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Team: 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 2, 2022

Published: Jul. 2, 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. Cutter Gauthier (Philadelphia Flyers).
6. David Jiricek (Columbus Blue Jackets from Chicago Blackhawks).
7. Joakim Kemell (Ottawa Senators).
8. Frank Nazar (Detroit Red Wings).
9. Marco Kasper (Buffalo Sabres). : a player with a strong two way game. A future middle six center who is an aggressive forechecker with untapped offensive potential.
10. Jonathan Lekkerimäki (Anaheim Ducks).
11. Matthew Savoie (San Jose Sharks).
12. Kevin Korchinski (Columbus Blue Jackets).
13. Noah Östlund (New York Islanders).
14. Conor Geekie (Winnipeg Jets).
15. Jiri Kulich (Vancouver Canucks).
16. Danila Yurov (Buffalo Sabres from Vegas Golden Knights). : a player who is only here because of his passport, While there is risk with this pick, the Sabres can afford to make that risk due to the fact that their forward prospect pool is so full.
17. Filip Mesar (Nashville Predators).
18. Denton Mateychuk (Dallas Stars).
19. Pavel Mintyukov (Minnesota Wild from Los Angeles Kings).
20. Ivan Miroshnichenko (Washington Capitals).
21. Brad Lambert (Pittsburgh Penguins).
22. Jimmy Snuggerud (Anaheim Ducks from Boston Bruins).
23. Liam Öhgren (St. Louis Blues).
24. Lian Bichsel (Minnesota Wild).
25. Paul Ludwinski (Toronto Maple Leafs).
26. Ryan Chesley (Montreal Canadiens from Calgary Flames).
27. Isaac Howard (Arizona Coyotes from Carolina Hurricanes).
28. Rutger McGroarty (Buffalo Sabres from Florida Panthers). : A player who fell do to his skating, but he is a dog on the forecheck and is a player who raise the ceiling of a third line.
29. Owen Pickering (Edmonton Oilers).
30. Nathan Gaucher (Winnipeg Jets from New York Rangers).
31. Lane Hutson (Tampa Bay Lightning).
32. Seamus Casey (Arizona Coyotes from Colorado Avalanche).

Round 2
33. Jack Hughes (Montreal Canadiens).
34. Alexander Perevalov (Arizona Coyotes).
35. Reid Schaefer (Seattle Kraken).
36. Tristan Luneau (Arizona Coyotes from Philadelphia Flyers).
37. Luca Del Bel Belluz (New Jersey Devils).
38. Julian Lutz (Chicago Blackhawks).
39. Mattias Hävelid (Ottawa Senators).
40. Jagger Firkus (Detroit Red Wings).
41. Noah Warren (Buffalo Sabres). : Warren is a huge right handed defender with a 6'10" wingspan. He has a huge ceiling and fills an organizational need for the team.
42. Elias Salomonsson (Anaheim Ducks).
43. Ty Nelson (Arizona Coyotes from San Jose Sharks).
44. Simon Forsmark (Columbus Blue Jackets).
45. Pano Fimis (Arizona Coyotes from New York Islanders).
46. Matthew Poitras (Washington Capitals from Winnipeg Jets).
47. Devin Kaplan (Minnesota Wild from Vancouver Canucks).
48. Adam Sýkora (Vegas Golden Knights).
49. Danny Zhilkin (Seattle Kraken from Nashville Predators).
50. Rieger Lorenz (Dallas Stars).
51. Filip Bystedt (Los Angeles Kings).
52. Mats Lindgren (Detroit Red Wings from Washington Capitals).
53. Calle Odelius (Anaheim Ducks from Pittsburgh Penguins).
54. Fraser Minten (Boston Bruins).
55. David Goyette (Winnipeg Jets from St. Louis Blues).
56. Gleb Trikozov (Minnesota Wild).
57. Bryce McConnell-Barker (Chicago Blackhawks from Minnesota Wild).
58. Jordan Gustafson (Seattle Kraken from Toronto Maple Leafs).
59. Adam Ingram (Calgary Flames).
60. Ludwig Persson (Carolina Hurricanes).
61. Jani Nyman (Seattle Kraken from Florida Panthers).
62. Matthew Seminoff (Montreal Canadiens from Edmonton Oilers).
63. Hunter Haight (New York Rangers).
64. Tyler Duke (Ottawa Senators from Tampa Bay Lightning).
65. Ryan Abraham (New York Islanders from Colorado Avalanche).

Free Agency:
Ryan Murray: Coming off of a cup win with the Avs, Murray is a defender who is often injured but solid when he plays. He would get a raise from his last contract on a 1-year deal to help solidify the bottom pair for the Sabres.
Andrew Polturalski: The best player in the AHL last year signs up for a chance to make the roster of his hometown team.
Eric Comrie: He was a really good backup last year for the Jets, however, this opportuinity allows him to get more games and have financial security. With this current roster, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen would get AHL games as well as NHL games this season in a 3 goalie set up.
Sami Niku: A chance to be the 7th defenseman while he resets his career.
Adam Gaudette: A chance for the former Hobey Baker winner to reset his career. If he is bad, no risk for the Sabres.

Trade:
Edmonton gets rid of tow LTIR guys and gives up a future 5th to do so. This helps Edmonton because it allows them to accrue cap space for the trade deadline. It also helps Buffalo get to the floor. A 2024 5th is fair value.