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Created by: Sabres923

Team: 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 19, 2020

Published: Jul. 19, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

In the lineup good idea
Scratches for the right price
IR stay away.
Feel free to leave some more!

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Cirelli, Anthony	5	$5,000,000
Domi, Max	3	$5,000,000
Virtanen, Jake	2	$2,995,995
Gaudette, Adam	2	$2,800,000
Murray, Matt	2	$4,225,225
Jarry, Tristan	2	$3,500,000
McCann, Jared	2	$3,225,225
Strome, Dylan	2	$3,225,225
Strome, Ryan	3	$5,900,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Haula, Erik	2	$4,125,125
Fast, Jesper	2	$3,000,000
Leivo, Josh	2	$2,970,000
Holtby, Braden	5	$8,500,000
Brassard, Derick	1	$1,900,000

Trades

BUF

Cirelli, Anthony [RFA Rights]

TBL

BUF

Domi, Max [RFA Rights]

MTL

BUF

Johansen, Ryan

NSH

BUF

Johnsson, Andreas

TOR

BUF

Kerfoot, Alexander

TOR

BUF

Virtanen, Jake [RFA Rights]

VAN

BUF

Gaudette, Adam [RFA Rights]

VAN

BUF

Tuch, Alex

VGK

BUF

Murray, Matt [RFA Rights]
Pavlychev, Nikita [Reserve List]

PIT

10.

BUF

Jarry, Tristan [RFA Rights]

PIT

11.

BUF

Bjugstad, Nick

PIT

12.

BUF

McCann, Jared [RFA Rights]

PIT

13.

BUF

Kempný, Michal

WSH

14.

BUF

Laughton, Scott

PHI

15.

BUF

Strome, Ryan [RFA Rights]

NYR

16.

BUF

Strome, Dylan [RFA Rights]

CHI

17.

BUF

Beauvillier, Anthony

NYI

Buyouts

Cody Hodgson: $791,667
Christian Ehrhoff: $0

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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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
16	$81,500,000	$83,245,962	$1,487,500	$0	-$1,745,962

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
	Cirelli, Anthony $5,000,000$5,000,000 C, LW UFA - 3	Leivo, Josh $2,970,000$2,970,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
	Gaudette, Adam $2,800,000$2,800,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Virtanen, Jake $2,995,995$2,995,995 RW, LW UFA - 2
Johnsson, Andreas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Laughton, Scott $2,300,000$2,300,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Fast, Jesper $3,000,000$3,000,000 RW UFA - 3
McCann, Jared $3,225,225$3,225,225 C, LW UFA - 2	Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 3
Beauvillier, Anthony $2,100,000$2,100,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Brassard, Derick $1,900,000$1,900,000 C, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender

		Jarry, Tristan $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 3

Kempný, Michal $2,500,000$2,500,000 LD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Haula, Erik $4,125,125$4,125,125 C, LW UFA - 1	Tuch, Alex $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 6	Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 7
Strome, Dylan $3,225,225$3,225,225 C UFA - 2	Johansen, Ryan $4,000,000$4,000,000 C, RW UFA - 5	Dahlin, Rasmus $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) LD/RD UFA - 1
Domi, Max $5,000,000$5,000,000 C, RW UFA - 2	Murray, Matt $4,225,225$4,225,225 G UFA - 4	Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 3
	Holtby, Braden $8,500,000$8,500,000 G UFA - 2	Hutton, Carter $2,750,000$2,750,000 G UFA - 1
	Bjugstad, Nick $2,050,000$2,050,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Johansson, Marcus $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1
	Strome, Ryan $5,900,000$5,900,000 RW, C UFA - 2	McCabe, Jake $2,850,000$2,850,000 LD/RD UFA - 1
		Ristolainen, Rasmus $5,400,000$5,400,000 RD UFA - 2
		Miller, Colin $3,875,000$3,875,000 RD UFA - 2
		Jokiharju, Henri $925,000$925,000 ($637,500$638K) RD RFA - 1
		Eichel, Jack $10,000,000$10,000,000 C UFA - 6

Jul. 19, 2020 at 1:32 p.m.

#26

OldNYIfan

Once a Kings Fan Too

Joined: Jun. 2018

Posts: 40,280

Likes: 25,186

What do you think of Derek Stepan in the "right price" category? Arizona needs to dump cap (especially if they have any hope of re-signing Taylor Hall) and he might be a good one-year stopgap while the Cozens/Mittelstadt development sorts itself out. He might cost as little as that 2020 fifth and a prospect.

Anaheim has not merely a surplus but a glut of young LDs.

Jul. 19, 2020 at 1:34 p.m.

#27

Sabres923

Thread Starter

Joined: May 2019

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

I’m just afraid that he might be declining. His production hasn’t been good.

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Jul. 19, 2020 at 1:41 p.m.

#28

OldNYIfan

Once a Kings Fan Too

Joined: Jun. 2018

Posts: 40,280

Likes: 25,186

Quoting: Sabres923

I’m just afraid that he might be declining. His production hasn’t been good.

I'm sure Haula would be better (he's my favorite off-season acquisition for you guys) but you may need a Plan B if you can't land him or the big fish (Cirelli).

I was happy to see you don't have Tomas Hertl in the "wanted" category. Fresh from their success with Tampa, the Sharks and their fans think he's worth your first-rounder and something significant additional.

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Jul. 19, 2020 at 3:07 p.m.

#29

Sabres923

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Quoting: Subbanator7667

Honestly think Buffalos situation on the ice gets blown out of proportion.

Ullmark wasnt bad, get a guy who can play 20-30 games behind him though.

The biggest thing they need IMO, is a bottom 6 shut down line. Get some guys like Marcus Foligno or Sam Bennette for cheap and have a bottom 6 with purpose. This will let Cozens take his time and let the team be properly balanced.

Doeant have to be huge moves to the top 6, now if Skinner doesnt come back to his normal self, you may have to address the top 6 core but you would have to wait and see about that.

The executive staff though, that's where Buffalos real troubles lay.

Buffalo had a great bottom 6 shutdown line Girgenson Larsson and Okposo. They were really good all year unfortunately Girgenson and Larsson are UFA’s and I doubt they want to come back.

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