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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Yes, so obviously Philly would probably add to that offer, while Buffalo probably wouldn't make that offer in the first place. My point is that Philly would be willing to offer a lot more.
Eichel has tons of term left and has no leverage.
Buffalo's fans are among the most knowledgeable of the American fan bases. Their management knows that their fans aren't stupid enough to mortgage the future to make a rebuilding team into a bubble team. Just look at their forums. Eichel is going nowhere, regardless of their performance.
An 8th OA and Cozens (7th OA) is a huge stretch for 2 years of Johnny.
Not to mention, Buffalo doesn't even have that much cap space moving forward. Eichel and Skinner alone make nearly 20 million a year. Okposo and Ristolainen have long anchor contracts. Olofsson is due for a huge raise. As are Reinhart and Montour.
Their only tradeable pieces with some cap are Johansson and Miller. But they have considerable value on their own.
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Buffalo has significantly more cap flexibility than Philly. Buffalo has $35M this summer. Philly has Giroux and Voracek over $8M and JVR and Hayes over $7M with a lot of guys they will need to pay in the next couple of years.
Not sure why they are willing to pay more than Buffalo? They were a top team this year where Buffalo just missed for the 9th straight year and their franchise player said he is getting frustrated.
Johnny doesn’t have a say where he goes so the Flames can send him wherever. I think any team in the east outside of the Canadian teams would have a great chance to re-sign Johnny. New Jersey also has the pieces and flexibility.