Third Try

Created by: deleted_x_213212

Team: 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 3, 2020

Published: Sep. 3, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

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UFA - 5

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Following up on the feedback from the last one and ignoring the unproductive comments, let's try again. And yes, still trading Reinhart primarily because I really don't want to spend what he's going to want on a guy who doesn't drive play. No guarantee he wants to stay here long term either so that's not a given. I'm guessing it's bridge or trade. Maybe arbitration. I'd rather have that money for Dahlin & Jokiharju.

Let's assume Ristolainen is only worth a 4th round pick like some people seem to think. Fine, Buffalo keeps him. Krueger seems to like him anyway.

Lots of cap space so could add some depth via free agency if desired (instead of the scratches). Did I leave enough room to sign Dahlin & Jokiharju? Almost $15M off the books so it should be.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Kahun, Dominik	5	$3,000,000
Ullmark, Linus	3	$3,500,000
Thompson, Tage	2	$1,000,000
Mittelstadt, Casey	2	$1,000,000
Lazar, Curtis	3	$1,000,000
Olofsson, Victor	4	$4,500,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Hutton, Ben		1	$2,500,000

Trades

BUF

2020 2nd round pick (WPG)

Additional Details:

Winnipeg needs D. If they don't want Risto who would probably fair better out west...well, send Montour back west. No way is he worth 10 OA so a 2nd is your best bet. With no cap certainty, that's probably about it.

WPG

Montour, Brandon [RFA Rights]

BUF

Compher, J.T.
Kaut, Martin
Timmins, Conor
2020 1st round pick (COL)

Additional Details:

As promised, still trading Reinhart. Let's start with this: THEY AREN'T TRADING NEWHOOK FOR REINHART. Maybe 1-for-1. Moving on.

I'm still picking Compher over Donskoi at the moment. He seems like a Krueger guy. Hard working, defensively sound. Flexibility at RW/C. This time I'm bringing him in as an RW who can sub at 3C or even 2C if Dvorak doesn't work out as planned or if Cousins isn't ready. It also gives Cousins more defensive help as he learns center at the NHL level.

The late first is the late first. Some value but not much.

Now the big question: the third piece? Not Newhook. We know that much. I don't see them trading Graves as great as that would be. Sticking with Kaut and switching from Bowers to Timmins. Not moving Byram and I think I've addressed center sufficiently.

Any more than this is an overpay for Reinhart. Argue not trading him but he's not worth more than this. If the 1st was better that it's going to end up this would be an overpay.

COL

Reinhart, Sam [RFA Rights]

BUF

Additional Details:

Same basic idea here except reducing the scope. Don't use 8 OA as Dvorak and a Raanta/Hutton swap were Buffalo takes all the money doesn't get that done. So a late first and an early second for Dvorak and one year of an injury prone Raanta (not much value) in exchange for a retained Hutton. Drop Hinistroza obviously.

Previous thoughts:
A young cost controlled center to stop-gap at 2C for Cozens with upside plus one year of an injury prone rental goalie to time-share with Ullmark as we continue to try to figure out what he is.

With an owner in the casino business who is likely hurting financially right now, I think they go the Ottawa route so they're not going to want to move picks and will be motivated to bring in picks for cheap, controllable talent going forward.

Hutton goes back purely as a cap dump but not much of one due to the retention.

ARI

Hutton, Carter ($1,000,000 retained)
2020 1st round pick (COL)
2020 2nd round pick (BUF)

Buyouts

Cody Hodgson: $791,667
Christian Ehrhoff: $0

Retained Salary Transactions

Carter Hutton: $1,000,000 (36.36%)

Buried

Tage Thompson: $0 ($1,000,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$78,540,417	$1,487,500	$4,762,500	$2,959,583

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Olofsson, Victor $4,500,000$4,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Eichel, Jack $10,000,000$10,000,000 C UFA - 6	Kahun, Dominik $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW, C UFA - 1
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 7	Dvorak, Christian $4,450,000$4,450,000 C UFA - 5	Kaut, Martin $863,333$863,333 ($425,000$425K) RW RFA - 3
Johansson, Marcus $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Cozens, Dylan $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) C, LW UFA - 3	Compher, J.T. $3,500,000$3,500,000 C, RW UFA - 3
Ruotsalainen, Arttu $925,000$925,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Lazar, Curtis $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, C UFA - 2	Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dahlin, Rasmus $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) LD/RD UFA - 1	Miller, Colin $3,875,000$3,875,000 RD UFA - 2
McCabe, Jake $2,850,000$2,850,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Jokiharju, Henri $925,000$925,000 ($637,500$638K) RD RFA - 1
	Ristolainen, Rasmus $5,400,000$5,400,000 RD UFA - 2	Ullmark, Linus $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 1
Hutton, Ben $2,500,000$2,500,000 LD UFA - 1		Raanta, Antti $4,250,000$4,250,000 G UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Smith, C.J. $700,000$700,000 LW UFA - 1
Fitzgerald, Casey $858,750$858,750 RD UFA - 1
Asplund, Rasmus $845,000$845,000 LW, C RFA - 1

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Sep. 3, 2020 at 11:54 a.m.

McRanteskog

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Yeah, i think you shouldve realized by now that you arent going to appease both sides here.

From COL standpoint, the cost for Reinhart is now too much.

Kaut out now creates a hole on RW in the bottom 6 (eventually middle 6F in 2-3years)
Timmins out creates a hole in the bottom 4D (eventually in the #2RHD spot 1-2 years)
Compher creates a hole in the 3C/ third line

COL could go to UFA and sign at good top 6F for the cost of just cap space, without giving up all these pieces..

Sep. 3, 2020 at 12:53 p.m.

deleted_x_213212

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Edited Sep. 3, 2020 at 1:03 p.m.

Quoting: McRanteskog

Don't care about the comment above (not yours, the one above that). He hates all ideas that aren't his own and his own are pretty bad.. Typical Buffalo sports fan. Do you do the deal without Timmins? I would.

Sep. 3, 2020 at 1:14 p.m.

McRanteskog

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Quoting: Taxtime

COL would accept that, yes

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Sep. 3, 2020 at 1:23 p.m.

deleted_x_213212

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Quoting: McRanteskog

COL would accept that, yes

Ok, not gonna bother doing it again but that's where I'll leave this one! Thanks for the patience and actual feedback.

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Sep. 3, 2020 at 1:42 p.m.

desertdog111

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The Coyotes trade isn’t happening in a million years. Not even 8OA gets that trade done. Dvorak is not getting traded and he’s worth far more than the spare parts Buffalo fans keep posting in the name of “cap savings”

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