The Official NHL Playoffs Thread

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do you really think the sabres will try and sign all 3? Also, afinogenov is a pretty good bargain at 3 mill/per.

Would you rather have zubrus + afinogenov or briere?

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If the Sabres win the cup I dont think Briere or Drury are back.

Vanek is a RFA but is going to be offered a contract from some team(s) and I dont think the Sabres are going to let him go. The guy is dominant and seems to respond well to Ruff.

I think theyll try to sign all 4, but they'll be lucky to retain Vanek and keep one of the other 3. If I had my choice, I would keep Drury, Vanek and Zubrus, and that would still probably need a salary dump from either Kotalik or Afinogenov.

Briere is going to sign a deal very close to what Datsyuk signed in Detroit if not identical and I dont think Darcy is going to go there given they said they will not spend as close to the cap as this year since they ran into all sorts of cap problems with injuries and call ups.