One Way to Change Things Up

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Created by: OldNYIfan

Team: 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 23, 2021

Published: Feb. 23, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Krueger won't play Jeff Skinner, and we hear nothing from Ryan Johansen. Maybe this will give both players new life. Skinner revives his career getting first-line minutes with Matt Duchene, whose attitude improves dramatically now that he doesn't have the worst contract on the team. Johansen gets to funnel pucks to one of the great goal-scorers in the League instead of the two stiffs he's centering now.

Not entirely serious. Nobody's traded John Gibson for a bag of peanuts and a beer today, so I don't have much to do.

Trades

BUF

Johansen, Ryan
2021 2nd round pick (NSH)

NSH

Skinner, Jeff ($1,000,000 retained)
2021 1st round pick (BUF)

Buyouts

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

Retained Salary Transactions

Jeff Skinner: $1,000,000 (11.11%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$68,811,625	$1,487,500	$4,337,500	$12,688,375

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Hall, Taylor $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW NMC UFA - 1	Eichel, Jack $10,000,000$10,000,000 C UFA - 6	Johansen, Ryan $4,000,000$4,000,000 C, RW UFA - 5
Olofsson, Victor $3,050,000$3,050,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Staal, Eric $1,625,000$1,625,000 C M-NTC UFA - 1	Reinhart, Sam $5,200,000$5,200,000 RW UFA - 1
Sheahan, Riley $700,000$700,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Eakin, Cody $2,250,000$2,250,000 C UFA - 2	Cozens, Dylan $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) C, LW UFA - 3
Rieder, Tobias $700,000$700,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Lazar, Curtis $800,000$800,000 RW, C UFA - 2	Thompson, Tage $1,400,000$1,400,000 C UFA - 3
	Mittelstadt, Casey $874,125$874,125 LW, C RFA - 1	Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dahlin, Rasmus $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) LD/RD UFA - 1	Ristolainen, Rasmus $5,400,000$5,400,000 RD UFA - 2	Hutton, Carter $2,750,000$2,750,000 G UFA - 1
Montour, Brandon $3,850,000$3,850,000 RD UFA - 1	Jokiharju, Henri $925,000$925,000 ($637,500$638K) RD RFA - 1	Ullmark, Linus $2,600,000$2,600,000 G UFA - 1
McCabe, Jake $2,850,000$2,850,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Miller, Colin $3,875,000$3,875,000 RD UFA - 2
	Borgen, William $864,166$864,166 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Girgensons, Zemgus $2,200,000$2,200,000 LW, C UFA - 3

Taxi Squad
Asplund, Rasmus $845,000$845,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW, C RFA - 1
Bryson, Jacob $889,166$889,166 ($0$0$0$0) LD/RD RFA - 2
Davidson, Brandon $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) LD UFA - 1
Fitzgerald, Casey $858,750$858,750 ($0$0$0$0) RD UFA - 1
Irwin, Matt $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) LD/RD UFA - 1
Johansson, Jonas $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 1

Feb. 23, 2021 at 7:22 p.m.

AndrewLadd

Bo Horvat enjoyer

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I was just thinking about something like this today lol

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Feb. 23, 2021 at 7:27 p.m.

LGuy54

TOR V5 GM

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I agree with you every gibson trade i see is either too much or too little

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Feb. 23, 2021 at 7:44 p.m.

Tjm220

Sabres fan

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Seeing as the first round pick is going to be top five most likely, there is no way in hell the Sabres give it up. Flipping second round picks might make more sense because the Sabres will likely be drafting higher. Otherwise this isn’t a terrible idea, the Sabres have a little more depth at LW than at center, and it gives us a chance to move Staal later on and not need to acquire another center. Of course if they do not retain Taylor Hall they’ll need another LW next year.

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Feb. 23, 2021 at 7:52 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Once a Kings Fan Too

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Quoting: Tjm220

In the back of my mind was the idea that the pick would be #6 or worse. (It would have to be top-5-protected if this whole scheme was serious.) Detroit and Ottawa already look like they have the first two slots sewn up and my once-mighty Ducks are taking on water like the Titanic. The Rangers look lost and the Canucks are a surprise. Neither Nashville nor New Jersey look too healthy, either. Then there might be the usual undeserving lottery winners.

Feb. 23, 2021 at 8:03 p.m.

herzausstein

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Quoting: Tjm220

Nashville is only 2 spots ahead of Buffalo in points%. Moving up two spots in the 2nd round isn’t worth taking on a worse contract.

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Feb. 23, 2021 at 8:54 p.m.

Tjm220

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Quoting: herzausstein

Nashville is only 2 spots ahead of Buffalo in points%. Moving up two spots in the 2nd round isn’t worth taking on a worse contract.

Giving up a top 10 pick isn’t worth the better bad contract even without retention on Skinner.

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Feb. 23, 2021 at 8:57 p.m.

Tjm220

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

Consider also that Seattle is being handed a high pick as well. Still the Sabres would have to be a near playoff team to be willing to give up a 1st rounder. Not happening.

Feb. 23, 2021 at 10:26 p.m.

OutCold13

Hockey Fan13

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I don't know about this trade. Skinner has been so awful but that Sabres pick could be a dandy. I still feel like more needs to go to Predators to make them consider it.

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Feb. 25, 2021 at 2:09 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Once a Kings Fan Too

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Quoting: Tjm220

Giving up a top 10 pick isn’t worth the better bad contract even without retention on Skinner.

Quoting: Tjm220

Consider also that Seattle is being handed a high pick as well. Still the Sabres would have to be a near playoff team to be willing to give up a 1st rounder. Not happening.

After this year, Skinner is owed $52 million and Johansen is owed $32 million. So Buffalo saves $20 million plus two years of a $9 million cap hit. For a team in Buffalo's economic position (i.e., penurious owners), I think that's worth the difference between a first-rounder and a second-rounder, and I'll bet that the Pegulas think so, too.

Feb. 25, 2021 at 9:20 p.m.

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Tjm220

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

Not a top 10 first rounder, those players are ready to contribute very quickly.

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