The Sabers are talking to Rasmus Dalin And Owen Bauer But there is no rush
Lance Lisowski from The Buffalo NewsA source said Thursday night that the Buffalo Sabers have not reached contract extensions for defenders Rasmus Dahlin or Owen Bauer. They are not formally eligible to sign an extension until July 1st.
Both Dahlin and Bauer have said they would like to stay in Buffalo for the long term and there is optimism that deals will eventually happen.
Saber General Motors Kevin Adams He’s been talking to Dahlin’s agent Don Meehan for a while now, and Adams recently spoke with Power’s agent Pat Brisson. There’s no rush to sign deals, though it will help them forecast a future cap.
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Comparisons have Dahlin earning over $9 million a season and could top $10 million.
Power is a little trickier given his age, but the comparison can be Aaron O’CliffEight years, $60 million, or Miro HiskanenEight years, $67.6 million. Power’s similar bridge could be for three years at $18 million.
It will be a tough offseason game for the Tampa Bay Lightning
Edward A. Oak from the Tampa Bay Times: Will Tampa Bay Lightning be able to act as a friendly extension of Alex Killorn Or will he dig himself out of Tampa? Other pending UFAs for Lightning include Corey PerryAnd Pierre Edouard Bellemare And Ian Cole. Ross Colton And Tanner Ginot Restricted free agents. It’s going to be a tough season for the Lightning.
“This is probably the worst season we’ve had,” BriseBois said during an off-season interview last month. “Just the number of list spots we have to fill and the space we have is probably the least number of places we’ll ever have.”
The Lightning will pay 64% of the six player salary cap, and currently have 17 players under contract with $7.325 million in cap space. They will get Brent Seabrook$6.875 million in LTIR space once the season begins.
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Suspended RFA striker Ross Colton may be dealt with as he may not be able to contain the stretch. They don’t fold until the sixth round, so they may be looking to recover a few shots.