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BUFFALO -- Donald Audette and the Buffalo Sabres are at odds over money: the Sabres want to pay him too much.
The problem comes down to rules of NHL free agency.
Audette, a restricted free agent, wants a one-year deal for $1.2 million because that means he would play his 10th season with a salary below the NHL average -- estimated at $1.3 million next year, The Buffalo News reported. Under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, any player with 10 years experience who makes less than the league average can become an unrestricted free agent.
The Sabres offered $1.4 million to Audette this season, enough to keep …
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