i like the idea and those draft picks look great! if VAN had done this 1 or 2 years ago. IMO it's too late now, EP will need to be renewed in 2 years and QH the year after, not to mention TD as well. VAN will not be able to pay them with all that cap tied up. also hard to be a dynasty with 5.5 mil tied up in buyout pay for the next 7+ years. that much cap can add a quality FWD2 or FWD3 player or depth defenseman.

I could easily fit Ep and Hughes extension, but your right for the 5.5 millions tied up

I post this every time someone posts this idea:

I wish my DATM had utilized cap space for the Sabres. He was too lazy to trade space for picks or prospects, instead before the start of the 2014 season he signed Matt Moulson, Brian Gionta, Andrej Meszaros and Cody McCormick to $25,000,000 for 5 years $12,750,000 for 3 years, $4,125,000 for 1 year $4,500,000 for 3 years, respectively. Prior to that gave up a 2nd for Josh Gorges who had 4 years remaining on a $3,900,000/year. So he gave up a second and wasted over $18,550,000 cap. Does $18,550,000 equate to 3 first round picks? I would speculate he could have received a first for the $25,000,000 space (Moulson), a couple of seconds, if not another 1st for $15,600,000 space (Gorges), another second at least for $12,50,000 (Gionta) and a third for $4,125,000 (Meszaros). Yet to this day there are many people who think he did a good job and should not have been fired.