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Upgrade 3C and top 4D

Created by: littlejerryseinfeld
Team: 2018-19 Buffalo Sabres
Initial Creation Date: Feb. 11, 2018
Published: Feb. 11, 2018
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
Buffalo hasn't had a legit 3rd line in 11 years. Need massive upgrade to top 4 D.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$1,750,000
1$800,000
1$800,000
1$800,000
1$700,000
2$900,000
4$4,000,000
2$975,000
2$975,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
Lauzon, Zach
3$883,000
Middlestadt, Casey
3$925,000
Tkachuk, Brady
3$925,000
Asplund, Rasmus
3$883,000
olofsson, victor
3$883,000
2$5,500,000
2$2,500,000
1$750,000
Trades
1.
BUF
    Rust, Lauzon, 2018 1st
    PIT
      Kane (50% retained) Pouliot
      2.
      BUF
      1. Beauvillier, Anthony
      NYI
      1. 2019 2nd round pick (BUF)
      Additional Details:
      Lehner (50% retained), Hudson Fasching,
      3.
      BUF
      1. Campbell, Jack
      LAK
        josefson, 2018 6th
        4.
        BUF
        1. Spurgeon, Jared
        2. 2020 2nd round pick (MIN)
        MIN
        1. Nylander, Alexander
        2. 2020 1st round pick (BUF)
        5.
        BUF
        1. 2019 3rd round pick (MTL)
        Additional Details:
        montreal has no centers. heres a good 4th line center
        MTL
        1. Larsson, Johan
        Buyouts
        Buried
        DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
        2019
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        2020
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        2021
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        ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
        23$78,000,000$67,363,691$0$395,000$10,636,309
        Left WingCentreRight Wing
        Beauvillier, Anthony
        $894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$212,500$212K)
        RW, LW
        UFA - 1
        Eichel, Jack
        $10,000,000$10,000,000
        C
        UFA - 8
        Reinhart, Sam
        $4,000,000$4,000,000
        RW
        UFA - 2
        Middlestadt, Casey
        $925,000$925,000
        O'Reilly, Ryan
        $1,875,000$1,875,000
        C
        UFA - 5
        Okposo, Kyle
        $6,000,000$6,000,000
        RW
        M-NTC
        UFA - 5
        Smith, C.J.
        $975,000$975,000
        LW
        UFA - 1
        Stastny, Paul
        $5,500,000$5,500,000
        C, LW
        UFA - 3
        Rust, Bryan
        $1,750,000$1,750,000
        RW, LW
        UFA - 4
        Girgensons, Zemgus
        $1,600,000$1,600,000
        LW, C
        UFA - 1
        Rodrigues, Evan
        $650,000$650,000
        LW, C
        UFA - 1
        Bailey, Justin
        $800,000$800,000
        RW
        UFA - 1
        Wilson, Scott
        $975,000$975,000
        LW
        UFA - 2
        Rowney, Carter
        $750,000$750,000
        C, RW
        UFA - 3
        Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
        McCabe, Jake
        $1,600,000$1,600,000
        LD/RD
        UFA - 1
        Spurgeon, Jared
        $5,187,500$5,187,500
        RD
        M-NTC
        UFA - 2
        Ullmark, Linus
        $750,000$750,000
        G
        UFA - 1
        Scandella, Marco
        $2,000,000$2,000,000
        LD
        UFA - 2
        Ristolainen, Rasmus
        $5,400,000$5,400,000
        RD
        UFA - 4
        Guhle, Brendan
        $697,500$697,500 (Performance Bonus$182,500$182K)
        LD
        UFA - 2
        Nelson, Casey
        $900,000$900,000
        RD
        UFA - 2
        Bernier, Jonathan
        $2,500,000$2,500,000
        G
        UFA - 3
        Beaulieu, Nathan
        $2,400,000$2,400,000
        LD/RD
        UFA - 1

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        Feb. 11, 2018 at 11:34 a.m.
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        wabit
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        Wild pass.

        The trade does nothing to help them for a couple of years, and they aren't in a rebuilding phase for at least another season.

        I don't see Nylander being ready for at least another season. The 2020 1st might take a few years (if ever) to be useful also.
        Feb. 11, 2018 at 11:56 a.m.
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        littlejerryseinfeld
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        Quoting: wabit
        Wild pass.

        The trade does nothing to help them for a couple of years, and they aren't in a rebuilding phase for at least another season.

        I don't see Nylander being ready for at least another season. The 2020 1st might take a few years (if ever) to be useful also.


        Well, Minnesota has almost 70 million under contract already for next season with 6 roster spots open. Thats before signing Dumba or Zucker. They get a good prospect and a 1st round pick and can free up cap
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        Feb. 11, 2018 at 12:15 p.m.
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        Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
        Montreal has no centers. Here's a good 4th line center


        Correction: Montreal has no Top-6 center. We have plenty of 3rd and 4th line center and we don't need to add another one, especially if the price is a 3rd round pick. We traded one in Mitchell a few months ago for a 5th rounder (maybe 4th).
        Feb. 11, 2018 at 12:19 p.m.
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        Quoting: Campa96
        Correction: Montreal has no Top-6 center. We have plenty of 3rd and 4th line center and we don't need to add another one, especially if the price is a 3rd round pick. We traded one in Mitchell a few months ago for a 5th rounder (maybe 4th).


        7% of 3rd rounders make the NHL. A 3rd round pick is a giveaway.
        Feb. 11, 2018 at 12:22 p.m.
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        Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
        7% of 3rd rounders make the NHL. A 3rd round pick is a giveaway.


        also, show me the bottom 6 centers signed for 2018-19? https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/canadiens
        Feb. 11, 2018 at 12:29 p.m.
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        As an avid Penguins fan, the fact that someone actually wants to sign Carter Rowney to their team made me laugh uncontrollably for 5 minutes. Dude is horrible, and wouldn't upgrade anything for Buffalo. There is a reason why he is 27 and been a career minor leaguer until last year. He's decent on faceoffs, and can PK. You'll get no offense from him. He has zero skill.
        Feb. 11, 2018 at 12:31 p.m.
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        Quoting: RandomGuy1
        As an avid Penguins fan, the fact that someone actually wants to sign Carter Rowney to their team made me laugh uncontrollably for 5 minutes. Dude is horrible, and wouldn't upgrade anything for Buffalo. There is a reason why he is 27 and been a career minor leaguer until last year. He's decent on faceoffs, and can PK. You'll get no offense from him. He has zero skill.


        he is our 14th forward making 750,000 a year. Settle down.
        Feb. 11, 2018 at 12:39 p.m.
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        Gotta believe doesn't want his NHL career with the Sabres. He'll sign for that much elsewhere.
        Feb. 11, 2018 at 1:13 p.m.
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        Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
        Well, Minnesota has almost 70 million under contract already for next season with 6 roster spots open. Thats before signing Dumba or Zucker. They get a good prospect and a 1st round pick and can free up cap


        Minny is sitting at ~$63m cap (their salary is ~$70m) for next year with only Zucker/Dumba and maybe a FWD depth player or two to sign. The cap goes up to $80m (projected) next season, that's leaves plenty of space. Worst case is Ennis is bought out and will free up ~$3m.

        Koivu's new contract and Vanek coming off the books makes $~3.5m in savings from this season.

        Edit: If you change the prospect to Mittlestat it would make more sense for Minny, they need center prospects. Nylander is nice, but wings really aren't a big need in the prospect pool.
        Feb. 11, 2018 at 3:59 p.m.
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        Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
        also, show me the bottom 6 centers signed for 2018-19? https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/canadiens


        What's the point of saying signed for 2018-19? We're going to resign most of them without problems given how much cap space we have, without having to give up picks for it. We're gonna have Shaw, Danault, probably De La Rose and maybe Plekanec. You can add Froese, L. Shaw and even Cracknell for the AHL roster. These are all Bottom-6 centers, we don't need more.

        Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
        7% of 3rd rounders make the NHL. A 3rd round pick is a giveaway.


        According to this article (https://www.tsn.ca/playing-the-percentages-in-the-nhl-draft-1.206144), it's actually 30%.
        Second rounders aren't that much better, yet Penguins fans are incredibly stingy when we suggest trading Plekanec to the Pens for a second, and Plekanec is much more valuable than Larsson.
         
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