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The Only Way Cozens is 2C Next Year Flat Cap and CBO

Created by: Chapee44
Team: 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres
Initial Creation Date: May 7, 2020
Published: May 7, 2020
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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I think the offer sheet could work because here the Leafs would have approximately 6 million dollars in cap space to fill 6 roster spots. 3 for 3 if you consider Lehtonen, Barabanov and Thompson locks... They wouldn't likely use a CBO unless it was on Kerfoot and then it's a choice they're making to match. I don't know about the trade value but I think it's reasonable and fits needs for both teams.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
6$4,000,000
2$3,000,000
7$7,000,000
2$3,250,000
3$800,000
2$2,000,000
1$1,000,000
2$1,000,000
2$975,000
3$975,000
1$975,000
2$800,000
3$2,500,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$750,000
CREATEDYEARSCAP HIT
Raymond, Lucas
3$925,000
Offer Sheets
Offer sheet annual average (AAV) is calculated by dividing the contract value by the lower of: 1. The contract length, or 2. Five years
PLAYERAAVCOMPENSATION
Mikheyev, Ilya$2,500,000
2021 2nd round pick
Trades
1.
TOR
  1. Ristolainen, Rasmus
  2. Thompson, Tage [RFA Rights]
  3. 2020 2nd round pick (BUF)
Additional Details:
Just a thought from that Dubas quotation back around the deadline... Could happen.
2.
BUF
    CBO
    Buyouts
    DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
    2020
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    Logo of the DAL
    2021
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    Logo of the BUF
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    2022
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    ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
    23$81,500,000$73,044,866$1,487,500$4,337,500$8,455,134

    Roster

    Left WingCentreRight Wing
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    $3,000,000$3,000,000
    RW, LW
    UFA - 2
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    $10,000,000$10,000,000
    C
    UFA - 6
    Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
    $6,962,366$6,962,366
    RW
    UFA - 4
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $9,000,000$9,000,000
    LW, RW
    NMC
    UFA - 7
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
    C, LW
    UFA - 3
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $7,000,000$7,000,000
    RW
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $4,500,000$4,500,000
    LW, RW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $2,000,000$2,000,000
    LW, RW, C
    UFA - 1
    Raymond, Lucas
    $925,000$925,000
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $845,000$845,000
    LW, C
    RFA - 1
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $1,000,000$1,000,000
    RW, C
    UFA - 2
    $2,500,000$2,500,000
    LW, RW
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $925,000$925,000
    C, LW
    RFA - 2
    $750,000$750,000
    LW, RW
    UFA - 1
    Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
    LD/RD
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $4,000,000$4,000,000
    RD
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $3,250,000$3,250,000
    G
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $2,850,000$2,850,000
    LD/RD
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$637,500$638K)
    RD
    RFA - 1
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $2,750,000$2,750,000
    G
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $1,000,000$1,000,000
    LD
    UFA
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $3,875,000$3,875,000
    RD
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
    $889,166$889,166
    LD/RD
    RFA - 2

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    May 7, 2020 at 3:13 a.m.
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    Risto sucks. No way dubas touches him even for free. Dubas is an Analytics guy so risto is an extremely hard pass. Maybe if Risto was an RFA, and Dubas sheds a bad contract in the trade (ie. zaitsev for Ceci swap). But that’s just not the case.

    Also buffalo rushed middlstat and look at him. Doubt they make the same mistake twice with couzens
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    May 7, 2020 at 3:33 a.m.
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    Quoting: mhockey91
    Risto sucks. No way dubas touches him even for free. Dubas is an Analytics guy so risto is an extremely hard pass. Maybe if Risto was an RFA, and Dubas sheds a bad contract in the trade (ie. zaitsev for Ceci swap). But that’s just not the case.

    Also buffalo rushed middlstat and look at him. Doubt they make the same mistake twice with couzens


    Then explain trading for & signing Ceci??

    But yeah, i doubt the Leafs would trade Nylander to a rival
    May 7, 2020 at 3:40 a.m.
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    Then explain trading for & signing Ceci??

    But yeah, i doubt the Leafs would trade Nylander to a rival


    I just did. The leafs traded a bad contract (Zaitsev) for Ceci and gave him a one year deal because they hadn’t acquired Barrie yet. Chances are, if leafs already had Barrie before the Ceci trade, they wouldn’t have resigned Ceci. They just needed a guaranteed body on the right side
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    May 7, 2020 at 3:45 a.m.
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    Leafs don't want ristolinen. If anything they will want jokiharju as he and lehtonen used to be line mates in the shl. So reuniting them would probs be interesting
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    May 7, 2020 at 3:52 a.m.
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    Quoting: mhockey91
    I just did. The leafs traded a bad contract (Zaitsev) for Ceci and gave him a one year deal because they hadn’t acquired Barrie yet. Chances are, if leafs already had Barrie before the Ceci trade, they wouldn’t have resigned Ceci. They just needed a guaranteed body on the right side


    U can’t say Dubas wouldn’t possibly trade for Risto,
    with the reasoning that he’s an analytics guy,
    when he’d traded for Ceci who has bad numbers

    If your argument is that he got rid of one bad defenseman for a better one... well... Risto is better than Ceci, so you’d upgrade the spot


    But again,
    i doubt the Leafs & Sabres would make a trade like this
    May 7, 2020 at 5:35 a.m.
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    Easy no from Leafs.
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    May 7, 2020 at 7:17 a.m.
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    Quoting: mhockey91
    Risto sucks. No way dubas touches him even for free. Dubas is an Analytics guy so risto is an extremely hard pass. Maybe if Risto was an RFA, and Dubas sheds a bad contract in the trade (ie. zaitsev for Ceci swap). But that’s just not the case.

    Also buffalo rushed middlstat and look at him. Doubt they make the same mistake twice with couzens


    So because one player struggled, all players will struggle? Cozens has nothing to do with mittelstaft
    May 7, 2020 at 2:24 p.m.
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    So because one player struggled, all players will struggle? Cozens has nothing to do with mittelstaft


    It’s a lesson learned. There’s no point in rushing these young guys cause many times it doesn’t pan out, middlestat probably would have a good NHL career if he wasn’t mismanaged
    May 7, 2020 at 2:25 p.m.
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    Quoting: Jdfitz77
    U can’t say Dubas wouldn’t possibly trade for Risto,
    with the reasoning that he’s an analytics guy,
    when he’d traded for Ceci who has bad numbers

    If your argument is that he got rid of one bad defenseman for a better one... well... Risto is better than Ceci, so you’d upgrade the spot


    But again,
    i doubt the Leafs & Sabres would make a trade like this


    Ceci was just a placeholder for one season. He was a warm body. At the time they signed him they have zero NHL experienced RHD. Risto has some term. Leafs will look elsewhere. Zero interest in risto
    May 7, 2020 at 2:27 p.m.
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    Quoting: mhockey91
    It’s a lesson learned. There’s no point in rushing these young guys cause many times it doesn’t pan out, middlestat probably would have a good NHL career if he wasn’t mismanaged


    mittelstadt is 21 years old. if he cant make it in the NHL its not because he played to soon. its because he isn't good enough. He has played a full year in college, played in the world juniors, played in the AHL and NHL.
    May 7, 2020 at 2:29 p.m.
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    Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
    mittelstadt is 21 years old. if he cant make it in the NHL its not because he played to soon. its because he isn't good enough. He has played a full year in college, played in the world juniors, played in the AHL and NHL.


    Exactly, too much bouncing around, 2018-19 he shouldn’t have been in the NHL. He should’ve played a full season in the AHL to develop him further. He wasn’t ready. And now this season he flip flopped from NHL TO AHL. Not good. I don’t think couzins makes it yet. Why rush a player?
    May 7, 2020 at 2:40 p.m.
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    Exactly, too much bouncing around, 2018-19 he shouldn’t have been in the NHL. He should’ve played a full season in the AHL to develop him further. He wasn’t ready. And now this season he flip flopped from NHL TO AHL. Not good. I don’t think couzins makes it yet. Why rush a player?


    its not rushing him if hes ready.
    May 7, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.
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    its not rushing him if hes ready.


    That’s what sabres thought about middtlstat too and look how that panned out
    May 7, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.
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    That’s what sabres thought about middtlstat too and look how that panned out


    again, one player means nothing about another player.
    May 7, 2020 at 2:43 p.m.
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    Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
    again, one player means nothing about another player.


    They’re both centre and were both Picked around a similar spot. Sabres should Be very hesitant to rush Couzins. Middlstat is a lesson learned
    May 7, 2020 at 2:57 p.m.
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    They’re both centre and were both Picked around a similar spot. Sabres should Be very hesitant to rush Couzins. Middlstat is a lesson learned


    this is exhausting. none of those things mean they are the same player, or the same preparedness.
    May 7, 2020 at 3:55 p.m.
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    Quoting: Jdfitz77
    U can’t say Dubas wouldn’t possibly trade for Risto,
    with the reasoning that he’s an analytics guy,
    when he’d traded for Ceci who has bad numbers

    If your argument is that he got rid of one bad defenseman for a better one... well... Risto is better than Ceci, so you’d upgrade the spot


    But again,
    i doubt the Leafs & Sabres would make a trade like this


    Oooooooooof
    May 7, 2020 at 4:02 p.m.
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    Quoting: mhockey91
    They’re both centre and were both Picked around a similar spot. Sabres should Be very hesitant to rush Couzins. Middlstat is a lesson learned


    Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
    this is exhausting. none of those things mean they are the same player, or the same preparedness.


    One thing to remember is the NHL just renewed that awful NHL-CHL agreement which means that Cozens either plays in the NHL next year or he goes back for another season of torching 16 year olds... I'd argue the NHL is his best option.
     
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