Forward core looks good. But Holtby and Hutton were horrible last year. Both under .900 for save percentage. They will keep Ullmark. And hopefully look upgrade the backup goalie position.

I see where you are coming from. In my opinion, I think they try to make a push for Holtby, Markstrom or even Greiss. I think Holtby would be the more logical choice in my opinion, but is also the most expensive.

In regards to the forward depth, I think Fast is someone they are absolutely targeting. The PK was terrible this past season and Fast is a great penalty killer as well as someone who can easily slide up and down the lineup shall he remain healthy. A 3-year, $2.5-$3 AAV is where I see him landing. Mittelstadt will start in the AHL for more seasoning and Thomas Nosek is another guy who plays hard and the Sabres need his intensity and to be a hard team to play against.

Thanks for posting!

I'd love to see Holtby 5x6.2. Love watching the lottery to see where Buffalo drafts. Can watch other teams vie for the Cup. Give me the draft lottery drama for the Sabres...

I gotchu. With the eight overall selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Buffalo Sabres are proud to select from Djurgårdens IF of the SHL, Alexander Holtz.

Y'all will immediately regret Holtby needless to say buying him out by the end of year 2 with that deal.

Goalie Stats Scoring
Season Age Tm Lg GP GS W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO MIN QS QS% RBS GA%- GSAA GAA GPS G A PTS PIM Awards

2016-17 27 WSH NHL 63 63 42 13 6 127 1690 1563 .925 2.07 9 3680 39 .619 8 87 19.25 2.38 12.3 0 0 0 0 AS-2,Hart-10,Jennings-1,Vezina-2
2017-18 28 WSH NHL 54 54 34 16 4 153 1648 1495 .907 2.99 0 3068 30 .556 9 106 -8.36 3.23 8.3 0 0 0 2
2018-19 29 WSH NHL 59 58 32 19 5 160 1795 1635 .911 2.82 3 3407 33 .569 9 99 1.79 3.01 10.2 0 2 2 2
2019-20 30 WSH NHL 48 47 25 14 6 142 1385 1243 .897 3.11 0 2743 22 .468 11 113 -16.76 3.32 6.0 0 1 1 4

Last 4 years. Great 16-17. GSAA every other year is averaged at mediocre level. This past year, atrocious. If he continues on the documented goalie trend by age, he will only get worse. Holtby is prime to be someone's regrettable contract. Buffalo seems about right though.

No chance the Sabres make a big splash for goalie. They will no doubt be on an internal cap this year and not signing any big ticket UFA's especially a washed up goalie. They are happy with Ullmarks progression, they have arguably the best collection of goalie prospects in the league and they just hired an AHL coach that specializes in developing young goalies

I think this draft determines Mittelstadts standing with the Sabres...if it's a center such as Rossi or Lundell then Mitts is expendable. I don't see Rossi dropping to 8 but some mock drafts have it happening.
If it's a winger like Holtz or Raymond then I think he is safe for the time being. The key is if 1 or 2 Dmen go from 4- 7.

I disagree. Management is going to cater to whatever Eichel wants. He has expressed his desire to win and win now. if they don't make any meaningful acquisitions or progress in the right direction, he's not going to want to stick around any longer. The last thing the Sabres need/want is their franchise center wanting to leave.

I couldn't agree more. Mittelstadts future is something to pay close attention to, especially this off-season.

Is Eichel going to pay for the goalie out of his pocket. Ownership has already hinted that they will have to significantly cut payroll if they cannot have 100 percent capacity in the building next season.

Payroll pertaining to management not the players. The Sabres need to become better or risk their franchise player demanding a trade. In order to get better, your going to have to lure good players in free agency with MONEY or get better through the draft.