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Created by: Buffalo_Chills

Team: 2019-20 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 30, 2019

Published: Jul. 30, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Ullmark, Linus		1	$1,500,000

Trades

BUF

Sobotka is waived after training camp. He is probably not claimed by another team and is asked to report to the Rochester Americans. Sobotka refuses to report, and his contract is terminated. He's free to play hockey in the Czech Republic, Russia, Finland, wherever he pleases.

BOS

Sobotka, Vladimír

BUF

2020 3rd round pick (NYI)

NYI

Sheary, Conor

BUF

Pu, Cliff
2020 6th round pick (BUF)
2021 3rd round pick (FLA)

FLA

McCabe, Jake [RFA Rights]
2020 7th round pick (DAL)

Buyouts

Buried

Zemgus Girgensons: $525,000 ($1,600,000)
Matt Hunwick: $1,175,000 ($2,250,000)

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
23	$81,500,000	$69,541,667	$0	$5,165,000	$11,958,333

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Vesey, Jimmy $2,275,000$2,275,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Eichel, Jack $10,000,000$10,000,000 C UFA - 7	Rodrigues, Evan $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, C UFA - 1
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 8	Mittelstadt, Casey $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LW, C RFA - 1	Reinhart, Sam $3,650,000$3,650,000 RW UFA - 1
Johansson, Marcus $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Asplund, Rasmus $845,000$845,000 ($57,500$58K) LW, C RFA - 2	Olofsson, Victor $767,500$767,500 ($132,500$132K) RW, LW UFA - 1
Smith, C.J. $700,000$700,000 LW UFA - 2	Ruotsalainen, Arttu $925,000$925,000 C, LW RFA - 3	Thompson, Tage $925,000$925,000 ($425,000$425K) C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dahlin, Rasmus $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) LD/RD UFA - 2	Miller, Colin $3,875,000$3,875,000 RD UFA - 3	Hutton, Carter $2,750,000$2,750,000 G UFA - 2
Montour, Brandon $3,387,500$3,387,500 RD UFA - 1	Jokiharju, Henri $925,000$925,000 ($425,000$425K) RD RFA - 2
Pilut, Lawrence $925,000$925,000 ($425,000$425K) LD UFA - 1	Ristolainen, Rasmus $5,400,000$5,400,000 RD UFA - 3	Ullmark, Linus $1,500,000$1,500,000 G UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 4	Bogosian, Zach $1,300,000$1,300,000 RD UFA - 1
Larsson, Johan $1,550,000$1,550,000 C, LW UFA - 1
Scandella, Marco $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Eichel, J.		Skinner, J.		Olofsson, V.
	Johansson, M.		Dahlin, R.

Power Play 2
Thompson, T.		Reinhart, S.		Vesey, J.
	Mittelstadt, C.		Ristolainen, R.

Penalty Kill 1
	Smith, C.	Rodrigues, E.
	Pilut, L.	Ristolainen, R.

Penalty Kill 2
	Asplund, R.	Reinhart, S.
	Dahlin, R.	Miller, C.

Jul. 30, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

BuFfaLOFaN

Joined: Jul. 2019

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Lawrence Pilot is also on the IR list, could switch for Marco for now

Jul. 30, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

wojme

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McCabe for pu? That's pu

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Jul. 30, 2019 at 4:48 p.m.

wagsnags

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Edited Jul. 30, 2019 at 5:57 p.m.

Quoting: wojme

McCabe for pu? That's pu

I am not sure why you would ever want to make the trade with Florida. McCabe will be a valuable piece to the overall success of the 19/20 team. If you feel that strongly about PU drop all the picks in the deal and send Marco to Florida.

Montour is a perfect pairing with Dahlin. Do not make the mistake of playing him on the left side even though he is capable. Hence why you have to keep McCabe. This is also why I do think GMBots will trade Risto.

I think playing Casey at #2C is a huge mistake. You have to allow this kid to get a few wins to rebuild his confidence. The confidence factor will not grow if you put him at #2C. Ralphie has to resist the urge and leave Casy at #3C for at least half the season.

I think your #2C is ERod with Sam on his right side. Sam has to prove he can carry a line.

I would not break up Skinner & Jack they have legit chemistry and Vesey is not a #1LW.

No way does GMBots bury Grigensons and have Asplund start the year with the big club ditto for Arttu.

Here would be my lines before the Risto trade return:

Line 1: Skinner/Jack/Oloff
Line 2: Johansson/ERod/Sampson
Line 3: Sheary/Casey/Vesey
Line 4: Gigensons/Larsson/Okposo

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Jul. 30, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

BuFfaLOFaN

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I actually think that Casey should be C2 with Sam as the winger and Johansson, will give him top 6 xperience which is needed and I think that he will be better this year

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Jul. 30, 2019 at 5:24 p.m.

wagsnags

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Quoting: BuFfaLOFaN

I actually think that Casey should be C2 with Sam as the winger and Johansson, will give him top 6 xperience which is needed and I think that he will be better this year

I appreciate that stance you are taking.... I do agree that Casey will be the #2C. What I want to accomplish with starting him at #3C is to allow him to dominate his competition with no pressure on him to elevate his confidence (I compare it to dropping one of my horses in class in order to get a win for the horse which picks their head up)..... in addition you determine whether ERod will earn the future deal since he is on a 1 year. If ERod wants to make 3 million plus on a long term deal demonstrate that you can handle 2C.

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Jul. 30, 2019 at 5:52 p.m.

BuFfaLOFaN

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I don't see ERod taking c2 I think he will be c4 and Sam will be C2 if it isn't erod, I like your thoughts though

Jul. 30, 2019 at 7:08 p.m.

Shnooks

Joined: Jul. 2017

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Cliff Pu sucks, Rodrigues on the top-line is a joke, and Jeff Skinner didn't re-sign to not play with Jack Eichel.

And the Sabres are not sitting $11M in the pressbox every night.

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