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Team: 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 4, 2022

Published: Jun. 4, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Draft:
Round 1
1. Shane Wright (Montreal Canadiens).
2. Juraj Slafkovsky (New Jersey Devils).
3. Logan Cooley (Arizona Coyotes).
4. Simon Nemec (Seattle Kraken).
5. David Jiricek (Philadelphia Flyers).
6. Joakim Kemell (Columbus Blue Jackets from Chicago Blackhawks).
7. Danila Yurov (Ottawa Senators).
8. Jonathan Lekkerimäki (Detroit Red Wings).
9. Matthew Savoie (Buffalo Sabres).
10. Brad Lambert (Anaheim Ducks).
11. Denton Mateychuk (San Jose Sharks).
12. Noah Östlund (Columbus Blue Jackets).
13. Rutger McGroarty (New York Islanders).
14. Conor Geekie (Winnipeg Jets).
15. Ivan Miroshnichenko (Vancouver Canucks).
16. Frank Nazar (Buffalo Sabres from Vegas Golden Knights).
17. Seamus Casey (Nashville Predators).
18. Elias Salomonsson (Dallas Stars).
19. Tristan Luneau (Los Angeles Kings).
20. Filip Mesar (Washington Capitals).
21. Ryan Chesley (Pittsburgh Penguins).
22. Ty Nelson (Anaheim Ducks from Boston Bruins).
23. Marco Kasper (St. Louis Blues).
24. Jimmy Snuggerud (Minnesota Wild).
25. Liam Öhgren (Toronto Maple Leafs).
26. Jack Hughes (Montreal Canadiens from Calgary Flames).
27. Pavel Mintyukov (Arizona Coyotes from Carolina Hurricanes).
28. Gleb Trikozov (Buffalo Sabres from Florida Panthers).
29. Isaac Howard (Winnipeg Jets from New York Rangers).
30. Owen Pickering (Edmonton Oilers).
31. Paul Ludwinski (Tampa Bay Lightning).
32. Alexander Perevalov (Arizona Coyotes from Colorado Avalanche).
Round 2
33. Maveric Lamoureux (Montreal Canadiens).
34. Cutter Gauthier (Arizona Coyotes).
35. Lian Bichsel (Seattle Kraken).
36. Julian Lutz (Arizona Coyotes from Philadelphia Flyers).
37. Luca Del Bel Belluz (New Jersey Devils).
38. Jiri Kulich (Chicago Blackhawks).
39. Kevin Korchinski (Ottawa Senators).
40. Simon Forsmark (Detroit Red Wings).
41. Viktor Neuchev (Buffalo Sabres).

Trade Explanations:

Islanders Trade:
This is the Sabres trading for their number one goalie for the 2022 season. The Islanders are acquiring a good goalie prospect in Erik Portillo and a fourth round pick, as well as gaining 5 million dollars in cap space. Varlamov would waive his movement clause because the Sabres would give him a chance to be a #1 goalie.

Kings Trade:
This is the Sabres and Kings swapping prospects at positions they have great depth at. The extra fourth is thrown in because of the value difference between a RHD and a LHD.

Flames Trade:
This is the Sabres helping the Flames clear over five million dollars in cap space. The reason Lucic would waive his NTC is because the Sabres would agree to buy him out after the trade. The Flames could sign him after this to a new deal.

Leafs Trade:
The Leafs need to clear cap space and the Mrazek signing has gone about as poorly as it possibly could have. Mrazek would waive his movement clause because the Sabres would give him an opportunity to play in the NHL as a 1B to Varlamov.

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