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Created by: sabertooth12
Team: 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres
Initial Creation Date: Jul. 30, 2020
Published: Jul. 30, 2020
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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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
6$6,000,000
2$3,000,000
1$700,000
1$4,000,000
4$5,000,000
6$7,000,000
1$950,000
2$2,500,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$2,750,000
2$2,500,000
Trades
1.
BUF
  1. Cirelli, Anthony [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
With all of TBL's NTCs on their long, expensive contracts, it is going to be incredibly difficult to trade some of those guys and stay under the cap. Having a cheap, high end talent that can help them as early as next year is incredibly valuable to an expensive, aging squad.
TBL
  1. 2020 1st round pick (BUF)
Additional Details:
If possible, the Sabres need to make this happen. Either trade 8th overall or trade next year's 1st and a 3rd in an offer sheet scenario
2.
BUF
  1. Gostisbehere, Shayne
  2. 2021 3rd round pick (PHI)
Additional Details:
Two players that could use a change of scenery and are actually somewhat similar. Pick included for extra year on Gost's contract
PHI
  1. Ristolainen, Rasmus
Additional Details:
Would love to trade him for picks, but i just cannot see any team taking his cap hit just for draft picks, especially with the cap not increasing.
3.
BUF
  1. Addison, Calen
Additional Details:
With Dumba, Spurgeon, and Borgen/Filip Johanssen coming up in the system, their RHD is pretty set, which makes Addison somewhat expendable. The Sabres have seen plenty of film on Addison, who has chemistry playing with Cozens in the minors, so they know exactly what they are getting.
MIN
  1. Mittelstadt, Casey [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
Jokiharju/Nylander esque trade. The Wild can use a top young talent at center with upside who can use a change of scenery in his home city
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
20$81,500,000$80,960,001$1,487,500$4,337,500$539,999
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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Olofsson, Victor
$5,000,000$5,000,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
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Eichel, Jack
$10,000,000$10,000,000
C
UFA - 6
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Reinhart, Sam
$7,000,000$7,000,000
RW
UFA - 1
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Skinner, Jeff
$9,000,000$9,000,000
LW, RW
NMC
UFA - 7
Cirelli, Anthony
$6,000,000$6,000,000
C, LW
UFA - 3
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Cozens, Dylan
$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
C, LW
UFA - 3
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Kahun, Dominik
$3,000,000$3,000,000
LW, RW, C
UFA - 1
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Larsson, Johan
$2,750,000$2,750,000
C, LW
UFA - 2
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Johansson, Marcus
$4,500,000$4,500,000
LW, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
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Asplund, Rasmus
$845,000$845,000
LW, C
RFA - 1
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Lazar, Curtis
$700,000$700,000
RW, C
UFA - 2
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Okposo, Kyle
$6,000,000$6,000,000
RW
M-NTC
UFA - 3
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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Dahlin, Rasmus
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
LD/RD
UFA - 1
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Miller, Colin
$3,875,000$3,875,000
RD
UFA - 2
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Gostisbehere, Shayne
$4,500,000$4,500,000
LD/RD
UFA - 3
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Jokiharju, Henri
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$637,500$638K)
RD
RFA - 1
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McCabe, Jake
$2,850,000$2,850,000
LD/RD
UFA - 1
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Montour, Brandon
$4,000,000$4,000,000
RD
UFA - 1
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Ullmark, Linus
$2,500,000$2,500,000
G
UFA - 1
Dell, Aaron
$2,500,000$2,500,000
G
UFA - 1

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Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:52 p.m.
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FloppyBiscuit
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I think Borgen is your prospect, and if Mittelstadt needs to be protected in the Seattle expansion, I think I'd rather hang on to Addison and maybe look to move Dumba for a center if that's still a need.
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:53 p.m.
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Sabres923
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I love Larsson on the 3rd line. I really hope both sides work something out, although I have my doubts that’s he doesn’t want to come back.
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:54 p.m.
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sabertooth12
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Quoting: FloppyBiscuit
I think Borgen is your prospect, and if Mittelstadt needs to be protected in the Seattle expansion, I think I'd rather hang on to Addison and maybe look to move Dumba for a center if that's still a need.


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Quoting: FloppyBiscuit
I think Borgen is your prospect, and if Mittelstadt needs to be protected in the Seattle expansion, I think I'd rather hang on to Addison and maybe look to move Dumba for a center if that's still a need.


Haha my bad, I originally had Borgen in the trade but took him out because the Wild honestly don't even need him.
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:56 p.m.
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Remus
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Flyers should be the ones getting the third rounder since they’re the ones getting stuck with Risto
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 2:05 p.m.
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OldNYIfan
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Quoting: FloppyBiscuit
I think Borgen is your prospect, and if Mittelstadt needs to be protected in the Seattle expansion, I think I'd rather hang on to Addison and maybe look to move Dumba for a center if that's still a need.


Addison is exempt from the expansion draft as well as being the jewel from the Zucker trade, so as long as Minnesota doesn't feel a need to re-sign Jonas Brodin until after the expansion draft, their top 5 defenders are set for the near future. And you're right -- Mittelstadt would just add another forward to the list of those you'd have to expose, which by my calculation numbers two of Donato, Greenway, Hartman and Sturm.
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