can be a rental at the deadline and bring the Sabres some nice returns, so fans will appreciate him.

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Well apparently the WTF was loud enough for Hall to respond. And it was 8 Million dollars for 1 year....so if it doesn't work out...oh well I guess. I wouldn't be buying a jersey!

Sam Reinhart gets a one-year, 5.2M bridge deal. Doesn't bode well for teams looking to lock important guys up long term at a discount. Young players can ride out the flat cap and cash in later.

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Krueger's doing rushes with Skinner on the 4th line and Tage Thompson on the top unit.

Is the new regime going to be handcuffed the whole time by Botterill's folly of giving Skinner 9M?

Girgensons got hurt and is out a while.

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They've been crippled for a while by Botterill's folly of giving Selke/Conn Smythe/Stanley Cup winner Ryan O'Reilly away for almost literally nothing, so the Skinner contract is nothing compared to that.

Other huge factors working against them: Mittelstadt is looking more and more like a bust, Jokiharju might be a decent defender but still doesn't make up for the fact that Alex Nylander was a bad pick, and Dahlin is still young, but there are already some reservations about his development. They better hope like hell Cozens and Quinn are stars.