DAL-NYI trades- Culture Change

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Created by: sabertooth12

Team: 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 13, 2020

Published: Apr. 13, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

The Sabres need to be patient and let their players develop. They need a stopgap 2C to help develop Cozens who should start on the wing and Mittelstadt at 3C next season. They need a stopgap 2nd pair LD behind Dahlin who can run PP2 to give Samuelsson and Johnson time to develop. Pavelski and Leddy are only on 2 year contracts which is perfect. Pavelski can move to RW in the second year of his deal when Mitts or Cozens take 2C full time. Okposo is a CBO candidate who can resign for the minimum and bring us under the cap in this scenario. McCabe and Risto have been part of a losing culture their entire careers and badly need a change of scenery, I don't think any Sabres fan would argue that.

Other stopgap 2C's I would consider:
Krejci: Boston still in win-now mode so that would never happen
Staal: MIN have no one to replace him
Stastny: Depends on Cody Glass being able to take up 2C full time
Trochek: Should have gotten him at the trade deadline

Stopgap 2nd pair LD I would consider:
Brodie: probably wouldn't sign a 2 year deal here
Edler: VAN have no one to replace him
Goligoski: could probably get him
Giordano: still probably too important for Calgary
Ekholm: NSH has not one to replace him

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Kahun, Dominik	3	$3,000,000
Mittelstadt, Casey	2	$1,500,000
Montour, Brandon	1	$3,500,000
Olofsson, Victor	5	$4,500,000
Pilut, Lawrence	2	$1,500,000
Reinhart, Sam	7	$7,500,000
Thompson, Tage	2	$950,000
Ullmark, Linus	2	$3,500,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Larsson, Johan		3	$2,000,000
Greiss, Thomas		1	$3,000,000

Trades

BUF

Pavelski, Joe

Additional Details:

Retain (1,500,000)-- seems like a CBO candidate and Dallas needs the cap space

DAL

Borgen, William
2022 3rd round pick (BUF)

BUF

2021 3rd round pick (NYR)

NYR

McCabe, Jake

Additional Details:

Anyone

NYI

Asplund, Rasmus
2021 3rd round pick (NYR)

Buyouts

Buried

Tage Thompson: $0 ($950,000)

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

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
20	$81,500,000	$83,190,001	$1,487,500	$4,337,500	-$1,690,001

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Olofsson, Victor $4,500,000$4,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Eichel, Jack $10,000,000$10,000,000 C UFA - 6	Reinhart, Sam $7,500,000$7,500,000 RW UFA - 1
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 7	Pavelski, Joe $7,000,000$7,000,000 RW NMC UFA - 2	Cozens, Dylan $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) C, LW UFA - 3
Kahun, Dominik $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW, C UFA - 1	Mittelstadt, Casey $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW, C RFA - 1	Johansson, Marcus $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1
	Larsson, Johan $2,000,000$2,000,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 3
Perreault, Mathieu $4,125,000$4,125,000 LW, RW, C M-NTC UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dahlin, Rasmus $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) LD/RD UFA - 1	Montour, Brandon $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD UFA - 1
Leddy, Nick $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD UFA - 2	Jokiharju, Henri $925,000$925,000 ($637,500$638K) RD RFA - 1
Pilut, Lawrence $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD UFA		Ullmark, Linus $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 1
	Miller, Colin $3,875,000$3,875,000 RD UFA - 2	Greiss, Thomas $3,000,000$3,000,000 G UFA - 2

Apr. 13, 2020 at 1:22 p.m.

NicholasM2699

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The Pavelski trade makes sense, but the Stars would probably throw Buffalo a pick to avoid retention. I also don't know if you would want Pavelski. He looked lost away from SJ system.

Apr. 13, 2020 at 1:28 p.m.

justaBoss

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I fail to see why DAL needs to save money

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Apr. 13, 2020 at 1:44 p.m.

ForsbergForVezina

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I like the Islanders deal, get a decent young player, a good pick and -- most importantly-- cap relief. Maybe would want a 2nd back over a 3rd, but I think they take this deal tbh

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Apr. 13, 2020 at 3:08 p.m.

sabertooth12

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Quoting: ForsbergForVezina

I like the Islanders deal, get a decent young player, a good pick and -- most importantly-- cap relief. Maybe would want a 2nd back over a 3rd, but I think they take this deal tbh

Would you consider Leddy a solid second pair defenseman still?

Apr. 13, 2020 at 3:09 p.m.

sabertooth12

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Quoting: NicholasM2699

The Pavelski trade makes sense, but the Stars would probably throw Buffalo a pick to avoid retention. I also don't know if you would want Pavelski. He looked lost away from SJ system.

You think he could still play 2C another season? He's 1 season removed from a 38 goal year

Apr. 13, 2020 at 6:02 p.m.

ForsbergForVezina

CHI NYI

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Quoting: sabertooth12

Would you consider Leddy a solid second pair defenseman still?

Its hard to say. He's more offensive-minded so he's struggled in Trotz's system a bit. As long as he doesn't play with Risto, I think he's probably capable of top-4 minutes.

He's still an excellent skater and really good in transition. He's just not great defensively and hasn't hard an opportunity to showcase his offense.

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