Cannot imagine they will be out on Eichel

Created by: NHLfan10506

Team: 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: May 13, 2021

Published: May 13, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Max Perf. Bonus

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Fantastic trade or lousy trade?

(I am fan of neither team)

Trades

BUF

Berglund, Victor
Coyle, Charlie
DeBrusk, Jake
Lauko, Jakub
2021 1st round pick (BOS)
2022 1st round pick (BOS)

Additional Details:

Package appears underwhelming but salary fits. What else would work here?

I know Sabres fans will want Byfield, Lafreniere, Lundell level of player, but I don't think those guys would be moved (certainly not before Eichel sees the ice post-surgery). The value here would come from the prospects and picks.

I know Coyle has NTC and is in no way a 1C but is not 3RW either. Only works is if he waived to be top-6 center. He could be stabilizing piece in Sabres lineup. Debrusk, if they are counting on rebound. Maybe Studnicka if not. Lauko and Berglund are two guys that will be NHLers next year. Maybe Lohrei instead of Berglund.

Would also probably mean Krejci days in Boston are likely over.

BOS

Eichel, Jack

Buyouts

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

Retained Salary Transactions

Eric Staal: $1,625,000 (50%)
Taylor Hall: $4,000,000 (50%)

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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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
30	$81,500,000	$76,531,624	$1,487,500	$4,602,500	$4,968,376

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 7	Eakin, Cody $2,250,000$2,250,000 C UFA - 2	Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 3
Olofsson, Victor $3,050,000$3,050,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Thompson, Tage $1,400,000$1,400,000 C UFA - 3	Reinhart, Sam $5,200,000$5,200,000 RW UFA - 1
Bjork, Anders $1,600,000$1,600,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Ruotsalainen, Arttu $925,000$925,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Rieder, Tobias $700,000$700,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Caggiula, Drake $700,000$700,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Cozens, Dylan $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) C, LW UFA - 3
Sheahan, Riley $700,000$700,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Mittelstadt, Casey $874,125$874,125 LW, C RFA - 1
DeBrusk, Jake $3,675,000$3,675,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Asplund, Rasmus $845,000$845,000 LW, C RFA - 1
	Coyle, Charlie $5,250,000$5,250,000 C, RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 6
	Lauko, Jakub $764,167$764,167 ($132,500$132K) LW, RW RFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dahlin, Rasmus $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) LD/RD UFA - 1	Ristolainen, Rasmus $5,400,000$5,400,000 RD UFA - 2	Hutton, Carter $2,750,000$2,750,000 G UFA - 1
Bryson, Jacob $889,166$889,166 LD/RD RFA - 2	Miller, Colin $3,875,000$3,875,000 RD UFA - 2	Ullmark, Linus $2,600,000$2,600,000 G UFA - 1
Irwin, Matt $700,000$700,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Jokiharju, Henri $925,000$925,000 ($637,500$638K) RD RFA - 1	Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka $778,333$778,333 ($132,500$132K) G RFA - 2
Berglund, Victor $818,333$818,333 RD UFA - 3	Borgen, William $864,166$864,166 RD UFA - 1	Tokarski, Dustin $725,000$725,000 G UFA - 2
		Lekkas, Stefanos $700,000$700,000 G UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	McCabe, Jake $2,850,000$2,850,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Girgensons, Zemgus $2,200,000$2,200,000 LW, C UFA - 3

Taxi Squad
Davidson, Brandon $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) LD UFA - 1

Top Comments

May 13, 2021 at 10:46 a.m.

Lenny7

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If the first thought in your head is "This seems underwhelming", it's probably because it is.

The "Laf/Byfield" asks seem like a long shot, but if you're Buffalo, you've gotta be getting back a really, really solid prospect/young NHLer at the bare minimum+whatever.

May 13, 2021 at 10:46 a.m.

palhal

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Don't mind the trade value...but please that is the worse reason why Coyle would waive his NTC....it ain't happening.

May 13, 2021 at 10:47 a.m.

vr1995

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for that offer they would be

May 13, 2021 at 10:48 a.m.

F50marco

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Boston would and should be in on Eichel. However they simply wouldn't be able to offer something more enticing than any other team would. Their picks are too high in the draft. Their prospects aren't good enough to be considered cornerstone pieces and the roster players they'd be willing to give up are not the players Buffalo would want in a trade for Eichel. NOT to mention Boston is a divisional rival which means they would have to pay higher than LAK for example.

It would be cool to see Eichel go home but I just can't see it.

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May 13, 2021 at 10:56 a.m.

Bdawwwgy1

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Just dont think they have the pieces. Coyle and DeBrusk have been underwhelming this season and guys like Studnicka/Vlader/Vaak/Lohrei are all decent pieces but easily get beat by other teams.

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