Some Sabres Work

Created by: lazlopanaflex

Team: 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 10, 2020

Published: Sep. 10, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Added a value, stop gap 2C, and a bonafide top 6 W to address top 6 needs. Additional 5+ mil available after RFA/UFA additions (to supplement a lower D pair? Goalie?)

RFA

Reinhart re-upped 6.75 x 5
Olofsson re-upped 4.00 x 2
Mittelstadt re-upped 2.00 x2
Kahun re-upped 3.8 x 3

UFA

Girgensons re-upped 1.4 x 2
Larsson re-upped 3.5 x 4

(Girgensons can be whoever, would love to keep Larsson, an elite match-ups C. If we can't sign him he'd need to be replaced)

Sabres only have 9 picks total in the next 2 drafts, would look to supplement if possible.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Reinhart, Sam	5	$6,750,000
Olofsson, Victor	2	$4,000,000
Mittelstadt, Casey	2	$1,500,000
Kahun, Dominik	3	$3,800,000
Ullmark, Linus	3	$3,000,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Girgensons, Zemgus		2	$1,400,000
Larsson, Johan		4	$3,500,000

Trades

BUF

WPG

Mittelstadt, Casey
Ristolainen, Rasmus
2021 1st round pick (BUF)
2021 2nd round pick (BUF)

Additional Details:

2nd round pick should be 2020, 1st round pick top-10 protected

Buyouts

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

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
20	$81,500,000	$76,517,500	$1,487,500	$4,337,500	$4,982,500

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 7	Eichel, Jack $10,000,000$10,000,000 C UFA - 6	Olofsson, Victor $4,000,000$4,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Ehlers, Nikolaj $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 5	Copp, Andrew $2,280,000$2,280,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1	Reinhart, Sam $6,750,000$6,750,000 RW UFA - 1
Girgensons, Zemgus $1,400,000$1,400,000 LW, C UFA - 3	Larsson, Johan $3,500,000$3,500,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 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	Kahun, Dominik $3,800,000$3,800,000 LW, RW, C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dahlin, Rasmus $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) LD/RD UFA - 1	Jokiharju, Henri $925,000$925,000 ($637,500$638K) RD RFA - 1	Ullmark, Linus $3,000,000$3,000,000 G UFA - 1
McCabe, Jake $2,850,000$2,850,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Miller, Colin $3,875,000$3,875,000 RD UFA - 2	Hutton, Carter $2,750,000$2,750,000 G UFA - 1
Samuelsson, Mattias $925,000$925,000 LD UFA - 3	Borgen, William $864,166$864,166 RD UFA - 1

Top Comments

Sep. 10, 2020 at 12:55 p.m.

Windjammer

Joined: Jul. 2020

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I could see Winnipeg having an interest in Ristolainen, but they won't overpay drastically as suggested here.

Sep. 10, 2020 at 12:57 p.m.

NLidstrom

Joined: Aug. 2020

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I don’t think it’s going to work for the Jets. Less so the value, more so the fit. Yes they could use Ristolainen, but Copp > Mittelstadt right now and they’re trying to contend. The pick likely won’t develop and help them for another 3-4 years if it’s even in 2021, and by then what does their cup window look like?

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Sep. 10, 2020 at 1:03 p.m.

Nikolay_Zherdev

Jaromir_Jagr_the_leg

Joined: Jul. 2019

Posts: 3,859

Likes: 787

Too much to larsson and a bit too much to kahun. Plus lines are all over the place. And montour?

Skinner- eichel- ehlers
Olofsson- Copp- Reinhart
Kahun- cozens- Johanson
Girg- larsson- okposo
Extra- lazar

Dahlin- joker
McCabe- Miller
Samuelsson-montour
Extra- vet dman

Goalies
Ullmark
Hutton
(Could trade johanson and free up some space for a move for a goalie, or just trade Hutton and get a backup)

Sep. 10, 2020 at 1:06 p.m.

lazlopanaflex

Joined: Sep. 2020

Posts: 28

Likes: 9

Quoting: Windjammer

I could see Winnipeg having an interest in Ristolainen, but they won't overpay drastically as suggested here.

It's definitely not a drastic overpay, looking at past deals. I'd understand balking at it as a Jets fans though, that's fair. But Chevy was going to trade Ehlers for Risto last offseason, I've got the same deal here, but adding in a first round pick, which is a valued asset. Then I have Mittelstadt and a 2nd for Copp. It's hardly a mind-bending transaction.

Sep. 10, 2020 at 1:07 p.m.

lazlopanaflex

Joined: Sep. 2020

Posts: 28

Likes: 9

Quoting: NLidstrom

I hear this. I think the value is reasonable, but I can't argue with you on your point about the pick. The reason I'm so willing to deal firsts is to maximize Eichel's window (and avoid a trade request), but you are absolutely correct in pointing out the Jets would be looking to maximize their window now, too.

They'd have to really like Ristolainen for this to be feasible. But I like where it would leave the Sabres at F.

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