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Sabres

Created by: Shibbal18
Team: 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres
Initial Creation Date: Jul. 16, 2020
Published: Jul. 17, 2020
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Legend
Left Handed
Original Team
Waivers Exempt
Right Handed
Position
Trade Clause
Max Perf. Bonus
Expiry Status
Term Remaining
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Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$2,800,000
4$4,000,000
6$7,000,000
3$2,750,000
2$874,125
2$2,000,000
2$900,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$1,900,000
2$800,000
2$800,000
2$1,250,000
1$1,000,000
CREATEDYEARSCAP HIT
Reichel, Lukas
3$925,000
Peterka, JJ
3$925,000
Wiesblatt, Ozzy
3$925,000
Evangelista, Luke
3$925,000
Trades
1.
BUF
  1. Helm, Darren ($1,925,000 retained)
DET
  1. Johansson, Jonas [RFA Rights]
2.
CBJ
  1. Johansson, Marcus
  2. 2021 2nd round pick (BUF)
3.
BUF
  1. Turris, Kyle ($1,000,000 retained)
  2. Watson, Austin
NSH
4.
BUF
  1. Caamano, Nicholas
  2. 2021 2nd round pick (DAL)
  3. 2022 4th round pick (DAL)
DAL
  1. Montour, Brandon [RFA Rights]
5.
BUF
  1. 2020 1st round pick (NYI)
  2. 2020 2nd round pick (OTT)
  3. 2020 2nd round pick (DAL)
Additional Details:
2nd 2nd is the lowest of the remaining 3
OTT
  1. 2020 1st round pick (BUF)
Buyouts
Buried
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2020
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2021
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2022
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
22$81,500,000$73,087,500$1,487,500$4,337,500$8,412,500
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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$4,000,000$4,000,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
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$10,000,000$10,000,000
C
UFA - 6
$2,000,000$2,000,000
RW, LW
UFA - 7
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$9,000,000$9,000,000
LW, RW
NMC
UFA - 7
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$650,000$650,000
C, RW
UFA - 2
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$7,000,000$7,000,000
RW
UFA - 1
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$2,800,000$2,800,000
LW, RW, C
UFA - 1
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$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
C, LW
UFA - 3
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$6,000,000$6,000,000
RW
M-NTC
UFA - 3
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$1,925,000$1,925,000
C, LW, RW
UFA - 1
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$1,900,000$1,900,000
C, LW
UFA - 2
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$1,500,000$1,500,000
RW, LW
UFA - 3
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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$2,850,000$2,850,000
LD/RD
UFA - 1
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$5,400,000$5,400,000
RD
UFA - 2
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$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
LD/RD
UFA - 1
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$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$637,500$638K)
RD
RFA - 1
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$4,600,000$4,600,000
LD
UFA - 1
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$864,166$864,166
RD
UFA - 1
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$2,750,000$2,750,000
G
UFA - 1
$1,250,000$1,250,000
G
UFA - 1
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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$900,000$900,000
RW, C
UFA - 2
$1,000,000$1,000,000
LD/RD
UFA - 1

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Jul. 17, 2020 at 5:16 a.m.
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Turris at 2C is almost as bad an idea as Wennberg
And that trade with Nashville is horrific
Watson is a 4th liner, so no trade value
And they should be PAYING US ASSETS to take Turris,
who is 100% a Cap Dump bc of his contract & poor performance the past few years

Betting on him to return to his old form is one thing
(Still a bad idea imo)
But to actually give up 3 decent assets for him is nuts

If they offered us Turris & Watson for NOTHING....
I’d still turn it down

*Bonino would be a MUCH better option
He’s not 2C quality, but he’s at least a guy who’s been playing really well for them

I know u do a lot of these (obviously)
But i just don’t see your thinking at all on this one
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Jul. 17, 2020 at 5:36 a.m.
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Quoting: Jdfitz77
Turris at 2C is almost as bad an idea as Wennberg
And that trade with Nashville is horrific
Watson is a 4th liner, so no trade value
And they should be PAYING US ASSETS to take Turris,
who is 100% a Cap Dump bc of his contract & poor performance the past few years

Betting on him to return to his old form is one thing
(Still a bad idea imo)
But to actually give up 3 decent assets for him is nuts

If they offered us Turris & Watson for NOTHING....
I’d still turn it down

*Bonino would be a MUCH better option
He’s not 2C quality, but he’s at least a guy who’s been playing really well for them

I know u do a lot of these (obviously)
But i just don’t see your thinking at all on this one


Totally agree on Bonino, gives the Sabres a year to see how Cozens performs at the NHL level. I proposed McCabe for Bonino in another post as both have 1 year to being an UFA. Nash has some 30+ D so it works for both teams.
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Jul. 17, 2020 at 6:08 a.m.
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Quoting: Lenny54
Totally agree on Bonino, gives the Sabres a year to see how Cozens performs at the NHL level. I proposed McCabe for Bonino in another post as both have 1 year to being an UFA. Nash has some 30+ D so it works for both teams.


Idk that I’d trade McCabe though?
With Pilut looking like he’s KHL bound, that leaves us with only Dahlin on the left side
Assuming we are gonna trade either Risto or Montour for a top6 winger, that leaves us with 2 open holes to fill
Normally, I’d say we could look to free agency
But we’re such a sh!tshow right now, i don’t think we can count on signing ANY UFA at all at a reasonable price
They’re almost all overpaid to begin with (the good ones),
and we’d like have to go even extra to convince guys to come here at this point

Adams is walking into a really tough spot with the way things are now, and has no experience

So I’d hope to be keeping things as simple as possible for him right now

Sorry to sound like a Debbie downer, I’m usually an optimistic kinda guy, but i think it’s gonna be a tough offseason
We’ll see though, fingers crossed
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Jul. 17, 2020 at 6:38 a.m.
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Quoting: Jdfitz77
Idk that I’d trade McCabe though?
With Pilut looking like he’s KHL bound, that leaves us with only Dahlin on the left side
Assuming we are gonna trade either Risto or Montour for a top6 winger, that leaves us with 2 open holes to fill
Normally, I’d say we could look to free agency
But we’re such a sh!tshow right now, i don’t think we can count on signing ANY UFA at all at a reasonable price
They’re almost all overpaid to begin with (the good ones),
and we’d like have to go even extra to convince guys to come here at this point

Adams is walking into a really tough spot with the way things are now, and has no experience

So I’d hope to be keeping things as simple as possible for him right now

Sorry to sound like a Debbie downer, I’m usually an optimistic kinda guy, but i think it’s gonna be a tough offseason
We’ll see though, fingers crossed


With this flat cap it will probably be possible to squeeze a LHD from a cap strapped team...I just don't see the Sabres going for a big name 2C. They can't afford to trade Cozens as some seem to suggest on here or the 8OA as they have no quality forward prospects in the pipeline. Looking at the UFA's there's not much out there other than Dadonov and would he even consider coming here and would the Pegulas even entertain paying him to do so. It's going to take some shrewd trades and are Adams/Krueger capable of pulling them off.

I could be wrong but I will keep saying I think Krueger has clout now and I don't see Risto being traded. Montour, yes but will he bring a top 6 forward? Would Pilut come running back if a trade involving McCabe were to happen and he is assured a spot on the Sabres? Botterill shafted him last year so can't blame him for bolting. If what I read is true about the Sabres not interested in re-signing any of their UFA's other than Larsson and he is seeking a change there is going to be plenty of new faces on this team. The system isn't stocked so where do they come from?

I have to agree with you it's going to be a tough offseason unless the Adams/Krueger team pulls off a couple of shrewd trades.
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Jul. 17, 2020 at 7:40 a.m.
#5
Shibbal18
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Quoting: Jdfitz77
Turris at 2C is almost as bad an idea as Wennberg
And that trade with Nashville is horrific
Watson is a 4th liner, so no trade value
And they should be PAYING US ASSETS to take Turris,
who is 100% a Cap Dump bc of his contract & poor performance the past few years

Betting on him to return to his old form is one thing
(Still a bad idea imo)
But to actually give up 3 decent assets for him is nuts

If they offered us Turris & Watson for NOTHING....
I’d still turn it down

*Bonino would be a MUCH better option
He’s not 2C quality, but he’s at least a guy who’s been playing really well for them

I know u do a lot of these (obviously)
But i just don’t see your thinking at all on this one


They get Turris for free thats about all. Ive been critical on Turris too
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