UPL has 1 good season under his belt. He wasn't great in the AHL or the NHL up until this past season. Yes, he's had injuries which may be the cause of it, but honestly, if we overpay on UPL to keep him, thats poor management. Give him a bridge deal for 2-3 years.

@deanoppergoalieclinics834

Ай бұрын

At most, Devon Levi will overtake him my opinion sooner than later...

UPL and swayman are both 25. Ruff will straighten out the D to make UPL better

UPL going to Arbitration is going to be an EPIC mistake! For starters, UPL made this jump in his career because he gained a lot of confidence in his game because of the vote of confidence the Sabres gave him by making him the official #1. Up until that point, you could tell that his game was shaky and you could see the doubt in his game up until that point. Which is why going to arbitration is a MISTAKE! It’s well known that whenever the two (Player and Management) meet with the Arbiter, that the team goes in hard and goes right for the players throat. If they go in there, the team is going to have to bring up that up until January, that they had very little confidence in his game, and that they aren’t sure if the end of this past season was a “fluke”. I could see that setting UPL’s game back a good amount if it were to go down that way. There’s no way the team will go in there and say “Yeah. He’s amazing and deserves everything he asks for”. So to avoid taking a chance of setting UPL’s game back a year or two, I believe they need to work this out without any outside influences.

@danevertt3210

Ай бұрын

These is a decent point

@KetoFitChef

Ай бұрын

@@danevertt3210 thank you

I certainly don’t wanna give UPL a 7 or 8 year deal. 4 or 5 would be okay

@user-or4gq1tt1d

2 ай бұрын

3-5...maybe

If UPL gets a 2 yr arbitration deal, what's his status when that deal is done?

@danevertt3210

Ай бұрын

He will need a contract

@davidr4038

Ай бұрын

I believe he would be a UFA because he would be 27 when the 2 year contract expires.

Sabres have already invested a lot of time and patience with UPL. Playing hardball with him now, when he's on the verge of stardom, is playing with fire. Sign him quickly. Forget about Levi, he's still a season or two away from starting imo...

@drake7309

Ай бұрын

Theres no way id invest 8 years of a contract to him with levi possibly on the way and not knowing upl's ceiling

Buffalo should sign that Jagr guy……..for the 3rd line. I bet he’d sign

You should be a politician

UPL's leverage is still limited.. he's an RFA.. they can afford to see how things work.. because an offersheet could be good for A. they did the talking B. Even if it's more than buffalo wants.. they'll get comp'd and Levi is really close. Being an RFA means buffalo holds all the cards.. Hell, he might be shipped while his stock his high..

Our organization needs to resign UPL. Prob 3-4 yrs near 3.5-4 mill

There is absolutely no way this guy gets anything over a four year. He hasn't proved himself consistent yet.

UPL and Levi will be a tremendous one- two punch. Sign him 4 years 4 million without a no trade clause. If he wants more years maybe go down with money... give him 5 years at 3.5 or 3.75 million. UPL is an important part of the solution to the Sabres longtime goalkeeper problem. He's not THE solution.

Prove your worth consistently then get paid accordingly

UPL, Bryson and Joker could all go to arbitration.

@drake7309

Ай бұрын

Bryson aint even worth having for a 7th defenceman

@thewolfdoctor761

Ай бұрын

@@drake7309 I knew I would get that response. Actually, I wasn't happy that Ryan Johnson was sent down to Rochester and kept Bryson up with the Sabres.

@drake7309

Ай бұрын

@@thewolfdoctor761 if bryson could win a puck battle and not get lost in his own zone id keep him he can make great breakout passes and insane wheels but way to soft and too many lefties

Hope we go after Elias Lindholm. He’s exactly what we need. If not him then another center with similar defensive ability. He’d be an upgrade to Mittelstadt imo. And he’d be our best faceoff taker.

Call me crazy but if UPL is gonna play hardball just trade him now and get someone else to pair with Levi, UPL had one good half year this year has never been consistent a full year needs to prove it still no time for games

@jeffreyg4626

Ай бұрын

You're not crazy. Levi in the fold gives the Sabres some maneuvering room. I hate when a player has one promising season and then their agent wants a big time payoff.

The contract should only be a year. Perserve the RFA status to see what he truly is.