LAK RHD CGY-BUF-PHI

Team: 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 24, 2022

Published: Mar. 24, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Roy is a steady, athletic minute-eater. Can be deployed with Dahlin or Power, whoever could use him anchoring their pairing more. Dahlin also plays well with Bryson, so I think the right side can be more flexible than I've arranged it. Not 100% on the values, but LAK is looking good on the right with Doughty and Durzi and Clarke and like three other RHD they have over there. RHD always comes at a premium though, but we can afford to ship those pieces.

BUF-CGY-PHI trade is a little more complex, but I think it's a productive way to leverage our cap space. CGY can offload his contract while framing it to Monahan as a move to Philly (so he'd waive the short trip through BUF assumedly). PHI acquires a young, talented RHD so they can banish Risto further down the chart and potentially a skilled 2C, depending on how the change of scenery goes. It's a little risky for them, but they're going to have to take risks somewhere if they don't want to fully rebuild.

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