One of the big items on new Sabres GM Kevyn Adams’ list this offseason will be Sam Reinhart’s case. The pending restricted free agent has wrapped up his bridge contract and in doing so, he showed that his 50-point campaign in 2017-18 was no fluke. Now just two years away from UFA eligibility, a long-term contract is going to be what both sides are likely looking for.
With that in mind, NHL.com’s Dan Rosen took a stab at trying to figure out what a good comparable would be. He suggested Blues winger Jaden Schwartz, whose cap percentage at the time the deal was signed would translate to a roughly $6MM price tag today and next season with the Upper Limit expected to remain around the $81.5MM mark. Buffalo has a plethora of players to sign still for next year but as a fixture in their top six, the Sabres shouldn’t have many qualms about signing Reinhart to a contract around that price tag.
More from the Eastern Conference:
- A large group of Finnish players will be heading back to their respective club teams later this week. Heikki Miettinen of Helsingen Sanomat in Finland notes that Islanders winger Leo Komarov has leased a private plane to fly several of his NHL compatriots from Helsinki to New York in advance of training camps opening up next month. The hope is that by doing a private flight, they will be able to avoid self-quarantining guidelines although that is not set in stone.
- Flyers defenseman Philippe Myers has fully recovered from his fractured kneecap in March, reports Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer. Prior to the injury, he was starting to carve out a bit of a bigger workload, averaging more than 18 minutes a night before going down. Still just 23, this will be his first taste of the postseason and it will be interesting to see if head coach Alain Vigneault deploys him in a similar manner once it gets underway or if he’ll defer more to his veterans.
- Panthers center Aleksander Barkov has purchased a stake in Tappara’s hockey program, notes George Richards of Panthers Pressbox. The 24-year-old is from Tampere and played in Tappara’s system from 2009 through 2013 before making the jump to the NHL.
Leo is the dumbest f*** you can find. The NHL PA should be paying for that. There’s a worldwide pandemic,not a team with two players with the hand nail.
@dave – Uncle Leo never ceases to amaze! ;) That private plane won’t exempt him and his teammates from quarantining. This is what happens when you play with your half-shield out of position – it diminishes IQ points…
Yeah, but maybe they can quarentine inside the private plane…..can at least move around the country that way. :D
i dont see Komorov’s logic, but its worth a try