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Team: 2025-26 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Oct. 9, 2023

Published: Oct. 10, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Power is signed to a three year contract just below Dahlin's Bridge.
His Bridge will expire the same year as Skinner's allowing the Sabres to give him Dahlin type extension.
The projected salaries of Levi, Johnson, Quinn, Peterka, Mittelstadt, Krebs, Jokiharju, and Power could be higher or lower, just taking a guess.
The Sabres will have difficult decisions next year (2025-'26) when Tuch, Benson, Savoie, Kulich, Rosen, Ostlund etc. contracts expire

Edit some predictions:
53-72-89 Jeff and Alex may slip a bit but Tage played with an injury after the All Star game, let's give them the same goal total 118.
77-24-71/22 Dylan may slip, Victor as a place holder until Jack returns will add addition offensive punch, JJ will more than make up for Dylan's possible slippage this line could reach 70 goals.
9-37-12 let's presume Benson makes the team, this would be an incredible fourth line. This line could get close to 50 goals.
28-19-21 They would do well to repeat last years total. Presuming Payton can improve over his 9 goals, Zemgus and Kyle should be able to match their 30 goal total.
Defense 10-23-25-26 scored 24 goals, the balance of the defense scored 5 goals.
Henri played most of the season recovering from a concussion and delt with vision issues the balance of the season.
Johnson will not provide much offense but Clifton could exceed the 5 goals scored by the balance of the defense.
Over all a healthy Henri and more mature Owen, the defense should improve upon their 29 goals.
The bottom line the Sabres should exceed 300 goals while reducing the goals against by 20 or more.