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Buffalo Sabres signed Tage Thompson (7 Years / $7,142,857 AAV)

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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:41 p.m.
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Tage Thompson has signed a new contract with the Buffalo Sabres.
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SIGNED BY: Kevyn Adams
Length: 7 years
Value: $50,000,000
Expiry Status: UFA
Cap % Tooltip: 8.66
Signing Team: Logo of the Buffalo SabresBuffalo Sabres
Signing Date: Aug. 30, 2022
Source: CapFriendly

Tage Thompson signed a 7 year, $50,000,000 contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Aug. 30, 2022. The contract has a cap hit of $7,142,857.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2023-24$7,142,857$7,142,857$0$2,000,000$5,142,858$7,142,858$7,142,858
2024-25M-NTC$7,142,857$7,142,857$0$0$7,142,857$7,142,857$7,142,857
2025-26M-NTC$7,142,857$7,142,857$0$0$7,142,857$7,142,857$7,142,857
2026-27M-NTC$7,142,857$7,142,857$0$0$7,142,857$7,142,857$7,142,857
2027-28M-NTC$7,142,857$7,142,857$0$0$7,142,857$7,142,857$7,142,857
2028-29M-NTC$7,142,857$7,142,857$0$0$7,142,857$7,142,857$7,142,857
2029-30M-NTC$7,142,857$7,142,857$0$0$7,142,857$7,142,857$7,142,857
TOTAL$49,999,999$49,999,999$0$2,000,000$48,000,000$50,000,000$50,000,000
CLAUSE DETAILS: Starting July 1, 2024 the player submits a 5 team no trade list.
CLAUSE SOURCE: CapFriendly
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:42 p.m.
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The blessing in disguise from trading Ryan O'Reilly.

Vote yes.
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:43 p.m.
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This is a huge and risky bet. I know that the cap jump we are about to see will help things but still. I'd have waited.



Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:43 p.m.
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Whole lot of risk here
Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:44 p.m.
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High risk, high reward.

I voted no. Imo the risk is just too high.
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:45 p.m.
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They're still paying Skinner 9 million for 5 more years. It's a resounding no. Should be anyway.
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:46 p.m.
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They couldn't just agree to $50M even? Had to be a buck short?

Is that a win for Buffalo that they saved the dollar?
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:47 p.m.
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Overpay imp think he will have a down year
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:47 p.m.
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Tage Thompson is gonna be 7 foot tall when he stands on his $50M
Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:47 p.m.
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I feel like this is going to be like the Draisaitl contract back in 2017. Everytime I watched the Sabres Tage stood out for me. It's not like he was playing with elite players either. He's a unicorn player. One of the best shots in the NHL.
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:47 p.m.
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Steep price to pay. But Buffalo can afford it at this time. May also be the Buffalo Sabre tax.
Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:48 p.m.
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This was Adam's first big/long term contract... you think he would have learned from Skinner? Tage was amazing last year in a starring role, but he was an arbitration eligible RFA that has had only one good season. How do you not bridge the guy? You have Krebs, Cozens, Middlestadt, and you have a chance at another high draft pick... will Tage really be a 1C over all of them for 8 years? This is too much risk, especially for the guy's first major contract. You have to bridge this.
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:50 p.m.
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Quoting: Ritzy
They couldn't just agree to $50M even? Had to be a buck short?

Is that a win for Buffalo that they saved the dollar?


Probably a numbers thing. 7 years, 7.14million. Lotta 7s in there. You see it other times, too. Tage and Kevyn are hoping for some good luck, and they will need it
Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:51 p.m.
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Quoting: mvp13
Probably a numbers thing. 7 years, 7.14million. Lotta 7s in there. You see it other times, too. Tage and Kevyn are hoping for some good luck, and they will need it


Just seems weird. Most other non pro-rated contracts are an even number.
Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:51 p.m.
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Quoting: Ritzy
They couldn't just agree to $50M even? Had to be a buck short?

Is that a win for Buffalo that they saved the dollar?


Pretty sure it is 50 mil on the nose, just CF averaging it since 50/7 is an ugly number until they get the full contract details. Come back in a day or 2 and it'll say 50 even.

Like Hayes contract for example
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:51 p.m.
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Gigantic risk but if he continues his upwards trajectory this is a great deal
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:52 p.m.
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Mr Adams is playing the lottery on the 82.5 mil Sal Cap %% ??? .... If Mr Adams is right about Thompson, he just saved the company monies!!! It was signed under the 22-23 Sal Cap limit (82.5) ~~~ Remember Chiarelli and Draisaitl.
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:52 p.m.
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This contract will carry him through his prime years which is nice. There is certainly risk here but imo Tage earned his status and his goals last year. I don't expect him to put up those totals year in year out but I do think he is a true 50-60 point guy. If he gets that consistently and has some better years than that then this is a good contract. Sample size of him being a elite player is small for sure... this year will tell us if Tage is the real deal
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:53 p.m.
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Quoting: mvp13
This was Adam's first big/long term contract... you think he would have learned from Skinner? Tage was amazing last year in a starring role, but he was an arbitration eligible RFA that has had only one good season. How do you not bridge the guy? You have Krebs, Cozens, Middlestadt, and you have a chance at another high draft pick... will Tage really be a 1C over all of them for 8 years? This is too much risk, especially for the guy's first major contract. You have to bridge this.


Skinner's contract belonged to the previous GM ...
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:55 p.m.
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I don't think this is a good contract and wasn't smart optics on the part of the Sabres.

Thompson had a fantastic season last year but it preceded three years of very average to under-average performance; he also had another year at 1.4 and was an RFA next off-season. Buffalo had time and leverage to see if his most recent season would've been standard for him going forward or if he over-performed.

Time will tell if he's worth the 7 million they're giving him through his prime years but he'll have to be that 30-40 goal, 70 point player in order to meet those expectations.
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:58 p.m.
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Bold.

(Is it awful that my first reaction was, “I hope this incentivizes Tyce”?)
Aug. 30, 2022 at 7:04 p.m.
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I would not have done this. He had a great season, but I'm not convinced he's that guy. Didn't drive play analytically, a defensive liability and his offensive jump lines up with a massive jump in shooting %. He's a huge candidate for regression imo.

I get the impulse to bet on him and lock him through his prime, and it could totally end up working out, but I'd have gone 2-3 years. Even if you end up paying him 8-9 at the end, who cares because that means he ended up just being sick.

It wouldn't surprise me to see him end up like a 40+ point guy on average tbh
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 7:08 p.m.
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What?
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 7:12 p.m.
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i literally said oh my god outloud..
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Aug. 30, 2022 at 7:15 p.m.
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Risky, but if it pans out, it'll be one of the best contracts. Reminds me a tad of Kevin Fiala's deal.

I think his upside is very high, so I would say yes.
 
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