Leafs or Sabres say no

Created by: jtziretas

Team: 2024-25 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: May 6, 2024

Published: May 6, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

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UFA - 5

Description

My opinion: Buffalo says no. I don't think Buffalo needs Marner.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	4	$4,500,000
Jokiharju, Henri	3	$3,000,000
Krebs, Peyton	1	$900,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Girgensons, Zemgus	1	$1,500,000
Kane, Patrick	2	$5,000,000
Domi, Max	2	$4,000,000
Maroon, Patrick	1	$1,000,000
Brodie, TJ	1	$1,000,000

Trades

BUF

Marner, Mitchell

Additional Details:

Marner signs a 6-year $72 million extension ($12 million AAV)

TOR

Cozens, Dylan
2025 1st round pick (BUF)

Buyouts

Christian Ehrhoff: $0
Jeff Skinner: $1,444,445

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

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,500,000	$83,440,182	$0	$2,500,000	$59,818

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Peterka, John-Jason $855,833$855,833 LW, RW RFA - 1	Thompson, Tage $7,142,857$7,142,857 C M-NTC UFA - 6	Marner, Mitchell $10,903,000$10,903,000 RW NMC UFA - 1
Quinn, Jack $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 1	Domi, Max $4,000,000$4,000,000 C, RW UFA	Kane, Patrick $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW UFA
Benson, Zach $950,000$950,000 ($650,000$650K) LW RFA - 2	Kulich, Jiri $886,667$886,667 C, LW RFA - 3	Tuch, Alex $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2
Greenway, Jordan $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Krebs, Peyton $900,000$900,000 C, LW RFA	Maroon, Patrick $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW UFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Byram, Bowen $3,850,000$3,850,000 LD/RD RFA - 1	Dahlin, Rasmus $11,000,000$11,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 8	Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka $4,500,000$4,500,000 G RFA
Power, Owen $8,350,000$8,350,000 LD/RD UFA - 7	Jokiharju, Henri $3,000,000$3,000,000 RD RFA	Levi, Devon $925,000$925,000 ($1,000,000$1M) G RFA - 1
Samuelsson, Mattias $4,285,714$4,285,714 LD UFA - 6	Clifton, Connor $3,333,333$3,333,333 RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Girgensons, Zemgus $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW, C UFA
Brodie, TJ $1,000,000$1,000,000 LD/RD UFA

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May 6 at 5:28 p.m.

Byrr

Joined: Jul. 2019

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Got to imagine the Sabres would say no. They are all about a contention window. Trading a 23 year old for a 27 year old just doesn't line up with what they are doing.

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May 6 at 5:30 p.m.

RipNasty

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Quoting: Byrr

Got to imagine the Sabres would say no. They are all about a contention window. Trading a 23 year old for a 27 year old just doesn't line up with what they are doing.

I am not so sure that's true. Marner is definitely way better than Cozens and likely will be for his entire career. But I would do it if I were the Leafs. Marner's comments today have me joining the anti Marner league.

May 6 at 5:32 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

Joined: Jun. 2019

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Sabres easily

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May 6 at 5:33 p.m.

Byrr

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Quoting: RipNasty

Marner is better than Cozens but Cozens is on a better contract than Marner. He's going to earning close to half what Marner is on his next deal for the next 6 seasons. Comparing those players to each other is just dishonest without taking that into consideration. What you lose in the direct comparison, you can make up for with the extra cap space and the fact Cozens is likely not at his peak yet.

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May 6 at 5:33 p.m.

SharkTank

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Sabres say no.

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