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Created by: Erikkef

Team: 2024-25 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 6, 2024

Published: Jan. 6, 2024

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

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	2	$900,000
Biro, Brandon	2	$800,000
Clague, Kale	2	$800,000
Krebs, Peyton	2	$850,000
Richards, Justin	1	$775,000
Murray, Brett	1	$775,000
Mittelstadt, Casey	4	$6,000,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Okposo, Kyle	1	$1,500,000
Davies, Jeremy	2	$800,000
Brossoit, Laurent	2	$2,500,000
Forsling, Gustav	4	$5,850,000
Seeler, Nick	2	$2,300,000
Girgensons, Zemgus	1	$1,750,000
Joshua, Dakota	1	$1,500,000
Fitzgerald, Casey	2	$800,000
Gross, Jordan	1	$775,000
Richard, Anthony	1	$775,000
Poganski, Austin	1	$775,000
Hutchinson, Michael	1	$800,000
Kinkaid, Keith	1	$775,000

Trades

BUF

2024 3rd round pick (VAN)
2024 4th round pick (VAN)

Additional Details:

2024 Trade Deadline Deal

VAN

Greenway, Jordan

Additional Details:

Greenway is a great bottom-six defensive winger.

++ Physicality
+ Defensive Positioning
-- Scoring Touch

BUF

2025 5th round pick (TBL)

TBL

Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka

Additional Details:

Luukkonen has been a mediocre NHL goaltender over the past 3 years, but Tampa Bay could bet on him since he's only 24 and has shown flashes of being a solid backup goalie.

- Blocker

BUF

2024 2nd round pick (SEA)
2025 1st round pick (SEA)

Additional Details:

2025 1st round pick is lottery protected, becomes 2026 unprotected 1st if Seattle misses the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs

SEA

Mittelstadt, Casey

Additional Details:

Mittelstadt is one of the league's top pure passers despite not being a high-end play-driver like the majority of elite playmakers around the league. He's best suited as a heavily supported 2C that will rack up assist numbers with ease.

+++ Passing
++ Stickchecking
+ Speed
+ Shot Accuracy
- Physicality

Buyouts

Christian Ehrhoff: $0

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$78,343,570	$0	$3,025,000	$5,156,430

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 3	Thompson, Tage $7,142,857$7,142,857 C M-NTC UFA - 6	Tuch, Alex $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2
Peterka, John-Jason $855,833$855,833 LW, RW RFA - 1	Cozens, Dylan $7,100,000$7,100,000 C, LW UFA - 6	Quinn, Jack $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 1
Benson, Zach $950,000$950,000 ($650,000$650K) LW RFA - 2	Kulich, Jiri $918,333$918,333 C, LW RFA - 2	Rosén, Isak $894,167$894,167 ($525,000$525K) RW RFA - 2
Girgensons, Zemgus $1,750,000$1,750,000 LW, C UFA	Krebs, Peyton $850,000$850,000 C, LW RFA	Okposo, Kyle $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW UFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Forsling, Gustav $5,850,000$5,850,000 LD UFA - 8	Dahlin, Rasmus $11,000,000$11,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 8	Levi, Devon $925,000$925,000 ($1,000,000$1M) G RFA - 1
Samuelsson, Mattias $4,285,714$4,285,714 LD UFA - 6	Power, Owen $8,350,000$8,350,000 LD/RD UFA - 7	Brossoit, Laurent $2,500,000$2,500,000 G UFA
Seeler, Nick $2,300,000$2,300,000 LD/RD UFA - 4	Clifton, Connor $3,333,333$3,333,333 RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Joshua, Dakota $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW UFA
Biro, Brandon $800,000$800,000 LW UFA
Johnson, Ryan $925,000$925,000 LD RFA - 1