Sabres match Oilers' $50M offer to Vanek
Posted: Sat Jul 7, 2007 9:15 am
The Oilers signed forward Thomas Vanek to a seven-year, $50 million offer sheet, a signing that carried a price tag of four first round picks. Sabres general manager Darcy Regier called a media conference on Friday afternoon to announce that the team would match the offer.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212929&hubname=nhl
Edmonton isn't really the "hot-spot" for free agents to sign, but this could've been a real break.