Expected closer to league min but I ultimately think this is a smart decision for Buffalo.
https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status...ttFTKTIDQ&s=19
The @BuffaloSabres have re-signed captain Kyle Okposo to a one-year, $2.5M deal. ✍️
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Expected closer to league min but I ultimately think this is a smart decision for Buffalo.
I was expecting it to be cheaper too. Or at least have some of it be bonus based to bring the cap down.
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Still a pretty useful player and will help with showing the younger players how to be a pro, but I'll echo the previous two posters in thinking the contract would be less.
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Yeah a little high but the term is great.
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Good for him.
Saw the headline and had to think hard where he was these days, still got it wrong.
Seems like a find number for a useful NHL player. Short-term is team friendly as well.
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For a team that has a ton of cap space this yr, and a team that still has questions on their next captain, this is a solid signing.
They have a bunch of deals coming up and a couple of them potentially being huge deals (Power and Dahlin), but they do have a lot of cap space this yr ($17m) with like 3 spots to fill up front.
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Not sure how he got it to be that high, but he is a pretty good fit for the team given where they are now
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I think that number on Okposo was a bit high too.
That said... an under-the-radar stat is that Buffalo's 3rd line: Girgensons-Krebs-Okposo was actually their best shot differential line last year.
It also represented their best defensive line (least shots against per minute).
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With Krebs being a young player, sometimes you want to keep two parts of a line that showed some success for the team. (Girgensons is UFA & assumed not returning given BUF's youth movement rising up)
ps. I only know this because I watch Krebs closely - owning him in a league. He's become a very fine all-around NHLer... surprisingly strong in their smarts... just not putting the puck in a lot... but if you score more goals (or get more shots) than your opponent... you're doing OK.
It's probably too high by about 1 million but I doubt it matters. It's a one-year deal and I don't think they are hitting next year's cap ceiling. Meanwhile he can accept declining minutes and have a leadership effect similar to Maroon/Perry in the bottom-six. Next summer they can re-sign him again (probably for even less) or move on. No harm done.
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