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Team: 2018-19 Buffalo Sabres
Initial Creation Date: Apr. 29, 2018
Published: May 1, 2018
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Botterill starts with a blockbuster trade with Montreal.

Lehner is traded to NYI for Brock Nelson. Olofsson is coming off of a breakout season where he led the Swedish Hockey League with 27 goals. This will give Jack 2 left-handed players to which he can pass the puck.

Buffalo get a couple of picks and Edmonton needs a RW and defense.

Botterill, signs Vanek to play with Jack Mittelstadt and Reinhart.

Botterill continues his over haul and adds 3 Swedes to the team, giving the team a total of 5. If they can all perform as well as they did in Sweden this will be a VERY good team.

With these trades Botterill dispatches all of the DATM terrible trades and free agent signings. I can only hope that a team that lost its love of the game can regain the passion. When Housley would say "The team cannot handle success", I have come to believe he meant they were not putting in the proper effort to be successful.

At the end of 2019 season Pominville and Moulson will come off the cap adding an additional $9,500,000 to the current space of $2,400,000, which should be sufficient to give contracts to Byron ($4,000,000), Girgensons ($2,000,000), Larsson ($2,000,000), Rodrigues ($4,000,000), and Ullmark ($4,000,000) when their current salaries ($5,800,000) are added providing $17,700,000 to sign all of them. This of course does not take into consideration any increase in the cap.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$874,125
3$715,000
3$787,500
3$874,125
3$715,000
3$715,000
3$787,500
3$874,125
8$6,750,000
3$874,125
3$874,125
7$4,500,000
5$3,000,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$1,500,000
3$675,000
Dahlin, Rasmus
3$950,000
Pilut, Lawrence
3$950,000
2$3,000,000
Trades
1.
BUF
  1. Byron, Paul
  2. Weber, Shea
MTL
  1. Fasching, Hudson
  2. McCabe, Jake
  3. O'Reilly, Ryan
  4. 2019 1st round pick (BUF)
2.
BUF
    Rights to Brock Nelson
    NYI
    1. Baptiste, Nicholas
    2. 2020 2nd round pick (BUF)
    Additional Details:
    Rights to Robin Lerner
    3.
    BUF
    1. 2019 1st round pick (SJS)
    SJS
    1. 2019 2nd round pick (SJS)
    4.
    BUF
    1. 2019 3rd round pick (EDM)
    2. 2020 2nd round pick (EDM)
    Additional Details:
    Edmonton needs a RW, at $4,500,000 per year, Okposo would be their best RW at a very good cap hit. Chiarelli is expecting Beaulieu to bounce back to his production level of '16-'17 when he was able to score 28 pts (more than any Oiler defenseman scored this year).
    EDM
    1. Beaulieu, Nathan
    2. Okposo, Kyle ($1,500,000 retained)
    5.
    BUF
      Rights to Grubauer
      WSH
      1. Nylander, Alexander
      2. 2019 2nd round pick (BUF)
      Retained Salary Transactions
      Buried
      DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
      2019
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      2020
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      Logo of the EDM
      Logo of the BUF
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      Logo of the BUF
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      2021
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      ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
      22$75,000,000$70,589,959$0$1,032,500$4,410,041

      Roster

      Left WingCentreRight Wing
      Nelson, Brock
      $4,500,000$4,500,000
      C, LW
      UFA - 1
      Eichel, Jack
      $10,000,000$10,000,000
      C
      UFA - 8
      Olofsson, Victor
      $767,500$767,500 (Performance Bonus$182,500$182K)
      RW, LW
      UFA - 2
      Vanek, Thomas
      $3,000,000$3,000,000
      LW, RW
      UFA - 1
      Mittelstadt, Casey
      $925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
      LW, C
      RFA - 2
      Reinhart, Sam
      $6,750,000$6,750,000
      RW
      UFA - 2
      Byron, Paul
      $1,166,667$1,166,667
      LW, RW
      UFA - 1
      Rodrigues, Evan
      $650,000$650,000
      LW, C
      UFA - 1
      Pominville, Jason
      $5,600,000$5,600,000
      RW
      M-NTC, NMC
      UFA - 1
      Wilson, Scott
      $874,125$874,125
      LW
      UFA - 2
      Larsson, Johan
      $1,475,000$1,475,000
      C, LW
      UFA - 1
      Bailey, Justin
      $715,000$715,000
      RW
      UFA - 1
      Girgensons, Zemgus
      $1,600,000$1,600,000
      LW, C
      UFA - 1
      Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
      Scandella, Marco
      $2,000,000$2,000,000
      LD
      UFA - 2
      Weber, Shea
      $7,857,143$7,857,143
      RD
      UFA - 8
      Dahlin, Rasmus
      $950,000$950,000
      Ristolainen, Rasmus
      $5,400,000$5,400,000
      RD
      UFA - 4
      Ullmark, Linus
      $750,000$750,000
      G
      UFA - 1
      Pilut, Lawrence
      $950,000$950,000
      Bogosian, Zach
      $5,142,857$5,142,857
      RD
      UFA - 2
      Grubauer, Philipp
      $3,000,000$3,000,000
      G
      UFA - 3
      Nelson, Casey
      $1,500,000$1,500,000
      RD
      UFA - 2

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      May 1, 2018 at 10:36 a.m.
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      timmeejr
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      I wouldn't ever touch that Weber contract without MTL salary retained.

      Also, your title and moves don't match up.
      May 1, 2018 at 10:45 a.m.
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      Quoting: timmeejr
      I wouldn't ever touch that Weber contract without MTL salary retained.

      Also, your title and moves don't match up.


      Thank you very much for your commnent
      3 in 3 out
      Let me explain, when the contract is done Weber will be 3 years younger than Chara is right now with a year remaining in his contract. I think it is safe to presume Weber will be playing when his contract expires. If I could get Weber on the Right side and Dahlin on the left, one of them will be on the ice nearly all of the time, I think it is safe to presume, the goals against will go down and the goals for will increase.
      Any comment on the team, the line up, playoff chances, the equality of the trades?
      May 1, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.
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      Quoting: GMTD
      Thank you very much for your commnent
      3 in 3 out
      Let me explain, when the contract is done Weber will be 3 years younger than Chara is right now with a year remaining in his contract. I think it is safe to presume Weber will be playing when his contract expires. If I could get Weber on the Right side and Dahlin on the left, one of them will be on the ice nearly all of the time, I think it is safe to presume, the goals against will go down and the goals for will increase.
      Any comment on the team, the line up, playoff chances, the equality of the trades?


      Agreed. People over exaggerate on Weber's contract. Guy is a stud still and will be for a good while still.. His contract is structured so that there are plenty of options going forward.

      Plays absolutely terrible? - Buy him out in 3 years at the next lockout. No cap hit to worry about.
      Becomes too injured to continue playing? - LTIR for ever. heck just pull a Hossa and say he has a skin issue. Boom.... done.
      Decides to retire early? - Nashville now has to give you a kings ransom to not get stuck with the recapture penalty. (24M cap penalty in final year!)
      Team like Arizona needs cap but with no salary? - His cap stays high but his actual salary drops down a lot! Helps reach cap floor.

      Now let's remind people that there is also the possibility that he plays well for a the next 8 years. Its not like its impossible Chara is still killing it. Brent Burns is 1 year older than Weber and has a just as long contract. But the no worries about his aging?

      I get it, Weber is not a superstar anymore but man this over exaggeration is annoying. And the worst part is, he'd be like the best d partner for Dahlin. Like the perfect D partner. The ying to Dahlin's yang.
      May 1, 2018 at 11:04 a.m.
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      At no point... in this entire scenario did you even come close to an equal trade value for these players.

      Then you gave Reto Berra 3 x 3M AAV.

      I'm done.
      May 1, 2018 at 11:13 a.m.
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      Quoting: JVince11
      At no point... in this entire scenario did you even come close to an equal trade value for these players.

      Then you gave Reto Berra 3 x 3M AAV.

      I'm done.


      Thank you for your comments. So who wins the trades the Sabres or the teams with who the Sabres are trading, your comment is very vague.
      So you think that is too much for Berra, I am not sure what you are saying.
      May 1, 2018 at 11:15 a.m.
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      At no point... in this entire scenario did you even come close to an equal trade value for these players.

      Then you gave Reto Berra 3 x 3M AAV.

      I'm done.


      Thank you for your comments.
      Any comment on the team, the line up, playoff chances?
      May 1, 2018 at 11:17 a.m.
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      I think the team is weaker at center but stronger on defense, as long as Weber and Bogo are healthy. Otherwise you end up with Ristolainen and C. Nelson playing way too many minutes again, and who knows who else.

      That's really the achiles' heel here. Pun optional.

      If Weber, Ristolainen, and Bogosian take turns getting the puck up ice, and you keep Scandella and add Dahlin on the left, it doesn't actually matter whom you stick in that 3LHD spot, you've got a good team. Any 3M ufa is fine in net, and there are dozens this summer.
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      May 1, 2018 at 11:25 a.m.
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      Quoting: Eli
      I think the team is weaker at center but stronger on defense, as long as Weber and Bogo are healthy. Otherwise you end up with Ristolainen and C. Nelson playing way too many minutes again, and who knows who else.

      That's really the achiles' heel here. Pun optional.

      If Weber, Ristolainen, and Bogosian take turns getting the puck up ice, and you keep Scandella and add Dahlin on the left, it doesn't actually matter whom you stick in that 3LHD spot, you've got a good team. Any 3M ufa is fine in net, and there are dozens this summer.


      Thank you for your comments.

      Much weaker at center, )unless Rodrigues can improve slightly, Larsson gets his mojo back and Mittelstadt progress), and maybe a bit weaker on RW. LW is strong down to the 3rd line.

      If I could get Weber and Byron for that or even a bit more, I am good. In addition to scoring 20 and 23 goals the last 2 seasons, Byron also killed penalties, an area that Buffalo needs help.
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      May 1, 2018 at 11:35 a.m.
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      Quoting: Eli
      I think the team is weaker at center but stronger on defense, as long as Weber and Bogo are healthy. Otherwise you end up with Ristolainen and C. Nelson playing way too many minutes again, and who knows who else.

      That's really the achiles' heel here. Pun optional.

      If Weber, Ristolainen, and Bogosian take turns getting the puck up ice, and you keep Scandella and add Dahlin on the left, it doesn't actually matter whom you stick in that 3LHD spot, you've got a good team. Any 3M ufa is fine in net, and there are dozens this summer.


      I was thinking of trading Scandella, but if he is paired with Weber and Dahlin with Ristolainen, as you alluded, that is like having 2 #1 pairings. Pilut can get accustomed to the NHL playing 8 to 12 minutes a night (or as you earlier said start out in the AHL), and Bogosian playing less maybe would be much more effective. Even if Pilut does only OK his 1st year, he could be better than some of our other 3rd line D-men from this year. Olofsson is a HUGE question mark. I read he is a bit slow, weak in his own end, but finds open ice to shoot from and is very accurate. He may only be a PP specialist, but Buffalo needs help there as well. Can you imagine if Botterill could package Nylander, Scandella, Pu/Aspland/other prospect and a couple of 1st for Hamilton. There is not enough ice time in one game for all four of them. LOL.
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      May 1, 2018 at 11:36 a.m.
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      Not touching webers contract or moving our 19 first for that return. Be patient, ror will be moved unretained for something decent.
      May 1, 2018 at 11:37 a.m.
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      Thank you for your comments.

      Much weaker at center, )unless Rodrigues can improve slightly, Larsson gets his mojo back and Mittelstadt progress), and maybe a bit weaker on RW. LW is strong down to the 3rd line.

      If I could get Weber and Byron for that or even a bit more, I am good. In addition to scoring 20 and 23 goals the last 2 seasons, Byron also killed penalties, an area that Buffalo needs help.


      BTW for what league does achiles' heel play? I cannot find his name in any hockey data base.
      May 1, 2018 at 11:44 a.m.
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      Not touching webers contract or moving our 19 first for that return. Be patient, ror will be moved unretained for something decent.


      Thank you for your comment.
      So Weber is not decent? He played 26 games last year and scored 6 goals while he was hurt. Project that over a season it is 19 goals, 2 more than any defensemen scored last year.
      You do realize that Chara is now 3 years older than Weber will be when his contract runs out. I have no reason to doubt that Weber will be able to play out his contract.
      May 1, 2018 at 11:50 a.m.
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      Stay away from Berra.

      Offer WSH something like 2 2nd's for Grubauer
      May 1, 2018 at 11:51 a.m.
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      Quoting: GMTD
      Thank you for your comment.
      So Weber is not decent? He played 26 games last year and scored 6 goals while he was hurt. Project that over a season it is 19 goals, 2 more than any defensemen scored last year.
      You do realize that Chara is now 3 years older than Weber will be when his contract runs out. I have no reason to doubt that Weber will be able to play out his contract.


      The league is getting faster. I dont think hes going to age well. Thats a lot of money and a ridiculous amount of term.
      May 1, 2018 at 11:52 a.m.
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      If Montreal has crossed this bridge into rebuilding, this would be a very reasonable return for Weber (assumes the 19 pick is not lottery protected). It seems ROR has been marked for the exit in BUF for a while now.
      May 1, 2018 at 11:58 a.m.
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      The league is getting faster. I dont think hes going to age well. Thats a lot of money and a ridiculous amount of term.


      In his worst days, Weber is an above-average skater. Geez Louise, the guy had 16 points in 26 games on a gimpy foot. Prior to that, he has played top minutes for 78+ games every season. In case you missed it, he was even chosen last summer to [url=https://youtu.be/dFDuirHMwDs ]race a horse[/url]. He might not be as much of a character as PK Subban, but if you want to keep the puck out of your net and on the stick of your forwards, Weber is still one of the best and smartest in the league.
      May 1, 2018 at 12:06 p.m.
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      Stay away from Berra.

      Offer WSH something like 2 2nd's for Grubauer


      (they accept).
      May 1, 2018 at 12:08 p.m.
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      Eli
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      BTW for what league does achiles' heel play? I cannot find his name in any hockey data base.


      Sorry for my spelling. It's greek to me.

      https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Achilles'%20heel
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