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Buffalo Sabres signed Eric Comrie (2 Years / $1,800,000 AAV)

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Jul. 13, 2022 at 1:09 p.m.
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Eric Comrie has signed a new contract with the Buffalo Sabres.
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SIGNED BY: Kevyn Adams
Length: 2 years
Value: $3,600,000
Expiry Status: UFA
Cap % Tooltip: 2.18
Signing Team: Logo of the Buffalo SabresBuffalo Sabres
Signing Date: Jul. 13, 2022
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Eric Comrie signed a 2 year, $3,600,000 contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Jul. 13, 2022. The contract has a cap hit of $1,800,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2022-23$1,800,000$1,800,000$0$0$1,800,000$1,800,000$1,800,000
2023-24$1,800,000$1,800,000$0$0$1,800,000$1,800,000$1,800,000
TOTAL$3,600,000$3,600,000$0$0$3,600,000$3,600,000$3,600,000
Jul. 13, 2022 at 1:10 p.m.
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1-0 them
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devils legend
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Jul. 13, 2022 at 1:10 p.m.
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Go Jets Go
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We'll miss you in the Peg Comms, happy to see he's getting a bigger opportunity, much deserved!
Jul. 13, 2022 at 1:11 p.m.
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Really good as a backup last year. Could surprise some people as a starter. Low risk high reward deal.
Jul. 13, 2022 at 1:14 p.m.
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so now its comrie and craig... disappointing UPL won't get nhl starts before levi and portillo sign
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Jul. 13, 2022 at 1:14 p.m.
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Buffalos goaltending isnt top 15 in the league...but value wise for a rebuilding team....thats outstanding.
Curious what Buffalo thinks of their goaltending prospects and the timeline- for Levi and Luokkanen- or whatever his name is. lol.
Jul. 13, 2022 at 1:15 p.m.
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He will be the starter in Buffalo this year just you watch
Jul. 13, 2022 at 1:16 p.m.
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You know nothing JS
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Oooo, I like this.

This guy might still have starter potential.
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Jul. 13, 2022 at 1:16 p.m.
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torontos finest
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wanted him
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Jul. 13, 2022 at 1:20 p.m.
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The best backup goalie on the market. Second quality depth signing for Buffalo today. Could fill in well in the not unforeseeable circumstance of injury to Craig Anderson.
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Jul. 13, 2022 at 1:22 p.m.
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Who voted no? $1.8 million for your backup is a great deal. He could even slide a little from last season and still be worth it.
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Jul. 13, 2022 at 1:38 p.m.
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Quoting: CSStrowbridge
Who voted no? $1.8 million for your backup is a great deal. He could even slide a little from last season and still be worth it.


Small sample size, but nevertheless second in the NHL in GAA and first in save percentage among backups last season. And that was playing for defensive powerhouse Winnipeg.
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Jul. 13, 2022 at 2:04 p.m.
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W for the Sabres and Comrie.
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Jul. 13, 2022 at 2:23 p.m.
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Absolutely perfect signing. Love it
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Jul. 13, 2022 at 2:56 p.m.
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This is just fantastic. This signing lets Ukko Pekka-Luukkonen grow more in the AHL before becoming that elite starting goalie.
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Jul. 14, 2022 at 4:11 p.m.
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Sabres are elite
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Now we have 3 NHL viable goalies in the system. Comrie should split starts with Anderson. UPL gets called up in the case of injury or exceptional play. 2-year deal doesn't block the net from young guys/prospects. He has good potential.
Jul. 15, 2022 at 12:26 a.m.
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You know nothing JS
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This is just fantastic. This signing lets Ukko Pekka-Luukkonen grow more in the AHL before becoming that elite starting goalie.


UPL will need good fertilizer to grow into an "elite starting goalie" because he played very poorly behind a good team in the AHL last season. Even Aaron Dell had better stats.

I have way more hopes in Comrie to step up.
Jul. 19, 2022 at 7:38 a.m.
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This is a goalie I thought made a very interesting target for a team willing to give him some extra starts.

It's actually quite crazy how much more money Husso earned by just getting more starts last year. Right up until last year, both goalies would have had essentially the same value. Both mid drafted goalies around the same age, with solid pro numbers outside the NHL. Both had only gotten small numbers of NHL starts, so hard to gauge on those numbers as there are a lot of short call ups, replacement games, an other noisy interference in their numbers. Both came in last year as a the clear backup option. Both were very very good in the games they got and showed they are at least worth a longer look in the NHL. Only real difference is Husso played with a starter on a good team that wasn't given as long a leash, so got the opportunity to play about twice as many games. Comrie was never gonna get that chance playing behind Hellebyuck but he play outstanding when he did play behind a very poor defensive team.

Husso definitely earned a little more money, and the extra games played definitely are worth something to evaluating a goalie, but considering how similar they were coming in, and both played well in the games they did get, it's kind of crazy that Husso essentially got 3 times as much AAV, and cost a pick just to get the rights to sign him.

I like the gamble on Comrie, at worst he's likely at least worth having as a back up on a team not expected to make the playoffs.
 
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