Additions to the core for now and beyond

Created by: rktkt66

Team: 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 15, 2023

Published: Feb. 18, 2023

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

DETROIT-BUFFALO:
Why for Sabres: Portillo has reportedly said he won't sign with Buffalo and Sabres have Levi and UPL ahead of him on the depth chart.
Why for Wings: With minimal goaltending prospects, Portillo has a better shot of starting in Adirondack or backing up in Detroit. The lure of an original six team in the state where he's had college success adds appeal for signing with Detroit.

NASHVILLE-BUFFALO:
Why for Sabres: A 24-year old RHD with strong mobility and two-way game suited to Granato's system, who's an RFA this summer, Fabbro fits the Sabres need and timeline.
Why for Predators: With cap space an issue this summer and the Preds embarking on a retool that will reportedly favor re-signing Carrier over Fabbro, the swap for 24-year old LHD with mobility at less cap hit (50% retained by Buffalo) helps cap without losing depth on defense.

VANCOUVER-BUFFALO:
Why for Sabres: Adding an experienced scoring winger at age 25 with strong character and 2 years of term fits the current model Adams cites and provides scoring depth to ease the pressure on the rookies.
Why for Canucks: With cap issues and Beauvillier's addition, Boeser is the easier selloff over Garland on wing while gaining some prospects and draft capital for the looming rebuild.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Johnson, Ryan		3	$950,000
Levi, Devon		3	$950,000

Trades

BUF

2023 3rd round pick (DET)

DET

Portillo, Erik [Reserve List]

BUF

Fabbro, Dante
2023 3rd round pick (SJS)

NSH

Bryson, Jacob ($925,000 retained)
2023 2nd round pick (VGK)

BUF

Boeser, Brock
2023 4th round pick (VAN)

Additional Details:

Canucks yield a draft pick for not retaining salary

VAN

Asplund, Rasmus
Cederqvist, Filip
Costantini, Matteo [Reserve List]
2023 2nd round pick (PHI)
2024 4th round pick (BUF)

Buyouts

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

Retained Salary Transactions

Jacob Bryson: $925,000 (50%)

Buried

Vinnie Hinostroza: $575,000 ($1,700,000)
Anders Bjork: $475,000 ($1,600,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$82,500,000	$68,926,667	$0	$3,620,000	$13,573,333

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 5	Thompson, Tage $1,400,000$1,400,000 C UFA - 1	Tuch, Alex $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 4
Peterka, John-Jason $855,833$855,833 ($82,500$82K) LW, RW RFA - 3	Cozens, Dylan $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) C, LW UFA - 1	Boeser, Brock $6,650,000$6,650,000 RW UFA - 3
Quinn, Jack $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 3	Krebs, Peyton $863,333$863,333 ($412,500$412K) C, LW RFA - 2	Olofsson, Victor $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
	Jost, Tyson $2,000,000$2,000,000 C UFA - 1	Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 1
Mittelstadt, Casey $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, C RFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Samuelsson, Mattias $925,000$925,000 LD UFA - 1	Dahlin, Rasmus $6,000,000$6,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka $837,500$837,500 G RFA - 2
Power, Owen $916,667$916,667 ($925,000$925K) LD/RD UFA - 2	Fabbro, Dante $2,400,000$2,400,000 RD UFA - 1	Comrie, Eric $1,800,000$1,800,000 G UFA - 2
Johnson, Ryan $950,000$950,000 LD RFA	Jokiharju, Henri $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD RFA - 2	Anderson, Craig $1,500,000$1,500,000 ($500,000$500K) G UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Girgensons, Zemgus $2,200,000$2,200,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Bishop, Ben $4,916,667$4,916,667 G M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
Lyubushkin, Ilya $687,500$687,500 RD UFA - 2

Taxi Squad
Östlund, Noah $950,000$950,000 ($0$0$0$0) C RFA - 4
Savoie, Matthew $950,000$950,000 ($0$0$0$0) C RFA - 4
Bloom, Josh $859,167$859,167 ($0$0$0$0) LW RFA - 4
Nadeau, Olivier $859,167$859,167 ($0$0$0$0) RW RFA - 4