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Created by: OlafKolzigsHotDog
Team: 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 23, 2020
Published: Jun. 23, 2020
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Does this fly? This is also assuming 2 CBOs so they can buy out Okposo and Backes.
The trade seems like a lot for what is generally seen as a bad contract in Henrique, but he's a good 2/3C for behind Eichel, and can insulate Cozens. It's mostly for Lindholm who is one of the best defensive defencemen in the league. Hoping Demelo and Lindholm can help back-up Dahlin and Montour so they can do their thing. Still don't know if Anaheim would do it. Maybe pull the 3rd Round pick.

This is also crossing your fingers very hard that Ullmark stays good.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
5$5,750,000
5$4,750,000
4$3,250,000
5$5,000,000
3$775,000
3$725,000
4$2,500,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$2,150,000
5$3,500,000
5$3,850,000
Trades
BUF
  1. Backes, David
  2. Henrique, Adam
  3. Lindholm, Hampus
  4. Rowney, Carter
  5. 2020 3rd round pick (ANA)
ANA
  1. Miller, Colin
  2. Mittelstadt, Casey
  3. Ristolainen, Rasmus
  4. Samuelsson, Mattias
  5. Thompson, Tage
  6. 2020 2nd round pick (BUF)
  7. 2021 1st round pick (BUF)
  8. 2021 2nd round pick (BUF)
Buyouts
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2020
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2021
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2022
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
20$81,500,000$70,910,695$1,487,500$4,337,500$10,589,305

Roster

Left WingCentreRight Wing
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Olofsson, Victor
$4,750,000$4,750,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
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Eichel, Jack
$10,000,000$10,000,000
C
UFA - 6
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Reinhart, Sam
$5,750,000$5,750,000
RW
UFA - 1
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Johansson, Marcus
$4,500,000$4,500,000
LW, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
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Henrique, Adam
$1,456,250$1,456,250
LW, C
M-NTC
UFA - 4
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Skinner, Jeff
$9,000,000$9,000,000
LW, RW
NMC
UFA - 7
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Kahun, Dominik
$3,250,000$3,250,000
LW, RW, C
UFA - 1
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Cozens, Dylan
$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
C, LW
UFA - 3
Fast, Jesper
$3,850,000$3,850,000
RW
UFA - 3
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Larsson, Johan
$2,150,000$2,150,000
C, LW
UFA - 2
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Asplund, Rasmus
$845,000$845,000
LW, C
RFA - 1
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Rowney, Carter
$1,133,333$1,133,333
C, RW
UFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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Dahlin, Rasmus
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
LD/RD
UFA - 1
DeMelo, Dylan
$3,500,000$3,500,000
RD
UFA - 4
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Hutton, Carter
$2,750,000$2,750,000
G
UFA - 1
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Lindholm, Hampus
$2,602,778$2,602,778
LD
UFA - 2
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McCabe, Jake
$2,850,000$2,850,000
LD/RD
UFA - 1
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Montour, Brandon
$5,000,000$5,000,000
RD
UFA - 1
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Ullmark, Linus
$2,500,000$2,500,000
G
UFA - 1
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Jokiharju, Henri
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$637,500$638K)
RD
RFA - 1
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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Okposo, Kyle
$6,000,000$6,000,000
RW
M-NTC
UFA - 3
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Backes, David
$4,500,000$4,500,000
C, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1

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Jun. 23, 2020 at 1:31 p.m.
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csick
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The only way to save Eichel is to get him out of Buffalo
Jun. 23, 2020 at 1:33 p.m.
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Quoting: csick
The only way to save Eichel is to get him out of Buffalo


Nah they mainly need better defensive depth (specifically in their forwards) and a better goalie partner for Ullmark to stopgap UPL
Jun. 23, 2020 at 1:38 p.m.
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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
Nah they mainly need better defensive depth (specifically in their forwards) and a better goalie partner for Ullmark to stopgap UPL


you really are over simplifying things here. Assuming Skinner and Reinhart are on the 1st line with Eichel, Buffalo needs an entire 2nd line, fillers in their bottom 6 and competent goaltending. that doesn't come easy when your prospect pool is extremely thin and the team has been garbage for over a decade, making free agency difficult unless you overpay...
Jun. 23, 2020 at 1:39 p.m.
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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
Nah they mainly need better defensive depth (specifically in their forwards) and a better goalie partner for Ullmark to stopgap UPL


Yawn. I miss the Buffalo team with Briere, Pominville, Vanek, Ryan Miller, Sekera, Stafford and Roy
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Jun. 23, 2020 at 1:47 p.m.
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Quoting: Mike_Gartner
you really are over simplifying things here. Assuming Skinner and Reinhart are on the 1st line with Eichel, Buffalo needs an entire 2nd line, fillers in their bottom 6 and competent goaltending. that doesn't come easy when your prospect pool is extremely thin and the team has been garbage for over a decade, making free agency difficult unless you overpay...


Well of course it's pretty simplified, IMO the goalie situation isn't that difficult, with ED coming up and so many teams beeing against the cap, as well as a flooded goalie UFA market I think getting a competent back up is fairly easy. As for their prospect pool, plenty of pieces still have quite a bit of value. There are a couple teams I'm pretty excited to see work their magic this summer and Buffalo is one of them.
Jun. 23, 2020 at 1:54 p.m.
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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
Well of course it's pretty simplified, IMO the goalie situation isn't that difficult, with ED coming up and so many teams beeing against the cap, as well as a flooded goalie UFA market I think getting a competent back up is fairly easy. As for their prospect pool, plenty of pieces still have quite a bit of value. There are a couple teams I'm pretty excited to see work their magic this summer and Buffalo is one of them.


Agreed many teams
Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
Well of course it's pretty simplified, IMO the goalie situation isn't that difficult, with ED coming up and so many teams beeing against the cap, as well as a flooded goalie UFA market I think getting a competent back up is fairly easy. As for their prospect pool, plenty of pieces still have quite a bit of value. There are a couple teams I'm pretty excited to see work their magic this summer and Buffalo is one of them.


Agreed Sabres are not that far away. They do have a few glaring wholes but nothing that other teams haven't managed to fill in short order and greatly improve their teams. The Sabres have just made sooo many bad moves in recent years it makes it seem impossible that they will make enough of the right ones to get them back to being a contending team. That being said it would only take a couple of solid moves or even just some luck.
Jun. 23, 2020 at 2:02 p.m.
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Agreed Sabres are not that far away. They do have a few glaring wholes but nothing that other teams haven't managed to fill in short order and greatly improve their teams. The Sabres have just made sooo many bad moves in recent years it makes it seem impossible that they will make enough of the right ones to get them back to being a contending team. That being said it would only take a couple of solid moves or even just some luck.


With Botts out of the picture now, I think it's very likely they move on from Risto now and run Montour/Joker/Miller on their RD depth, attempt to bring in a 2nd pair defensive LD (Dillon-esque) and lean on this year's draft pick (I really think they should take Lundell if available) as well as Cozens to help solidify their center depth. Maybe move on from Mitts and sure up other spots. I personally am a fan of them going after Raanta.
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