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Team: 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres
Initial Creation Date: Jul. 30, 2020
Published: Jul. 30, 2020
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$4,200,000
6$6,500,000
3$2,400,000
6$6,200,000
4$4,000,000
1$900,000
2$1,000,000
2$1,000,000
3$3,000,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$900,000
1$1,000,000
CREATEDYEARSCAP HIT
Cap, Penalty
1$1,250,000
Trades
1.
BUF
  1. Cirelli, Anthony [RFA Rights]
TBL
  1. 2020 1st round pick (BUF)
2.
BUF
  1. Hanifin, Noah
CGY
  1. Ristolainen, Rasmus
  2. 2020 4th 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
23$81,500,000$78,295,000$1,487,500$4,337,500$3,205,000
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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Skinner, Jeff
$9,000,000$9,000,000
LW, RW
NMC
UFA - 7
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Eichel, Jack
$10,000,000$10,000,000
C
UFA - 6
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Reinhart, Sam
$6,500,000$6,500,000
RW
UFA - 1
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Olofsson, Victor
$4,200,000$4,200,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
Cirelli, Anthony
$6,200,000$6,200,000
C, LW
UFA - 3
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Thompson, Tage
$1,000,000$1,000,000
C
UFA - 3
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Johansson, Marcus
$4,500,000$4,500,000
LW, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
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Cozens, Dylan
$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
C, LW
UFA - 3
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Kahun, Dominik
$2,400,000$2,400,000
LW, RW, C
UFA - 1
Clifford, Kyle
$1,000,000$1,000,000
LW
UFA - 2
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Lazar, Curtis
$900,000$900,000
RW, C
UFA - 2
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Okposo, Kyle
$6,000,000$6,000,000
RW
M-NTC
UFA - 3
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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Dahlin, Rasmus
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
LD/RD
UFA - 1
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Miller, Colin
$3,875,000$3,875,000
RD
UFA - 2
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Ullmark, Linus
$3,000,000$3,000,000
G
UFA - 1
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Hanifin, Noah
$1,237,500$1,237,500
LD
UFA - 4
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Jokiharju, Henri
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$637,500$638K)
RD
RFA - 1
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Hutton, Carter
$2,750,000$2,750,000
G
UFA - 1
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McCabe, Jake
$2,850,000$2,850,000
LD/RD
UFA - 1
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Montour, Brandon
$4,000,000$4,000,000
RD
UFA - 1
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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Borgen, William
$864,166$864,166
RD
UFA - 1
Cap, Penalty
$1,250,000$1,250,000
McKegg, Greg
$900,000$900,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
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Asplund, Rasmus
$845,000$845,000
LW, C
RFA - 1

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Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:40 p.m.
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flamesfan
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Flames will never take Ristolainen they already explored that option and decided that Ristolainen sucks
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:40 p.m.
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Trickster
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I think both other teams so no.
Sabres need to add more.
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:41 p.m.
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Quoting: flamesfan
Flames will never take Ristolainen they already explored that option and decided that Ristolainen sucks


I had a feeling this comment was coming.
Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:43 p.m.
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I think both other teams so no.
Sabres need to add more.


Add? Noah Hanifin isn’t very good either.
Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:44 p.m.
#5
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Quoting: flamesfan
Flames will never take Ristolainen they already explored that option and decided that Ristolainen sucks


But then you guys traded for Lucic lmao.
Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:51 p.m.
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Quoting: Sabres923
Add? Noah Hanifin isn’t very good either.


Hes much better than Ristolainen.
Easily.
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:52 p.m.
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Hes much better than Ristolainen.
Easily.

Both are bad defensively at least Risto can give you 40 points.
Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:53 p.m.
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Quoting: Sabres923
Both are bad defensively at least Risto can give you 40 points.


Your best offering Ristolainen to a team that needs PP quarterback and dont ask for much in return
Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:55 p.m.
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But then you guys traded for Lucic lmao.


And got rid of Neal who is worse
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.
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Quoting: flamesfan
And got rid of Neal who is worse


Lucic lmao.
Jul. 30, 2020 at 3:11 p.m.
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And got rid of Neal who is worse


Who you had just signed to a massive contract 1 year earlier
Jul. 30, 2020 at 4:32 p.m.
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Quoting: ReggieMoats23
But then you guys traded for Lucic lmao.


Lucic literally had a better GAR than Risto this year, we also got rid of a lockroom cancer in that trade and brought in a guy that isn't.
Jul. 30, 2020 at 4:34 p.m.
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Quoting: dzmets
Who you had just signed to a massive contract 1 year earlier


Hindsight is 20/20 Neal was a horrible fit in Calgary and a lockeroom cancer.
Guy literally tried to break his stick on Tkachuk's back the other day.
Jul. 30, 2020 at 4:34 p.m.
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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
Lucic literally had a better GAR than Risto this year, we also got rid of a lockroom cancer in that trade and brought in a guy that isn't.


Don't let facts and common sense get in the way of a well thought out "lmao" or "lolololol"
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 4:34 p.m.
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Quoting: Trickster
Your best offering Ristolainen to a team that needs PP quarterback and dont ask for much in return


Hanifin is quite solid defensively actually
Jul. 30, 2020 at 4:42 p.m.
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For what is worth I like the Tampa trade, getting Cirelli is a good move.
Aug. 5, 2020 at 10:31 p.m.
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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
Lucic literally had a better GAR than Risto this year, we also got rid of a lockroom cancer in that trade and brought in a guy that isn't.


And? If you're using a single model's output with some big flaws to determine how good a player is then you're lost.

Lucic plays about 13 minutes a night. Neal can play 16 minutes. Neal has 19 goals / Lucic has 8. You're paying big money for a 4th liner and they're paying big money for a fringe top 6 guy who can put up 20+ goals in a full season. It wasn't a smart trade for you guys.

Also, is Lucic not a lockerroom cancer anymore all of sudden lmao?
Aug. 5, 2020 at 10:58 p.m.
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Quoting: ReggieMoats23
And? If you're using a single model's output with some big flaws to determine how good a player is then you're lost.

Lucic plays about 13 minutes a night. Neal can play 16 minutes. Neal has 19 goals / Lucic has 8. You're paying big money for a 4th liner and they're paying big money for a fringe top 6 guy who can put up 20+ goals in a full season. It wasn't a smart trade for you guys.

Also, is Lucic not a lockerroom cancer anymore all of sudden lmao?


This post is a week old...

GAR is one of the best models out there too lol. I can also look at Corsi, Fenwick, +/-, E+/-, and Zone Starts.

Neal also had zero goals after 2020, where Lucic had 5. Lucic is also a PPG this tournament.

You can say all you want that it wasnt a smart trade, Neal was literally useless in Calgary and no one liked him but Smith. Lucic is well liked by the team and well respected.
Aug. 6, 2020 at 1:50 a.m.
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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
This post is a week old...

GAR is one of the best models out there too lol. I can also look at Corsi, Fenwick, +/-, E+/-, and Zone Starts.

Neal also had zero goals after 2020, where Lucic had 5. Lucic is also a PPG this tournament.

You can say all you want that it wasnt a smart trade, Neal was literally useless in Calgary and no one liked him but Smith. Lucic is well liked by the team and well respected.


And I just seen this reply. I'm not on this website 24/7.

Best models out there to who? Some huge limitations when comparing players that play with different roles and TOI.

Trading away Neal isn't the issue. It's singing him to that albatross deal in the first place and then trading for Lucic. The guy previously said he the team wouldn't trade for Risto because he sucks, but it didn't stop the team from signing a guy that sucks for a long deal then trading him for another guy that sucks more.
Aug. 6, 2020 at 1:56 a.m.
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Quoting: ReggieMoats23
And I just seen this reply. I'm not on this website 24/7.

Best models out there to who? Some huge limitations when comparing players that play with different roles and TOI.

Trading away Neal isn't the issue. It's singing him to that albatross deal in the first place and then trading for Lucic. The guy previously said he the team wouldn't trade for Risto because he sucks, but it didn't stop the team from signing a guy that sucks for a long deal then trading him for another guy that sucks more.


Chris Snow the AGM of Calgary (and previously the Head of Analytics for Calgary) previously prevented a trade for Risto due to him having horrible analytics. That has nothing to do with Neal or Lucic.

Yes we all know Neal was a bad signing but it was a rash decision for a player coming off of a solid year on the championship runner-ups. Trading for Lucic after removed the issue while also addressing other ones. No **** Lucic's contract is bad, but he is also still an NHL caliber player and is well liked by team and management. Good on Neal for having success in Edmonton he was a boat anchor for the Flames.
 
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