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Created by: Oddball5

Team: 2019-20 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 11, 2019

Published: Mar. 15, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Sabres make what seems to be the consensus trade for the summer moving Ristolainen for a prospect d in Foote, a locker room leader from Rochester (who may be a cup champion by the time this trade happens), and a top 6 forward for the next few years.

Move Scandella to MTL who needs LHD depth packaged with Thompson (and a pick if it's necessary) to bring back Shaw, a physical top line forward.

Ferland adds another physical forward with offensive upside and gives Mittelstadt the quality wingers he likely needs to produce.

Sabres have 3 mil in cap space this year, can be increased at the deadline by moving out Hunwick or Bogosian at the deadline if there's a fit or a need. The following year the Sabres have roughly 30 mil in cap space to sign Mittelstadt, Reinhart, Montour, Pilut, and any FA they feel will help them moving forward.

Depending on luck in the draft, Sabres could end up with Hughes, Kakko, Podkolzin, Turcotte, Zegras, etc.

I'm going to err on the side of caution and say they end up with Zegras at 7 or 8 and he spends a year in Roch then comes up as the 2C/3C the following year depending on Mittelstadt's progress.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Rodrigues, Evan	4	$1,750,000
McCabe, Jake	4	$2,400,000
Ullmark, Linus	4	$2,750,000
Cornel, Eric	2	$750,000
Dougherty, Jack	2	$750,000
Malone, Sean	2	$800,000
Martin, Brycen	2	$700,000
Smith, C.J.	2	$950,000
Wedgewood, Scott	2	$750,000
Elie, Remi	2	$800,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Skinner, Jeff	8	$8,250,000
Pominville, Jason	1	$900,000
Ferland, Micheal	5	$4,750,000
Criscuolo, Kyle	1	$700,000
O'Regan, Danny	2	$950,000
Leier, Taylor	2	$775,000
Tennyson, Matt	4	$825,000
Porter, Kevin	2	$700,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Zegras, Trevor		3	$925,000

Trades

BUF

TBL

Ristolainen, Rasmus

BUF

Shaw, Andrew

MTL

BUF

2020 5th round pick (COL)

COL

Sobotka, Vladimír

Additional Details:

Rights to Zemgus Girgensons/Johan Larsson

Buyouts

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
25	$83,000,000	$76,255,000	$0	$5,475,000	$6,745,000

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Skinner, Jeff $8,250,000$8,250,000 LW, RW UFA - 8	Eichel, Jack $10,000,000$10,000,000 C UFA - 7	Shaw, Andrew $3,900,000$3,900,000 C, RW UFA - 3
Ferland, Micheal $4,750,000$4,750,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Mittelstadt, Casey $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LW, C RFA - 1	Reinhart, Sam $3,650,000$3,650,000 RW UFA - 1
Sheary, Conor $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Miller, J.T. $5,250,000$5,250,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 4	Nylander, Alexander $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 2
Wilson, Scott $1,050,000$1,050,000 LW UFA - 1	Rodrigues, Evan $1,750,000$1,750,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Callahan, Ryan $5,800,000$5,800,000 RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
Smith, C.J. $950,000$950,000 LW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dahlin, Rasmus $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) LD/RD UFA - 2	Montour, Brandon $3,387,500$3,387,500 RD UFA - 1	Ullmark, Linus $2,750,000$2,750,000 G UFA - 1
Pilut, Lawrence $925,000$925,000 ($425,000$425K) LD UFA - 1	Bogosian, Zach $1,300,000$1,300,000 RD UFA - 1	Hutton, Carter $2,750,000$2,750,000 G UFA - 2
McCabe, Jake $2,400,000$2,400,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Foote, Cal $925,000$925,000 ($500,000$500K) RD RFA - 2
Nelson, Casey $812,500$812,500 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Hunwick, Matt $2,250,000$2,250,000 LD UFA - 1
Pominville, Jason $900,000$900,000 RW UFA
Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 4

Mar. 15, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

Cory

Joined: Mar. 2019

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I just don't know if Buffalo wants to add a guy like Ferland. I have a hard time believing this guy is worth that much. Personally, if I was Buffalo I would be afraid of this guy becoming another Okposo or Moulson on my team. I think money spent on Zuccarello and/or Hayes would be more productive money on this young and talented team.

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Mar. 15, 2019 at 11:43 a.m.

F50marco

Joined: May 2015

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Shaw has been really good this year so I don't imagine he'd be traded for that return. However, IMO I think both Sobotka and Scandella would be good fits in Montreal. I'm trying to think of a trade that fits for both teams. We don't have any cap dumps other than Alzner and maybe Weise but Alzner is too much term for you guys and if it were just for Weise I'd want more from Buffalo as compensation for the 5.5M in cap coming the Habs way. I've been trying to factor deal fo those two guys and Buffalo adds Thompson or Nylander in exchange for Weise and 1 of MTL's prospects like maybe Fleury or Juulsen.

Any ideas? (I don't think any team is taking either Sobotka or Scandella for just draft picks in return)

Mar. 15, 2019 at 11:49 a.m.

GMTD

Eichel Tower

Joined: Apr. 2017

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Edited Mar. 15, 2019 at 11:55 a.m.

Quoting: Cory

I agree. Betterall made it clear, a team is not built through trades nor UFA's. I would target low profile UFA (i.e. Hutton) as Donskoi and Williams. Both could be signed for about the same a this post signs Ferland.

@F50marco I agree that trade favors Buffalo too much. I would like to have pick, but normally, when 2 roster players are traded, 2 should come back, your suggestions seem reasonable to me. I would like to dialogue with you but I cannot reply to you directly.

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Mar. 15, 2019 at 11:56 a.m.

jasalex

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It is an over payment by TB. Foote is our best defense prospect and probably makes the team next year, will not be traded.

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